… Got Jesus on my necklace-ace-ace
Got that glitter on my eyes
Stockings ripped all up the side
Looking sick and sexyfied
So let’s go, oh, oh, let’s go
I don’t [...]
It’s almost fall, which means it’s time to add some slightly warmer things to my wardrobe. I absolutely adore this pattern by Kelly Maher of 10 Feet High. It knits up super easy — enough to make them in multiple colors. And it’s adaptable based on your size instead of coming [...]
Happy birthday, USA! I’m using my national holiday today to enjoy some cancer-inducing sunshine while blogging.
I also decided to do something funky with my nails. I had a gift card for Target from work from our “appreciation day” a couple weeks back. So I spent about a half hour in [...]
In case you don’t follow me on Facebook or Twitter, I just cut all my hair off for the summer. I got it cut at Halo in Des Moines by Abby Breckenridge (she is AMAZZZZZZZING).
I was going for the Emma Watson look:
Did I mention that I make onesies? I think I did a couple of other times. I do, but I don’t sell them. Just for gifts.
Check this cutie out! This is my friend Dani‘s niece.
She [...]
Fun nail polish makes me happy. Katy Perry’s shatter polish over Too Hot Pink to Hold ‘Em.
I recently underwent massive reconstructive hair surgery. By that I mean, I was forced under a stripper for a couple of hours to remove the red crap from my hair and I was then colored and highlighted and cut into something a bit different. And by a bit different, I mean my natural color (gasp!).
[...]
I hadn’t cut my hair since sometime this summer so I figured it was time for a new do. I kind of feel like I cheated on my favorite hair lady, but my friend recommended somebody nearby so I got it cut over work yesterday.
I feel like it’s a bit too mom-like. Specifically MY [...]
here’s a small handful of things I’ve been digging around the internet recently …
beautiful earrings from The Opulent Project
blackboard rings from twinklyspangle
trippy photography
amazing graffiti by artist, Aske
handpainted ceramics … much more exciting than mine [...]
I’ve been looking for a necklace or a pair of earrings that match my lovely jade ring that Mark brought me from Antigua when he visited for his sister’s wedding in February.
Finally … I found something!
… and it was from a Cedar Rapids vendor, to boot! [...]

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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