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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

i have an insane need to document everything.

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Including our current apartment. I loved it. I love it. And it changed a lot over the past 16-ish months. I decided to make a small book to share photos of the space. I didn’t take any new ones for this at all, just went through my iPhoto archives and flickr stream to find ones I had taken in the past.

I used Blurb because I wanted to try out the service and I wanted something small and simple. This book is 7×7 and I used the easiest drag and drop option. Nothing custom went on these pages. Just my photos. And then their font options for the spine and first page.

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I don’t think it gets simplier than that – and it’s so fun to see photos of all the stages our apartment went through. It’s a nice reminder that I can take my time in our next place.

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88 responses to “i have an insane need to document everything.”

  1. meli Avatar
    meli

    It’s so pretty! The book, the photos in the book, the subjects of the photos… You’re so talented!

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  2. Tamires Criscio Avatar
    Tamires Criscio

    Hey Elisa, i am reading a book that there is a caracter that collects and documents everthing about other caracters, its a little part of the book , but is a nice history: Grabben i graven bredvid – Katarina Mazetti , i am reading in portuguese, don´t know the name in english:)

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  3. Catherine Avatar
    Catherine

    Awesomwe!
    By the way, I wanted to let you know that I made a fall wreath (more a Jalloween wreath, in my case) following your instructions. You can see a picture (with a link to your blog) here : http://petitabricot.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/la-tournee-des-poubelles-decorations-dhalloween/
    The text in French though.

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  4. Catherine Avatar
    Catherine

    *Halloween wreath, not Jalloween!

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  5. KateinCleveland Avatar
    KateinCleveland

    That’s lovely! The book is most excellent. Love the simplicity.

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  6. Katie Avatar
    Katie

    This is such a great idea! After living in five places in four years, I wish that I have been documenting our moves. I just may have to start now!
    Your photos are beautiful – I love seeing all of your home shots in one place. Colours = perfection.

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  7. Molly Irwin Avatar
    Molly Irwin

    This is perfect! Your first space as a married couple is worth documenting. My Mom often talks about how she and my Dad made theirs cool and comfortable, both with crafty projects. I wish they had photos to show us, but film was cost prohibitive on a young budget.

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  8. Laney Avatar
    Laney

    I love it, what a great idea!

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  9. Caitlin Avatar
    Caitlin

    I made a book for my mom’s 50th birthday this summer with Blurb. It’s amazing how all those old photos look once you get them on some glossy paper and bound 🙂 Love this idea!
    Caitlin
    http://www.my-grandmothers-gucci.blogspot.com

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  10. Nadia Avatar
    Nadia

    love this!

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  11. Jessi Avatar
    Jessi

    This is such an awesome idea. I absolutely love it!

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  12. Joanna Avatar
    Joanna

    Wow, Elise, that’s beautiful!

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  13. Johanna Avatar
    Johanna

    … and this is exactly the comment I was forming in my mind while looking through your photos of the book! Neat!

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  14. jesslope Avatar
    jesslope

    awesome, awesome and so awesome. it looks very good. nice job.

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  15. Hannah Clare Avatar
    Hannah Clare

    This is so lovely! I have a near-obsessive need to document and remember everything, so I love this. Love it a lot!

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  16. Kal Barteski Avatar
    Kal Barteski

    Love it. Such a good idea!

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  17. shalini Avatar
    shalini

    Oh! I love that idea. We recently moved and the previous home was the longest I have ever lived in a house so it does call for documentation.

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  18. Julia Avatar
    Julia

    i love, love, love this idea. what a fun collection to have one day… documenting all of your apartments/condos/houses, etc. always love all of your creative ideas elise… put you on my top 10 favorite blog list that i posted today… #1 actually:)

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  19. julie Avatar
    julie

    looks great!!! how did you like the blurb quality?

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  20. JC Avatar
    JC

    Absolutely love this! What a wonderful keepsake it will be.
    You’ve inspired a new project for me! Thank you. 🙂

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  21. Jill Avatar
    Jill

    Super cool, Elise! Love seeing the transitions in your space, all in one book. Especially how it changes for the seasons. Hmmm, good project idea for next year, now that I have a dSLR 🙂 Happy to hear blurb produced a good product. I plan to use them to make a simple book about my Italy trip with Ali last month.

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  22. JayEssJay Avatar
    JayEssJay

    Love Blurb! And, love this book. Inspires me to actually put together the mini-book that I’ve planned for the house that we’re moving out of.

