enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: get crafty
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This last little bit of waiting for Paul to get home has been painful. Not painful in the it's-January-so-close-but-yet-so-far way. But painful in the it's-February-so-close-I-am-losing my-mind-way. I sent a "woe is me" email to my girlfriends yesterday and veronica (my partner in birthday crime since we turned 21) suggested I take on the task of…
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I am thrilled with how this birthday craft adventure turned out. Some of these were super simple. Some were much more involved. Some I already painted over (the color scheme in the finger painting no longer worked for me and I wanted the canvas). Some I'll be hanging on to for years. Some will be…
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This was not supposed to be the 26th project. I had it all planned out, remember? But then I found an inexpensive wood trunk and realized that what I had intended to do for #26 would be WAY better if I waited for Paul to get home to complete it. So I'll still be making…
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Sometimes I see stuff on Pinterest and I re-pin and sigh, "someday." Other times I pin something and immediately shut my computer and head to the fabric/craft store. This dress (pinned here and original source/tutorial here) was one of the latter. But the result was somehow hilarious and I was wildly entertained on Sunday afternoon…
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My checkerboard blanket is growing! This was the best distraction idea ever. I don't really take on "long-term" projects so something that takes longer than a week feels like forever. But I am loving it. I love how it's coming together. I love that it's perfectly imperfect. I love that I'll remember where I was…
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Thanks to some big waves recently, my giant driftwood wreath is going to be a reality much sooner than anticipated.
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We are getting closer to Paul's return and I feel a little bit like I am running in slow motion towards the finish line. I expected the holidays to be difficult. But really, this part, the-almost-but-not-quite-part, is harder. So I've started Operation Get Through It. And the first mission is a big project that is…
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As mentioned, I taught a minibook workshop at Teahouse Studio last weekend. It was an honor to be asked to teach this class and then an adventure prepping for it. I was awkwardly nervous the first hour or so, but by the end of it, had settled in. Our theme for day one was "Don't…
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paper lanterns / fabric wreath / autumn party invitations.
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