The Craft Saturday Holiday 2011 show is THIS SATURDAY from noon-6 at the Fourth Street Theatre in Des Moines.
I will be there. And so will my new wallets. And all my old stuff will be on SALE. Major sale. Clearance. I want to get rid of it [...]
I decided it’s time to up the quality of construction of my wallets and add some functionality based on feedback I’ve gotten over the past few years and my changing tastes.
What I’m doing:
replacing the button + elastic closure with a more sophisticated magnetic snap closure adding a divider in the middle to help [...]
Due to summer being INSANELY busy for me, I just got involved with Market Day this year. It’s only a few months late …
My first experience this year was last month. They have an amazing new venue this year — the Kirkwood hotel. It’s bright, clean and has climate control. And [...]
Hey, Des Moines! Come downtown today (from 9–2) for Market Day’s special September Suitcase Showdown. Be sure to hit up the Farmers Market while you’re at it … we’re right next door. Thirty vendors with everything they can fit into suitcases or whatever they can find. Don’t miss it! See you there.
Want something to do this Saturday? Even better — want to learn something new this Saturday?
Sign up for my class at Reiman Gardens in Ames. I’m going to be teaching how to create fun and pretty mugs from old unloved ceramics. Added bonus: I’m curating a playlist for this specific event. Not only will [...]
I’ve got another great tutorial I’d like to share with you. It comes from Sew Mama Sew — camera case/iPod cozy tutorial.
This is a great project for beginners. It takes a little amount of fabric and a small investment of time. I like this project because it takes me as much [...]
Hello bloglings. Tomorrow is my first Market Day of the season. They’ve been going on since May, but I’ve not had a chance to do much crafting until this last month.
For those of you who don’t know and are around Central Iowa, you should come check it out. It’s pretty awesome.
Actually, for you [...]
Last month was crazy. Here is a sneak peek at things that happened before I get to blogging about them …
… Mark’s brother Nick’s birthday in Stillwater …
… Mark’s 25th birthday in Chicago …
… awesome new fabric …
You should check out my friend Calee’s etsy store.
Yes CALEE — and she pronounces it the cool way like I do — Cah-LEE. I met her at the dawn of facebook when I was curious as to how many Calee’s there were that pronounced their names like I do. It was about 50/50 [...]
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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