Crystalyn Kae Blog

Amazon's surprise visit to the Crystalyn Kae studio!
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Amazon Handmade's Dave Clark surprise visit to the CK studio!
Take a Creative class with Crystalyn at Sew Expo
Take a Creative class with Crystalyn at Sew Expo
A colorful way to organize my patterns
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A colorful way to organize my patterns
Can barely carry this stack of orders! The new cross body pouch...
Can barely carry this stack of orders! The new cross body pouch...
No, that isn't snow....leather skiving is messy!
No, that isn't snow....leather skiving is messy!
Giddy with excitement: today the custom dies for the Métier Tote were completed.
Giddy with excitement: today the custom dies for the Métier Tote were completed.
Doing the garment district hustle: design, schlep, repeat.
Doing the garment district hustle: design, schlep, repeat.
The road to New York Fashion week is not glamorous
The road to New York Fashion week is not glamorous
No rest for the wicked/weary/entrepreneur.
No rest for the wicked/weary/entrepreneur.
From scarcity to style: repurposing curtains into purse linings
From scarcity to style: repurposing curtains into purse linings
When you get a text at 9pm on a Friday night that you can squeeze...
When you get a text at 9pm on a Friday night that you can squeeze...
Have you ever done something out of sheer desperation that...
Have you ever done something out of sheer desperation that...
tools of the trade Pliers for handbag workshop
tools of the trade Pliers for handbag workshop
my stash of neatly folded fabrics
my stash of neatly folded fabrics
custom leather troubadour in progress
custom leather troubadour in progress
custom fabric flowers with layers of love
custom fabric flowers with layers of love
A lost art kept alive – leather working in Chicago
A lost art kept alive – leather working in Chicago
vintage dresses that weren’t asked to the prom, reinvented as handbags!
vintage dresses that weren’t asked to the prom, reinvented as handbags!
why mess with a good thing?
why mess with a good thing?
multitasking: shipping bags and making new ones
multitasking: shipping bags and making new ones
Appreciate the everyday and Experiment . . .
Appreciate the everyday and Experiment . . .