Guess what I did yesterday …
… besides bust into Thriller* at the gym?
Hey. There were some creepos staring at me. So I gave them a reason to stare. Thanks, MJ.
I finished LIVEFIT. Finally. Oh, and I RAN. Yeah. Considering my blog is life + running, I’ve [...]
I was crazy busy this weekend making a ton of bags for a sale this upcoming Saturday. FORTY FIVE of them to be exact. I almost ran out of zippers from my bag o’ 100 zippers and I’m going to have to re-order from the bulk zipper lady on etsy before I can make any [...]
What is all this? This pile of glitter that looks like it came from my Ke$ha concert recap post?
It’s crafting supplies. For Super Prom. Which is happening TONIGHT. I’m going as myself, except super. Which means more awesome than [...]
I finally got around to replacing the mittens I knit in 2007 and had sadly lost [ in 2009 ]. These aren’t as fancy, but they’re a fast knit and are really warm. Let’s just say they get the job done. I want to make another pair of the
Mark’s brother-in-law likes MJ probably as much if not more … okay … who am I kidding? Nobody could like MJ more than me.
Anyway, I had a threadless shirt lying around and I decided to make him a pillow out of it. I like how it turned out. I think I like it better [...]
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 wanted to blog about this on Monday, but I’d already posted something and my Tuesday was taken with a pre-Christmas tutorial I wanted to share. SOOOooo …
Today I bring you MY submissions to Handmade Ryan Gosling.
For those of you who don’t follow the internets very closely, this is a newish meme [...]
I’m on a last-minute Christmas gift rampage and have been scouring my tutorials board on Pinterest this week*.
I came across this really easy tutorial for reversible coffee cup sleeves by Crafty Staci. You can use scrap fabric and these sew up really quickly.
[photo from Crafty Staci's blog]
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I hate to be a Debbie-downer, but I recently had to change my shipping policy on Etsy. This applies ONLY to my dishes, not to the other items.
Here’s the sitch: Dishes are fragile and heavy, and therefore, cost a little more money than other items to ship. Said cost is more than most [...]
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 [...]

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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