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wedding DIY – invitations & centerpieces

Remember how my boyfriend and I got engaged in December? And we were like, ok, we’re getting married in six months, let’s plan this wedding! Time went by, and in my head was this eternal concept that we were getting married in six months. Even though two months had passed since we got engaged. Finally, I remembered to apply basic arithmetic, and realized that six months minus two months equals four months, and four is rather less than six. And the sum of that whole equation is “Holy shit, we really need to get planning!” I know, I’m brilliant.

So there’s been more planning going on, from cake-finding to flower-planning to ceremony-writing, and of course some crafting. Today, I’ll show you a little of the wedding DIY I’ve been up to.

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by on April 12, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tally on April 12, 2013

http://tallystreasury.com/2013/04/wedding-invitations-centerpieces/

quick & easy photography backdrop

Between blogging about crafts and keeping up an Etsy store, I take a lot of photographs, and I want those photographs to look nice. Getting decent light is the biggest struggle, and I’ve added all kinds of extra lights to my windowless craft room to help with this.

The second biggest struggle is background. I don’t want a bunch of clutter in the background, but unfortunately my workspace (which is where all those nice lights are set up) is almost always cluttered. It’s a major pain to clear it off in order to take photos, and I need to do this several times a week. And no, it’s not possible to keep my workspace uncluttered. Believe me, I’ve tried. It’s like asking gravity to please turn off for a little while each day, thanks.

So what’s my solution? Like the mature, capable adult that I am, I cover the clutter up. Throw a sheet over the mess, stick my pretty crafted stuff in front of the sheet and voila – a tidy white backdrop for my photographs.

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by on April 4, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tally on April 4, 2013

http://tallystreasury.com/2013/04/quick-easy-photography-backdrop/

Hydralisk plush

Do you guys recall that Zergling doll I made a couple years ago? That was one of my first “uhhhh” commissions, as in “Uhhhh, sure I can make that into a plush. I think. Probably? Well let’s find out!”

The commissioner (right word? Seems weird. Well her name wasn’t Gordon, but she did commission something cool) was patient with my uncertainties and delighted with the result, which was this:

So pleased, in fact, that she returned just recently to request a companion for the Zergling, who I gather needed someone to pick fights with other than the houseplants. Enter the Hydralisk.

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by on March 29, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tally on March 29, 2013

http://tallystreasury.com/2013/03/hydralisk-plush/

Kobolds Ate My Baby plushies


If you haven’t seen it already, you should go check out the Kobolds Ate My Baby Kickstarter that’s currently running. The folks at 9th Level Games, along with artist John Kovalic, are crowdfunding a special deluxe, full-colour reprint of their popular game Kobolds Ate My Baby. It’s been a fantastically successful Kickstarter, and with just a week left, they’re adding some very special additional rewards.

And that’s where I come in, and get to share with you the fantastically exciting news that I will be making a limited run of adorable, furry, ferocious Kobold plushies for this project! Hop over to the Kickstarter page for more details and to snag one of these little guys. (Little secret: despite their apparent ferocity, they’re suuuuuper soft and cuddly!)

You can also see some awesome details about the plushie here, including how those receiving a plush Kobold will also get an awesome certificate of authenticity from 9th Level Games, doodled on, signed and numbered by John Kovalic!

Some Kobold stats and details: these furry monsters stand 11 inches tall, and have a baby-snatching armspan of 7.5 inches. They’re made mainly of coral fleece, which is this really lovely, furry material that is so soft you will want to just rub it against your face all day! It’s the kind of material you often find plush baby toys made of… which has a certain delightful irony here, come to think of it.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go bounce around in excitement! And start cutting out Kobold pieces…

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by on March 28, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tally on March 28, 2013

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scrap paper garlands

It’s birthday month! I recently discovered via graphs and official information gathering (someone else’s) that this isn’t actually true, but it always seems to me as if there are more birthdays in March than practically any other month. So yeah, apparently not true, but I’m still sticking with calling it birthday month. It’s my birthday month, anyway. I turned 28 yesterday, and had a lovely chill day of working on projects, reading the many lovely birthday messages I received, and being delightfully spoiled by my fiancé with gifts and a delicious meal.

Birthdays are a great excuse for some decorating, and if you don’t have a birthday to celebrate, then you could do some arbitrary spring decorating, or some Easter decorating, or it’s-someone-else’s-birthday-somewhere-out-there decorating. At this time of year, when spring is sort of hovering but not yet willing to fully commit, a bit of warmth and colour indoors is often needed.

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by on March 21, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tally on March 21, 2013

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paper pi earrings for March 14th

Today is Pi Day. It’s Pi Day because of today’s date. Just think about it for a sec.

I admit, I’m about as skilled at math as beavers are at tree-planting, but I like a good excuse for some thematic crafting, and I’m an amused fan of all the specially themed days that pop up throughout the year. I also have a quiet, occasionally-examined wish to actually get math, which maybe I’ll do something about someday when I have time. Ha. Haha.

For now, jewelry!

Also, if you’re loving Pi Day and want to do some more pi-related crafting, check out this tutorial for paper pi pie! Makes great gift boxes. Especially for things like pie.

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by on March 14, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tally on March 14, 2013

http://tallystreasury.com/2013/03/paper-pi-earrings-for-march-14th/

how a Piranha Plant is “grown”

Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been cultivating a lovely little indoor garden of long-stem Piranha Plants.

Today I thought I’d let you see a little of what goes into “growing” a long-stem Piranha Plant. They spring up quickly, but they do require a fair bit of development! All those teeth don’t just appear out of nowhere, after all.

These fellows will all be for sale this weekend at UVic’s Games Without Frontiers, which I’ll discuss along in the post. Next week we’ll get back to some craft tutorial, but for now, enjoy this brief and hiiiiighly scientific examination of the growth process of the long-stem felt Piranha Plant of the Pacific Northwest.

You can also often find a Piranha Plant or two in my Etsy store.

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by on March 7, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tally on March 7, 2013

http://tallystreasury.com/2013/03/how-a-piranha-plant-is-grown/

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