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 [...]
After stuffing yourself silly with turkey and cranberries, it’s definitely time for a day-long shopping trip. After all, that is the new American tradition.
How about shopping locally instead of hitting the big box stores? Market Day’s Black Friday sale is from 9-2 on Friday, November 25. I’ll be there and [...]
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 [...]
A while back I talked a bit ’bout making new wallets. The first one was cute, but not what I wanted.
Well, I sketched and sketched and put together another few before I finally got these down. And I had two days this week between jobs (I’m unemployed for 2 whole [...]
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 [...]
Happy Memorial Day everybody.
We have a winner for last week’s giveaway — well, 2 actually. I thought since there was so much interest that I’d give away BOTH mini wallets.
Hey all!
My friend, sewzinski, who makes AMAZING stuff just gave me a shoutout on her blog.
Go check it out!
Hey all, just wanted to let you know that I can mark another project off my list: wallets!
I finished a bunch just in time for last week’s craft show, and they sold like hot cakes! I’m slowly listing the rest on my etsy store.
I haven’t posted anything crafty for SO long.
I had 2 weeks off for winter break at work. I spent most of it with my family and friends and the rest of it I was sweatshopping crafts and running/working out.
Here is a smattering of new wallets … these are all made from scrap fabrics [...]
A while back a co-worker of mine introduced me to sewzinski‘s handmade embroidered leather wallets. He had ordered one for his wife and was so excited when it was finished that he brought it in to show me.
I was blown away. How much time went into this little piece of art? [...]

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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