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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: DIY decor
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The best part about re-arranging my office space is I am actually gaining a lot of new SPACE. Functional AND decorated? What a new concept for this little room. I brought in a vase and a little plant so far. Some weeks I'll keep real flowers, but for now, I made up a few simple…
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The first room I set up when we moved in was the office. I set it up as mostly a personal craft space, not so much as a business craft space. And as the business stuff has acculated over the past few months, I have found myself dreaming up cool ideas and storage I could…
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When I decided to do the headboard in black and white, I changed my mind about the "art" that I wanted hanging over the bed. Somewhere between wide awake and dreamland, I thought of making simple silhouettes. I picked up unfinished round wood plaques at Michael's & painted them white with what we had on…
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We did it! We also cheated – our headboard is 30×60 inches and is currently hanging on the wall behind the bed. I need a garage and some power tools, and as soon as I have those, our headboard will have legs. But right now? This totally works for us. This project is seriously simple.…
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In August, Paul and I bought a new mattress. It was a big purchase, but something we had wanted to do since about three years ago when I moved in. And since August, I have been dreaming about buying an actual bed. Something with a headboard and legs. Something that isn't just a metal frame…
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Today's tutorial will show you the step-by-step instructions for making a ruffled throw pillow. Disclaimers : My sewing experience is limited to a two hour lesson with my mom and viewing seven seasons of Project Runway. Because of that, this is not too technical, but I did my best to explain. As always, this tutorial…
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I am so addicted. Yesterday, when I picked up batting for the round pillow, I bought three yards of yellow cotton to recover another old pillow we were going to give away. I had gone to sleep thinking about making a ruffle pillow and was anxious to try it out. I feel like I have…
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My first project turned out! It's far from perfect (you can't see the falling off button on the back) but it's a pillow! And now I am completely addicted to my sewing machine and am going to start my next pillow in about four minutes. (This one was based on this Design*Sponge tutorial only instead…
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