Happy Friday everybody!
Got any big plans for the weekend? I have a full one ahead — tonight: Livefit day 59, hanging out with my friend Stephanie from high school who’s in town for Easter; tomorrow: getting my oil changed, helping a friend move, working on a TON of zip bags for [...]
The winner of the zippy pouch is …
Heather!
… but she didn’t leave her e-mail address or at least disqus isn’t giving it to me. I’m going to dig through my e-mails and see if the notification e-mail gave me her e-mail. FOUND IT! I just e-mailed [...]
Hey, it’s Black Friday! If you’re getting ready to go out shopping, why not hit up Market Day in Des Moines at 9 AM today for some great deals?
In case you forgot, I’m doing a giveaway that ends at 5 AM on Monday.
I’ve decided to make bags. Not just any bags, but super easy peasy awesomely fast bags. I won’t have them in time for this month’s Market Day, but I will have them for next month’s (assuming July doesn’t just breeze past me and slap me in the ass on the way out [...]
That’s right! I’m doing another giveaway. I was planning to do one each month, but I realize now that it’s only been 11 days since my last giveaway…. oh well! I’m excited and want to do another one!
Up for grabs this time is a one of these lovely little zipper bags.
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I’ve been sewing profusely this week and have crafted up 8 little zipper bags ala Moda Bake Shop’s awesome tutorial. I used scraps of this incredible fabric that Adria had given me after her log cabin mermaid quilt was completed. Wow, [...]
last night I decided to get the sewing machine out in the first time in a long time! (yay! I love sewing!) I haven’t had time to sew in the past few weeks because I was getting ready for Market Day, which was especially sad because my friend Adria had just given [...]
I recently started sewing again (my machine had been broken for a year or so) and I’ve been making some bags. I’ve been trying to make a bag based on this tutorial. So far, I’ve been unsuccessful because I have such a hard time sewing the fabric on the handles and getting [...]
At least not yet.
I’ve been TRYING to make this purse, but haven’t had any luck getting it just right yet. My biggest problem is the handles. I’ve made 2 bags so far. One was for my mom and the other was originally for a birthday gift for a friend but I decided [...]

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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