I’ve been really busy lately making a ton of new stuff! Last month I made new wallets, zip bags and then decided to make a big box full of new dishes. Free shipping to Ames and Des Moines and Christmas orders must be placed by December 20 to receive them on time.
Here’s a small [...]
There are so many craft and art shows this season there isn’t any excuse not to support local makers and get some of your holiday shopping done at these local events. Unlike buying from a franchise store, when you support your local makers the money goes directly to them and directly back into the community. [...]
Hi. I’m chimes. If you’ve been reading my blog and are just now figuring this out, well howdy. I’ve decided to try Craftzine’s 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Profile questions. Enjoy!
One Project You Are Particularly Proud Of
1. My musical flowers pitcher. And the resulting photos of [...]
it’s been a month and a handful of days, and my friend Steph and her beau are still happily married.
and my friend Kelly finally posted her amazing photos.
That means it’s finally time for a recap!
We started off the day before the wedding with a fabulous bridal tea thrown by Steph’s [...]
I’m really excited because this Saturday (June 18) I’ll be teaching a class at Reiman Gardens in Ames.
I’ll be bringing some adorable mugs I’m collecting for this and we’ll be painting flowers, butterflies and other things that Reiman Gardens might have to offer.
You should probably sign up for the class. I would LOVE [...]
I’ve been working with a local blogger who wanted to launch a bigger and better version of her blog. She curates and posts about local Des Moines vendors that cater to wedding needs. The website: Des Moines Wedding Savvy.
We began talks a couple months back, and after chatting about the [...]
Once again I’m attending the fabulous charity prom put on by Sigler Companies in Ames. This year’s theme is Night of the Living Prom. So, you can go as a zombie or as whatever you want. So really, the only difference from last year is the zombie part. Last [...]
I haven’t made many ceramic pieces lately, but I had this gorgeous pitcher lying around (courtesy of @shanereiser) for the past 3 months and I’ve been meaning to do SOMETHING to it. I finally got around to painting it a couple days ago. And I took some photos today. I’ve never taken advantage [...]
Molly Nagel is a freelance artist, graphic designer, cake-master and pretty much dabbles in a little bit of everything artistic or crafty. I’ve known Molly for a few years. We met back in college through my friend Kelly during graphic design school.
I’ve been following Molly’s blog for a [...]
I couldn’t wait to blog about this, so I’m blogging on the 25th, but this won’t go public until the 27th. :) That way the surprise isn’t spoiled!
My girlies from high school and I are going to Chicago this weekend and we decided to surprise Adria by turning one of our nights into a [...]
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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