Love goes to Des Moines local Cara Hall this week and her ironically titled blog, Failed Feminist.
I met Cara last year through Craft Saturday in Des Moines. In her own words, Cara “is a writer in Des Moines, Iowa (which is cooler than [...]
It’s been so long since I had a weekend of hermiting and crafting. The cat’s away so the mouse will … be lame and stay indoors on a Saturday night?
This used to be my typical Saturday night: run, shower, laundry, movies, crafting, sleep.
Lately I’ve been doing things. Like a lot of things. I [...]
Sooooo I finally got an awesome package from my craftster.org metal swap partner. I sent my package in the beginning of July so I could participate in the MJ swap. My metal swap package from my partner was almost a month late (minus one day!), but it was pretty rockin’ so, [...]
I realized that I’ve kind of taken on a lot of projects this month…
Just to keep myself sane and to have some ppl hold me accountable (ie. my oh-so-loyal blog readers), I’m listing them and will hopefully remember I have this list so I can add to it and cross stuff off as things [...]
After my rant yesterday and after consulting my most respected design peeps, I decided to add some REAL graphic design offerings to my etsy store.
I’ve had an etsy store for a while, but I’ve basically used it to list things I’ve made that I really don’t want lying [...]
If you know me, I regularly check www.craftster.org for all sorts of crafty and design ideas.
Today I went to check quick and was startled by the new design. I’m not a fan, but I guess I’ll get used to it. I think it’s a design downgrade, but what do you [...]

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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