enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: get crafty
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This might be my favorite sewing project yet. But it's not very practical as a costume… the flamingo neck doesn't stand up straight so it really only works laying down. That's okay though, Ellerie is excellent at laying down. The wings are my favorite part (I used felt for the base, added felt feathers and…
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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…
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Hooray! Hooray! I'm excited to introduce my newest eCourse, Get Quilty. It's all about quilting, but not just making quilts. The eCourse is completely go at your own pace (there is no start date) and will be held on a private blog. Your access to the course will never expire (so you have as much…
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It's totally fall. And by this, I don't mean that the cooler temps have hit or that the palm trees are shedding their leaves. What I mean is that I've got the itch to make. It always hits this season. Something clicks and I feel like getting crafty. Below are a few DIY projects I'd…
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Really good week around here. My newborn is becoming a baby! I cannot get over how fun it is to see her grow. The expressions are priceless. Her physical strength is awesome. I'm loving this kiddo so much. We made it to yoga this week. I found a great studio that let's moms bring babies.…
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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…
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I am seriously having a love affair with a piece of furniture. The backstory here is decorating a house is hard. And I've got my mind spinning a bit trying to get everything "right" in this new place. It's a tricky thing – the house was built in 1961 and it totally has a mid-century…
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I am overwhelmed with all that we "need" to get this new space filled properly. Need is, of course, the wrong word. "Want" surely fits better. But our list of furniture to buy is very long and so the money jar to buy rad art is…empty. This means I have to get a little bit…
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I had a wonderful baby shower this past weekend thrown by friends of my mom and Paul's mom. As a thank you to the women who came, I wanted to do something simple but thoughtful. In general, I am not a big fan of party or wedding favors. Mostly because while of course it's the…
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You might have noticed I am no where near finishing a project using all 27 materials. My intention was to create 27 projects using 27 different things before my 28th birthday … which has now passed. (You can see what I did complete here.) You might be bummed that I didn't finish. Or, you might…
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