enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: baby cripe

  • quilt for baby two.

    I got the quilt finished up late Thursday night. My hold-up is always getting the top together. The rest, sandwiching, quilting and binding tends to go so quick for me. Just like with Ellerie's quilt, I waited to wash the fabrics until AFTER I had sewn it all together. This is totally personal preference and…

  • gearing up for baby #2. literally.

    photo of Ellerie by Tara Whitney The plus side of the second kiddo is that you're over all the "extras." There is a better understanding of needs vs. frills. I bought super bizarre things for Ellerie (like so many sets of pjs and then she slept in onesies and sleep sacks) but I also stupidly…

  • a tour of baby girl’s room.

    Welcome to the nursery. How fun to put this room together. I never thought I'd embrace the pink, but obviously, I went there. It was too fun NOT to. I mentioned this in the pom-pom post, but the "theme" of her room is "hooray! We love you." (The theme of all the other rooms in…

  • what a difference three months make.

    Same outfit, same room. A million large and small changes, both inside and out.

  • shower for baby cripe.

    Two weekends ago, a mix of my high-school and college girlfriends helped shower the baby girl with love in my friend's backyard. It was so fun to see the girls, of course, and celebrate this little lady – she's the first of the next generation. I failed at getting a lot of great photos from…

  • tissue paper pom-poms for the tiny one.

    I'd hoped to have a full nursery tour ready by this week but I think it's going to be a couple more before things totally feel "set" in there. And that's okay. We've got almost seven weeks until my due date (and, of course, the baby could care less about the decor that awaits her).…

  • potted succulent thank you favors.

    I had a wonderful baby shower this past weekend thrown by friends of my mom and Paul's mom. As a thank you to the women who came, I wanted to do something simple but thoughtful. In general, I am not a big fan of party or wedding favors. Mostly because while of course it's the…

  • we are now entering the third trimester.

    I am happy to be here. I am happy every day that we get a little bit closer to meeting our baby girl. I am happy every day that she stays put and my belly grows. This pregnancy has not been as easy as I hoped. Nope. There was the CPC scare, which in the…

  • baby girl’s dresser.

    One of my great finds from these past few weeks was a "new" dresser for the baby girl. I was on the hunt for something in a small size with a bit of personality. I found this four drawer dresser at a local consignment store called Stuff and after a quick test of the drawers…

  • quilt for the baby girl.

    This little quilt came together faster than expected. I guess when your husband deploys and your day job hits a lull, craft time goes through the roof. I was happy for the sewing distraction this past week and am so thrilled with the finished quilt. Really, this one is my favorite. I ended up using…