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  23. ashley maureen Avatar
    ashley maureen

    love! i will have to do this before we move out of our house (whenever that will be)… great idea.

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  24. melissa Avatar
    melissa

    elise, you have the best ideas!

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  25. Katie Avatar
    Katie

    I’m in love (with both the book and your apartment). Swoon.

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  26. Avital Avatar
    Avital

    I think you should try to publish that interior design gem! Design Sponge beware!

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  27. christen Avatar
    christen

    beautiful book!

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  28. Amy Cannon Avatar
    Amy Cannon

    Awesome book…I would so purchase this for inspiration!!!

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  29. amy tangerine Avatar
    amy tangerine

    seriously awesome.

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  30. Nicole : Three By Sea Avatar
    Nicole : Three By Sea

    Great photos & a wonderful momento to have. I usually Shutterfly for photo books, so I’d love to know how Blurb’s quality & service was.

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  31. Marina Garcia Avatar
    Marina Garcia

    it is a beautifull book it is a beautifull home. i want to see your new home!im sure that you must to being than beautifull that this.a gretting.

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  32. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    Elise, this is so, so beautiful. All the stages your apartment went through are lovely in their own right – you are a true artist. Such a nice keepsake.

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  33. Cecilia Madden Avatar
    Cecilia Madden

    What an amazing idea. Such a treasure to look back upon!

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  34. Ihilani Avatar
    Ihilani

    “It’s a nice reminder that I can take my time in our next place.”
    This is what I need to remember. When I move into a new place I tend to want to have things set up and just so immediately, but what you’ve done with your apartment inspires me to let the ideas come slowly and that it’s never really “finished”, and that’s the fun of it. I can’t wait to see what you do with your new place.

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  35. Skye Avatar
    Skye

    I love that you already had all these gorgeous photos of your home to choose from. You’re so good at documentation. I hope one day I have a home as pretty as yours so I want to make a book out of it too!

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    Sarahgilmour.wordpress.com

    That turned out to be absolutely wonderful! Your house looks just like it came out of a design magazine. Love it! You have such artistic talent! Great idea…one I may have to do whenever we move out of our first apartment together.

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  37. Charmaine Avatar
    Charmaine

    What a great idea!

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  38. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    What a fun idea. Your book turned out great.

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  39. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    I’ve never had a place I’ve wanted to document (since I’m a major clutterbug), but I have tried to photograph little details about places we’ve been that I love. Super lovely book – but really, that’s because your place has so many great colors and you took such good photographs! 🙂 I don’t need to document my mess. Unless I want to scare people. 😉

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  40. tara pollard pakosta Avatar
    tara pollard pakosta

    LOVE LOVE LOVE this!
    and I LOVE your decorating!
    tara

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  41. Maria Stenlund Avatar
    Maria Stenlund

    How awesome is this! Kind of wish that I had done something similar throughout the years of changing homes. Your photos are great and that book would work perfectly as an interior decoration book. Maybe something to think about for the future? 🙂

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  42. elizabeth kartchner Avatar
    elizabeth kartchner

    I am so in love with this it hurts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀

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  43. Julie Avatar
    Julie

    Great idea! Wish I had done this for each of our homes. Maybe I can pull enough photos together from each to pull it off. Thanks for sharing!

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  44. Michele H. Avatar
    Michele H.

    it’s one thing to see your images embedded in each of your blog posts, but to see it in one place and in bookstyle is simply amazing! i LOVE this! what an awesome keepsake of your first official married home:)

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    oh shoot

    I love this little book. so cute!

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  46. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    This is something I’m planning on doing when we move, which is in the next year, hopefully. I’m so glad you had the same idea (read: need) and that is is as fulfilling as hoped. Very cool! You’ll cherish these visuals forever.

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  47. Amanda S. Avatar
    Amanda S.

    I absolutely LOVE this! What a great way to capture your memories of your time at one home!! 🙂

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  48. FrancineC Avatar
    FrancineC

    This is gorgeous! Not only am I inspired to do a book like this, but also to decorate our new digs – which would make sense before doing the book. lol But really, fabulous!

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  49. katie Avatar
    katie

    this is such a great idea! and i love how you kept the book simple – the photos really stand out. i am definitely going to have to make a book of our apartment at some point!

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  50. jess. Avatar
    jess.

    i just love this idea! as a military wife, i wish i had seen this sooner. what an incredibly cool way to document the changes in your home (both big & small) over the years. well done lady!

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