Desert Bus 2019 ran for a record 162 hours – from 8am PST on Friday November 8th, to 2am PST on Friday November 15th. And it was freaking awesome! It was a week of chaos, music, dancing, hilarity, tiredness, emotions, crafted gorgeousness, comedy, nerdiness, and just general madness. I tried to watch as much of … Continue reading “Another Desert Bus Success”
Last year I made an epic TARDIS blanket that I donated to Desert Bus to raise money for the Child’s Play charity. Recently I received a lovely little bit of post from the Desert Bus team. I knew how much I’d raised. I noted it in this blog post at the end of Desert Bus … Continue reading “Desert Bus Thank You”
Two years ago I wrote about Desert Bus, a week-ish long nerdy fundraiser on Twitch. Since then I’ve found that they’ve done a cool little “What is Desert Bus” video that explains it a whole lot better than I could… In 2016 I made some place mats for their craft-along, which raised $444.44 for … Continue reading “Desert Bus Rides Again”
Remember I told you about Desert Bus? It was my first time watching, as well as crafting for them, and I have to say it was AMAZING. 159 hours of utter madness and nerdness. As a human being, I was unable to watch ALL of it, but I’m catching up on the bits I missed … Continue reading “More About Desert Bus”
In approximately 4 hours, an internet-based fundraiser called Desert Bus for Hope begins its 10th year. I’ll let them explain it to you in detail, but the upshot is that for several days (the more money they raise, the longer they play) a bunch of volunteers play the world’s most boring computer game whilst simultaneously … Continue reading “Desert Bus”
I promised you all a haul post of my Christmas presents, and I think we’re overdue for a picture heavy post. So here we go. First off, it’s not technically an art or craft supply, but it’s adorable and very useful. Tom got me a unicorn lap desk. I show you the cushiony bit because … Continue reading “Christmas Haul”
Desert Bus For Hope 2018 ran for 160 hours and raised more than $730,000 for Child’s Play Charity. It was an epic run this year, with a lot of really enjoyable moments. I tried to watch as much as I can, but 160 hours is a really long time and I had to sleep for … Continue reading “Raising Thousands For Charity”
