enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: DIY decor

  • my little rope basket.

    So I attempted project one of four from my autumn DIY list. I followed the steps outlined here, and found that it was much easier to make progress if I used a big needle to pull and push the yarn around the coiled rope. The hardest part for me was getting the shape to stay…

  • oversized photos in our dining area.

    One of my goals for this month is to get more photos printed and framed. I have had a few projects in mind for awhile and this is the first one. Remember when I shared my idea for the dining area? My "sketch" showed a big fiddle leaf fig in the corner and two oversized…

  • wall of shelves.

    When I shared our main room as part of our "house tour" at the end of May, I mentioned the "empty corner" that I didn't quite have a plan for yet. As you can see, it was dead space in the corner that lead towards the kitchen. We considered adding seating. We considered adding a…

  • quilted floor pillows.

    So, I think it's seeing Ellerie on her quilt all the time, but all I want to do craft related these days is pull a bunch of patterned fabrics and make another triangle quilt. I am finding myself so excited for fall and winter where having piles of blankets everywhere is a good thing. But…

  • five minute project / stained letterpress block.

    I am hoping to bring a new series to the blog this fall – five minute projects. Super simple DIYs that really take the time it takes to buy supplies. Ideally, these posts will take me longer to write than the projects themselves. Jo-anns has "letterpress wood blocks" on sale right now. This C was…

  • more big art.

    I took June and July off from decorating the house. Aside from a few plant purchases and a big painting for the entryway… nothing happened around here and that was good. But now the itch is back for sure. I bought two huge canvases on clearance at the end of May and this idea has…

  • the main room & empty spaces.

    The big room. Also known as our TV room. Also known as the fireplace room. Also known as the room that I hope Paul can figure out how to work the fireplace in. Also known as a super large space that needs more furniture somewhere down the line. I've shared bits of this space already.…

  • a really long story about our dining area.

    When I first saw the house in early February, I didn't fully appreciate the awesome that was the dining area. And by awesome, I mean challenging. As mentioned, a few walls were knocked down during our house's flip and the one that separated the kitchen from a little living room by the window was one…

  • my favorite place in the house.

    I had this post planned and ready to go, but it feels incredibly trivial today to share a corner of my house when so many in Oklahoma and surrounding states just lost everything to devastating tornadoes. Sending prayers & aid. If you'd like to help, donations can be made through redcross.org or send $10 quickly…

  • just for fun project : a mobile of sorts.

    I saw this tutorial on Oh Happy Day last week and LOVED it. So simple! So cheap! The projects I see that inspire me drop everything and make right away are always the best ones. Same goes for home goods. The stuff I see that I just have to buy right away – no deliberation…