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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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This is our second year without a Christmas tree. Yesterday morning I picked up a small but real wreath to bring some green into our apartment. I had forgotten the power of that real pine smell. WOW. We'll be getting wreaths every year now, that's for sure.

I am going to be updating my shop this afternoon with new mixed paper books. Keep an eye out. And I'll be sharing more about last night's Handmade Pop-up shop too. I have a lot to say. It just needs to be processed.

Hope you are having a nice weekend. I'm counting the minutes until Paul's last call shift ends. After today, he'll have eight weeks of no overnight call. How strange it will be to have him home again!

AND A TIP – I didn't want to put a nail in our door (the wreath is hanging inside our front door) so I wrapped a long piece of ribbon through it and staple gunned both ends of the ribbon into the top side of the door. No visible permanent marks and it's very sturdy.

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12 responses to “sunday random.”

  1. Krystal Avatar

    I can’t wait to see the shop update & to hear to hear about how the event went. Thanks for inspiring!

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  2. suzanne Avatar

    beautiful wreath and i love the charm of the white ribbon instead of a metal hanger! the pine smell IS hard to beat!

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  3. jessica o'brien Avatar

    great tip! i’m wreath-less (and tree-less) this year, but i’ll be remembering that for future years!

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  4. Lyndsey Avatar

    I love fresh wreaths! They are so pretty and simple…

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  5. Bri Avatar
    Bri

    I’d love to hear details about your process of preparing, creating/designing a “booth” that was welcoming, fun and fit your overall aesthetic. Also, how did you predict how much product to bring? Were your predictions accurate?

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  6. holly Avatar
    holly

    love the wreath. but why no tree?

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  7. elise blaha Avatar

    I talked about this in a post last week. We are not doing a tree because it works for us. No reason other than that.

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  8. Rachel Avatar

    Smart thinking with hanging the wreath. I’m definitely going to steal that idea! 🙂

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  9. kristy Avatar

    the smell is the ONLY thing i miss about having a real tree… but i’ll trade it for a candle for not having to constantly water, deal with sap, & wrap the lights myself! 🙂

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  10. sophie Avatar

    love the wreath! it’s SO green and beautiful. can’t wait to read all about your night at the pop shop.

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  11. Kim Avatar

    very pretty & brilliant idea!! thanks for sharing that deet!

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  12. Rachel Elizabeth Avatar

    Good tip about hanging the wreath.

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