… if you live in Ames.
Remember that vending machine I told you about? The ArtVend project that lives at Wheatsfield in Ames?
My teeny tiny wallets (now not-so-teeny tiny at 5″x2.5″) and my zippy bags will be in there starting in December.
Teeny tiny wallets are [...]
DON’T WORRY. I’m not leaving my job. I just put this together so I’d have it for the off-chance I’d have an opportunity to do some freelance.
I created a little portfolio booklet out of some FREE paper samples (Neenah and French) in the style of one of my wallets. It’s about half the size [...]
Every once in a while I get a quickie freebie freelance project request. I don’t do free work. However, I will donate my time if it’s a good cause and if it’s for a person I know won’t abuse my time.
I also like to involve friends of mine in these freebie projects by asking [...]
it’s really exciting when something that you design gets printed … but it’s even more exciting when something you designed not-for-work (for FUN) gets printed!
I received these pretty packages in the mail …
They’re CDs that I designed for my friend Flip’s band The Half Hearts. My [...]
eventually I’m going to move posts like this to my main site (chimesdesign.com), but until I get a chance to redesign the site and this blog, I’m keeping it here.
I’ve been collaborating on a project with my friend Kim, who’s an artist and activist living in NYC, and I’m starting to [...]
I always have something cooking. So I’ve decided this is the year that I purge. And by purge, that means I honestly use all of the stuff that I’ve hoarded (ie. art and craft supplies) or they go to a good home or good will.
So, to start the year, I’m going to go through [...]
Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, but when it rains, it pours.
I’ve been kind of complaining about money lately (really, who isn’t?). I’d taken out some extra flex dollars this year to pay for physical therapy, so my paychecks are $100 less each month. I also bought a car, which means I’ve got a [...]
I’ve got a TON of stuff I have to do this weekend! It’s crazy, but I’m staying in and getting it done!
I’ve got a couple of paying freelance projects so I’m going to blow their minds and try to get a chunk of work done on them this weekend (one of them that’s not [...]
I’m so excited about this!
My co-worker, Tory, asked me late this afternoon if I could possibly help her with her sister’s wedding shower invitations. She’d ordered 30 invitations from some bogus company (who shall remain nameless — honestly b/c I don’t remember the name!) and they never sent her a proof… let alone sent [...]
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 [...]
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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