I’ve started rubbing my hands happily at work anytime we use up another roll of packing tape, because it means I have a new craft supply. I positively pounce on the empty cardboard tabe tubes before they can hit the recycling bin. They come home with me and are turned into darling little […]
All posts in category Reused/recycled materials
round gift boxes
Posted by Tally on January 27, 2015
https://tallystreasury.com/2015/01/round-gift-boxes/
lampshade from paper circles (and an upcycled atlas)
I have a special bonus post for you today – a picture post detailing the process of making a lampshade out of a bunch of paper circles! The reason: For almost two years now, our living room lamp has been hanging bare, like a warehouse light, in desperate need of a lampshade. I’ve been meaning […]
Posted by Tally on April 30, 2013
https://tallystreasury.com/2013/04/lampshade-from-paper-circles-and-an-upcycled-atlas/
crayon leaf wreath
When I was a kid, I figured being a grownup was basically about eating as much ice cream as you want and staying up as late as you like. And it is. Except for where that obnoxious word “responsibility” comes into it. And then, as you get all responsible and mature, you can forget how to […]
Posted by Tally on September 28, 2012
https://tallystreasury.com/2012/09/crayon-leaf-wreath/
galaxy fabric – MAKER OF WORLDS
So, long and slurred story short, I finished this blog post earlier, came home and drank a bunch of beer to celebrate the fact that it’s Friday and screw everything that has been irksome and difficult about this week, and now my will to write a cohesive introduction has been almost entirely annihilated*. So here’s […]
Posted by Tally on July 28, 2012
https://tallystreasury.com/2012/07/galaxy-fabric-maker-of-worlds/
shortening skirts, re-hemming skirts, & salvaging screw-ups
It sure has been a week. Yes it has. There were social engagements nearly every evening, tons to get done at work, I spent a couple days fighting off some kind of cold that wanted to subdue me, I finished two commission projects, we had a 4-hour Desert Bus 6 meeting on the weekend, and […]
Posted by Tally on May 14, 2012
https://tallystreasury.com/2012/05/shortening-skirts-re-hemming-skirts-salvaging-screw-ups/
adding animal-eared hoods to shirts – & tips for a tiger dress
Halloween approaches, and with it the daunting annual search for a costume that is comfortable and covers more of the body’s surface area than a teatowel. At least, I am a fan of costumes that are comfortable and non-skanky. And here’s a little revelation: it is possible to have an awesome, effective and interesting costume that […]
Posted by Tally on October 1, 2011
https://tallystreasury.com/2011/10/adding-animal-eared-hoods-to-t-shirts-tips-for-a-tiger-dress/