My parents live far far away from me, in a land of where-there’s-a-job-for-Dad. I frequently complain that they need to live closer, and not only because of the lack of family visits and their beyond-belief local politics. When my mom lives that far away, she does things like this: Mom (over the phone): I’ve […]
All posts in category Costumes
sad panda mask in appliquéd fleece
Posted by Tally on July 29, 2011
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/07/sad-panda-mask-in-appliqued-fleece/
classy top hat… made from paper
New Year’s Eve is more fun with a little snazz, and most of us have too many fancy dresses that get shown off far too infrequently. But how to distinguish yourself from all the other ladies in red satin or black chiffon? And how to do it for cheap, since the Christmas season is already […]
Posted by Tally on December 31, 2010
http://tallystreasury.com/2010/12/paper-top-hat/
quick & easy piggy costume (a Desert Bus craft-along)
I have something a little different for you this week. First of all, it’s three days late, which is different. It’s also a video, completely unedited and with random people in costume wandering through the background. And I have no intention of apologizing for these things* because I spent all last week helping to organize […]
Posted by Tally on November 30, 2010
http://tallystreasury.com/2010/11/quick-easy-piggy-costume-a-desert-bus-craft-along/
quick and easy fairy wings
Halloween approaches, and with it the stress of finding a costume that doesn’t make you look like a stripper on her way to Fantasy Land. (Y’know, beyond the fact that they’re totally skanky, has it occurred to anyone that those costumes would be f***ing cold?!) Fairy costumes are super easy to put together because all […]
Posted by Tally on October 22, 2010
http://tallystreasury.com/2010/10/quick-and-easy-fairy-wings/