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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: 26 projects

  • project 17 of 26 / painted pot.

    I painted this clay pot over Thanksgiving and was excited to transplant my favorite plant into it as part of the unpacking process over the weekend. I used Liquitex Acrylic paint (so one step up from the cheap craft paint) and covered the whole thing in white before freehanding the black triangles. It’s perfectly imperfect…

  • project 16 of 26 / holiday stars.

    I have had this project in my head since last Christmas season and am happy I was finally able to execute it. While I wanted for my paint at Home Depot last week, I picked up a cheap ($6) piece of wood that was 4 feet by 12 inches. I had them cut it down…

  • project 15 of 26 / new quilt.

    Remember when I went insane trying to finish a queen size quilt before I left town? I can't tell you how glad I am that I got that accomplished. This month is flying by and November is shaping up to be even crazier. Now that I am home, I had a chance to throw it…

  • project 14 of 26 / metallic paintbrush vase.

    I saw this flower vase on Pinterest awhile back and loved it. I figured a DIY version was worth a shot and while it didn't turn out nearly as rad, it's still pretty cute. This is exactly the type of project that I had to be at my parent's house to try. I needed the…

  • project 13 of 26 / text art.

    I saw this on pinterest the other day and immediately wanted to scrawl it across every wall in my apartment with black paint. In some ways, I felt like this statement had become my mantra. But the ironic thing is, I painted this over the weekend while I was feeling great about things and confident…

  • project 12 of 26 / a pinwheel painting.

    I have been dying to try a pinwheel painting since I saw this on pinterest ages ago. Then I really got serious over the weekend after seeing a similar project on Oh Joy. I bought a birch 18×24 canvas at Blick and marked the center with a pencil. Then I used painter’s tape to create…

  • project 11 of 26 : wooden frames.

    While I was up in Sacramento, I was able to make a few frames out of old fence wood. My dad recently replaced the redwood fence in our backyard. When I heard the plan, I asked him to hang on to some of the old weathered wood so we could make some frames. My dad…

  • project 10 of 26 / tye-dye!

    I'm just cruising through all the old school crafts I can find this year apparently. I saw a rad tye-dye project here a few months ago and then patiently counted the days until I was visiting my parents and had full access to a garage and a utility sink. Some folks dream about beautiful backyards…

  • project 9 of 26 / a striped dress.

    A while back, I pinned this skirt tutorial and decided right away to try and make a maxi skirt. I picked up two yards of silk striped fabric sewed the edges together, added elastic at the top and hemmed the bottom. Super simple. Then I pulled it on and realized that horizontal stripes + too…

  • project 8 of 26 / a camera strap.

    Okay. So this is up there on the Not Too Exciting list. But I've got a long way to go to get to 26 projects by February so we're rolling with it. I never use a camera strap. Ever. In general, I only use my big camera around the house so it's never in harms…