enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: DIY decor
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It's been a LONG time since I've made something just for fun for the house. This jade ampersand was the last official project. (PS, thanks to my new archive pages that post was SO easy to find). The podcast and MAKE29 have me in a bit more of a "business" mindset mode than craft project…
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It's no secret, I SUPER LOVE TO MAKE STUFF. And after many years of DIY (do-it-yourself) projects, I have learned a few things. This, fellow DIYers, is what I know to be true: Would I buy this? This is the question I am constantly asking myself throughout a project. If the item I am attempting to…
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This past weekend, my high school girlfriends got together to shower our friend Erin with love before her baby girl Lucy is born in April. There were just six of us and it was much more about being together and chatting than anything else. We've been friends for nearly two decades and it's unreal that…
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Last week we finished up and sealed our outdoor patio and I am SO thrilled with the result. The bulk of this project was completed in January (you can read more on the decking there), but we needed a jigsaw to cut the Ikea PLATTA decking to fit around the brick curve. Paul created templates…
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I was pretty pleased with how my marbled cards turned out, but it wasn't until I had cleaned up all the supplies that I had the idea to try on some 3D objects. I got everything back out and sacraficed a few white vases (bought on Target clearance last fall) to the cause. Figuring, per…
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So the good news is, the jade wreath is still doing great on my front door. We're about eight weeks in and it looks the same. The great news is the jade plants in my backyard are still triving. Above and below you can see photo of the new growth that's popping up in the…
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I am so excited to share some progress on the backyard jungle. We've had a plan for awhile now, but while my parents were in town the past few days we were finally able to make some progress. And what satisfying progress it was. My dad spent Tuesday and Wednesday turning up and leveling the…
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one / it's cheap; I get to use up all my leftover yarn. two / it's easy; I pick it up when I have time and let it sit when I don't. three / it's flexible; sections can easily be pulled out or added in. four / it's experimental; I can play around with various…
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This year, my mom sewed up three Christmas stockings. One for each of us. I picked basic red and white fabrics (stripes, dots & a mod branch) from Joann's and she used a McCall's pattern (Crafts M5778). The stocking shape that came with the pattern was a little wonky (too high of arch!) and so…
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Without a doubt the number one thing that helps me get a blog post up each weekday is a monthly editorial calendar. For the past few years (since this really became my job) I have loosely planned out a month's worth of posts at a time. (You can read much more about where I get…
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