enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: get crafty
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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…
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I mentioned last week that the one thing I "needed" while wallpapering was a tool apron. There are so many tools I was constantly reaching for: scissors, pencil, craft knife, straight edge, tape measure, smoothing tool, etc! I knew before I tried this DIY again I was going to want to sew an apron. And…
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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…
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In 2018 I stopped buying clothing and starting making it! It was life changing and I don't think I'm ever going back. I am working on a post about all the garments I made in 2018 but in the meantime I wanted a record of the stuff I had in progress at the start of…
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For the past few years I have spent a lot of time thinking about my wardrobe (remember when I did a capsule wardrobe?), pairing down what I own, learning about where my clothing is made and paying more attention to the garments I feel good in and how much use I can get from my…
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108 days ago, I joined in on the public creative challenge #the100dayproject. The annual project is hosted by artist Elle Luna and takes place over 100 days. This year we started on April 4th and ended on July 12th. The idea is to pick something creative, work on it every day for 100 days and…
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It's hot in San Diego right now. (I get it. Nobody cares about the weather.) But our house is a tough one to cool down and so the days are verrrrrry long and verrrrry hot. Which would be handle-able except the nights are somehow longer and hotter (I'm battling 3rd trimester insomnia). It's all making…
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striped tape from oh happy day shop & cute elephant print from Fox Hollow Design on etsy. Last week I was on Pinterest and came across my favorite Harry Potter quote for the 700th time. This time it was inspiring enough – we're currently in the middle of making some big decisions that feel life-changing…
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Everything I do with Ellerie these days (besides our book reading routine or trips to the park) feels about five minutes long. Her attention span is growing, but…she's two. I wanted to share a cute and simple project we made over the weekend… a wooden E for her wall and a few tips for painting…
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I'll be honest, I don't even know what number M&G30 project I'm on right now. My "hmmm, 2015 might be a slow year" turned into a "just kidding it's 100x a crazy year" when I found out there would be a baby coming in November and a business to keep rolling at the same time.…
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