Ke$ha would have been proud of these nails.
I did this over New Year’s after seeing a tutorial on Pinterest.
You can use any color for a base, I chose a glitter color by OPI that coordinated with the glitter I was planning on putting on the tips. The [...]
Guys, I found Typography Ryan Gosling and Graphic Design Ryan Gosling. Neither of which are worth linking to because they only have 1-3 posts a piece … but still.
Check it out. I love that the type isn’t that god-awful on these (which is kind of the point).
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Last week I posted about the apron I made Emee for Christmas.
Here is the apron in action. Mom and Em were making French toast and Emee asked to wear her new apron.
So cute! I’m glad she liked it. She was so blinded by Legos (which, for [...]
I love giveways, especially ones that involve fabulous fabric.
Quokka Quilts is hosting a blogger’s choice giveaway for 12 print fat quarters and 3 solids (holy cow!) of your choice from Fat Quarter Shop.
Since I mostly make bags, I picked a bunch of patterns conducive to bag-making. I also mocked up a couple of [...]
I mentioned before that one of my best friends is having a baby in February. So her sister and I put together a baby shower for her at the beginning of the month. We used a lot of stuff from the Martha Stewart Book Baby Shower for [...]
New wedding invites … simple 1 and 2 color block design. Revamped from an invite I got in the mail that I thought I could make easier-to-undersand.
I’ve been really busy lately making a ton of new stuff! Last month I made new wallets, zip bags and then decided to make a big box full of new dishes. Free shipping to Ames and Des Moines and Christmas orders must be placed by December 20 to receive them on time.
Here’s a small [...]
I haven’t been posting many wedding invites. This project has kind of gone on the backburner … which is sad, but true. I’ll pick it back up again at the end of December.
Anywho, I designed this lovely invite a while back and listed it on my etsy. I love the funky [...]
Hello bloggity bloglings! It’s been a while since I’ve done any sort of giveaway.
You may remember my Monday Madness Giveaway back in May. or my Scavenger Hunt Giveaway back in 2010, or when I gave away some Pinterest invites when it was brand spankin’ new, or maybe when [...]
I did Craft Saturday yesterday and amongst the superb vendors there was a lady named Kate Funk. She sells greeting cards.
Not just any greeting cards though. CAT greeting cards.
And not your run of the mill cat greeting cards either. These are bitchin’.
She apparently dresses up her cat, AC, who, by the way [...]

Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
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