enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: get crafty
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My favorite craft to-do list item in the history of making stuff is pulling patterned fabrics together for quilts. Seriously. DREAM JOB. When I retire (which is never) I am going to just sit on some sort of throne and pull fabrics together. That's it. (And hold my grandbabies.) I enjoy this part so much…
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I have been carving rubber stamps for years and was thrilled to find some extra rubber in my craft cupboards so I could make a special stamp (and prints!) for MAKE&GIVE30. It took about four seconds to figure out what I would carve. (Predictable is my middle name.) For this stamp I used this rubber…
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I am so excited to share more about my next birthday project plan. If you've been here awhile you're familiar with the birthday project idea. If you're new (greetings!), basically, I like to pick a creative project and work on it throughout my birthday year. My most recent was super business focused and called MAKE29…
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I had the best time last week making simple Valentine's cards using my digital stamps. I'm not sure if you've noticed but LOVE is a big theme of these digital stamps. Which meant coming up with some sweet card concepts was way too easy. using ELISEJOY digital stamps to create valentines from elise blaha on…
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Last year, while I was knitting my 29 blankets, I knitted one extra (I think it was number 19). I didn't have enough of two yarns colors at the house and I was wanting to knit so I just started adding scrap yarn together. Of course, then I ran out of scrap yarn and had…
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I'm one of those people that always looking for life lessons in my craft projects. In fact, maybe that's my book title. Lessons in Craft : 25 Things Making Stuff has Taught Me. Or another option: Tales from the Craft Supply Store : Excuse Me, Ma'am, Weren't You Just Here Yesterday? So before I get…
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We're getting there, you know? The giving season where you always "need" a good gift idea that's in the $20 range. Or you need a suggestion for someone who "needs" to get you a gift. (I use "need" liberally here, obviously.) But I'm a BIG FAN of giving (and receiving!) books – especially creative books…
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around here it's finally getting a bit chilly (which, as I understand, is not the same as "chilly") in other parts of the world. But hey! Seasons! (Sort of!) We'll take it. around here Paul and I were just chatting that Thanksgiving is in less than two weeks…how can that be? What on earth are…
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“Let’s!” “Get!” “Crafty!” Back in the day I had grand plans for my own craft channel TV show. Today, I present to you, episode one. (Just kidding. Though six points if you remembered without clicking that link what I’m talking about.) BUT! I did film, edit, voice-over, produce and upload a short video (you can…
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Last week I decided to make a friendship bracelet out of yarn – totally inspired by this. I figured yarn would be easier than fabric and I didn't get complicated with the pattern, just stuck with a traditional knotted bracelet style. This was my first attempt but then I decided to switch to white and…
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