I have disliked candy “conversation hearts” since, well, ever. Which isn’t proper grammar, but neither are those dumb hearts. I dislike their chalky taste*, pastel colours (I like pastels fine in Monet paintings and summer dresses, but that’s about it) and completely inane, saccharine and usually irrelevant text. Why on earth are they called “conversation” […]
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DIY improved conversation hearts AND hexagonal boxes
Posted by Tally on February 15, 2015
https://tallystreasury.com/2015/02/diy-improved-conversation-hearts-and-hexagonal-boxes/
“MEH” candy heart cushion
Excessive Valentine’s Day enthusiasm weirds me out. Me, I like a loving, caring relationship that is built on mutual adoration and respect, and a whole heaping lot of irreverent, sarcastic humour. Which may seem a little incongruous with the way I also love cuteness in most any form, but there’s something about the official tweeness of V-Day […]
Posted by Tally on February 5, 2015
https://tallystreasury.com/2015/02/meh-candy-heart-cushion/
paper Piranha Plant flowers
Valentine’s Day – that saccharine celebration of specifically defined romance – is approaching! I’m always trying to think of something new and a little different to post for this holiday. Last year it was a paper Fire Flower bouquet, for those who are feeling done with roses. This year I offer another Mario tribute, reimagined […]
Posted by Tally on January 23, 2014
https://tallystreasury.com/2014/01/paper-piranha-plant-flowers/
paper Fire Flower bouquet
Valentine’s Day is a month away, meaning that Pinterest and Craftgawker and a thousand other online craft venues are drowning in it. As I’ve discussed before, I have a weirdly antagonistic attitude towards Valentine’s Day. At Easter I will gladly coo over sweet baby things, at Christmas I’ll happily haz all the feelings over seasonal […]
Posted by Tally on January 18, 2013
https://tallystreasury.com/2013/01/paper-fire-flower-bouquet/
paper Valentine’s candy packets… with a sinister twist
Today’s post is simple, silly and will make you think about something that gives any sane person a shiver of abject horror; Tommy Wiseau’s film, The Room. The Room is possibly the worst movie ever… well I hesitate to use and thus desecrate the word “created.” “Spewed forth into the world” is more accurate. If you’ve […]
Posted by Tally on February 10, 2012
https://tallystreasury.com/2012/02/paper-valentines-candy-packets-with-a-sinister-twist/