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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: DIY decor

  • Cripe Cottage: progress update.

    Ready for an update? Last time I shared I had a five month to do list. We have two months to go until move-in day and while the to-do list remains very long, there has been progress. Let's talk about it. YARD My parents have continued to clear areas of massive plant overgrowth and wow,…

  • Craft supplies I use all the time.

    I am getting ready to take a year(ish) off of new work, which means my creative focus is going to be on making just for fun. I am so excited and this has been a very long time coming. I hope to share some of my personal projects here on the blog but I know…

  • a post about the most magical garage floors.

    A few years ago my dad epoxied his garage floor. He sent progress photos to our family text chain and I thought "cool, Dad." And then a few months later we came up to visit and I saw them in real life and exclaimed "COOL, DAD!" They were gray with white, blue and black paint…

  • what I learned on my first wallpaper attempt.

    Last week, I wallpapered our powder room as planned! This was a small room (4' 10" by 8') with two doors and beadboard wainscotting that covered nearly half of the wall. I had my mom to assist (and she was necessary!) and it took us about 7 hours the first day and 5 hours the…

  • plans for the powder room!

    Sources: wallpaper, wall sconce, mirror (I want to thrift something like this or this), floor tile, existing sink (similar), centerset faucet, paint, existing beadboard. As mentioned, we are waiting on a few big projects for this new house but also planning to get a few done before we move in. One of the first full…

  • a tale of two christmas quilts.

    In 2016 and 2017 I sewed two 45×60 inch Christmas quilts! I love pulling them out each year and wanted to share more photos and details here in case they may inspire your own quilting this season. My 2016 quilt is a standard equilateral triangle quilt. My triangles were 5 inches high. There are 11…

  • DIY FELT LEAF GARLAND.

    'Tis the season for Christmas projects! I am so excited to share a simple felted leaf garland tutorial with you today. Supplies: wool felt in one or two (or more!) colors. I used this dark green and then a lighter green I found in store, not on the website. I made two 8 foot garlands…

  • easy art with a big statement.

    I don't think I have actually shared this on the blog but we moved! Yes! Bought a new house in our same neighborhood in December 2018, tore it all apart in mid-February 2019 and moved in to a demo zone the last week of February 2019. Our interior and exterior phase one remodel was completed…

  • quilted hexagon potholders.

    I’m currently on a mission to fix up all the little things in our house that drive me crazy. Some are so simple: Get Piper in more framed photos! (check!) Add legs to the media stand! (check!) And some are bigger projects: Fix the kitchen counters that are splitting at the seams! Add more countertop…

  • acrylic paint scripted canvas how-to.

    Years ago, I made this giant scripted canvas. It is still one of my very favorite DIY projects and it’s still hanging in our house. The lyrics are from a Rise Against song that was our first dance at our wedding. The inspiration for this project is from this pin.  In that original post I…