When I was moving, I uncovered these fabulous dishes I was working on back in 2009. I totally forgot about them, but am hoping to finish them before Craft Saturday on April 30.
Except … I have no idea what to put in the [...]
Hey all! Just a little reminder that my Moving Sale on etsy is still going. Pick up some fantabulous deals. As always, shipping to Des Moines and Ames areas (within 25 miles of each) is FREE. Convo me or drop me an e-mail, tweet or facebook message before buying so I can adjust shipping.
Also [...]
For those of you who don’t know, I’m kind of obsessed with vintage pyrex. Specifically the spring blossom (or crazy daisy) pattern.
I’ve been collecting random pieces and have all the cinderella mixing bowls (almost 2 full sets actually), the butter dish, some mugs, a couple of casseroles, etc. BUT I want the dish set! [...]
Just thought I would mention that not only did I finally get rid of most part of my stuffed Care Bears collection, but I decided to use the collectible glasses from Pizza Hut (1983? 1985?) for their given purpose: for drinking out of.
Mark’s glass is sporting Tenderheart Bear (and for [...]
I made an executive decision.
Let me preface that: I’m moving in less than a week and I’m in purge mode.
Decision made. I’m going to paint up the set of dishes I’m currently using. They’re corelle from the mid to late 90s. Or early? I can’t remember when we got them. They’re the second [...]
It’s been a really long time since I’ve painted dishes. I quit for a while a few months back because I have a pretty large inventory and it was taking up most of my kitchen. However, a few of my girls and I were antiquing one day and I found some really great dishes that [...]

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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