enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: DIY decor
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One of the first projects my mom and I talked about when we saw the house on my birthday last month was how I needed something in front of the big picture windows. The windows are gorgeous and even though the backyard needs work, it's pretty and gets great light. I wanted something that didn't…
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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…
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My eyes popped out of my head when I saw this woven wall hanging on Rachel's blog. Super cool! Super easy looking! Super inexpensive! Rachel has a tutorial for how to she made her "loom." I didn't have a drawer, but I had a piece of plywood and I hammered nails into it to create…
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So, this is the most random art project of the month. Maybe year. Maybe lifetime. I saw a photo on Instagram awhile back of flamingos and immediately searched etsy for some great flamingo art we could hang in our new place. This gorgeous piece by Sofie Rolfsdotter was my favorite from the search. I was…
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I've had this blanket on my mind for years. Ever since I saw the Super Easy Baby Blanket from the Purl Bee, I knew I'd be making my own for our little one. And once I knew she was a she it was fun to pick colors. I ended up making mine bigger than the…
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This rocking chair is a family heirloom in more ways than one. In August, Paul's great aunt passed away. Weeks later, Paul's mom texted to see if we wanted her wooden rocking chair. "Tell her sure!" I said. "Tell her we'd love it for baby Cripe." It was sort of a joke, but sort of…
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Very early on in my pregnancy…. maybe 7 weeks? I decided I was going to stop into our local yarn store to "just feel and look at the yarn" which sounds odd, until you do it and then you finally get why people always walk out of pet stores or shelters with a new puppy.…
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This project took much too long. Mostly because I didn't have the right tools but was too stubborn to go buy them and make it happen. I have wanted to make clay tree ornaments for the past two months but was really inspired when I saw these on A Beautiful mess a few weeks ago.…
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Pretty sure "wax into candles" is as obvious as it gets, but I'm not concerned. This was a totally fun and simple (and useful!) project. I saw a beeswax candle tutorial on Oh Happy Day last week and immediately ordered a beeswax kit from Amazon. I made up a bunch of eight inch tapers and…
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If you follow me on Instagram or twitter, you've seen peeks of this already, but I wanted to share here anyways… I have a new craft fair backdrop! One of the most enjoyable parts of prepping for this craft fair has been reformatting what I already have to work for new product. I tend to…
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