enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: handmade holiday
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Paul and I went to a local pumpkin patch this past weekend and picked out a big pumpkin for carving and a few smaller ones for decorating. I could have spent hours walking around (and bought many, many more pumpkins) but that's why I have Paul…he tempers the crazy. When we got home, I got…
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I decided this past weekend to dye Easter eggs. I don't think I have dyed eggs in at least 15 years, but wow, it's crazy how that vinegar smell takes you right back. To make things more interesting, I searched for natural dye recipes and tried a few different ideas for getting color. This article…
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I had a great Christmas weekend. magic highlights : getting the giggles in the Christmas Eve service, so much good food & too many cookies, getting a mile run in both days, baking the perfect bread, video chatting with Paul, making lots of progress on the built-in couch recover project & scoring ornaments on sale.
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I am pretty sure most of the cards have made it to their final destinations. So here's our fun holiday card. I used overnightprints.com and was super pleased. They even rounded the corners for me. These fit into an A2 envelope and I had a bunch in holiday colors from Paper Source. That photo was…
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I've got a tree and a decorated mantle. That's much more than I've had the past few years. Tonight I am putting flannel Christmas sheets on the bed and tomorrow I'll be sharing my first holiday book update. And then Monday I'll give a bit more of a tour of the downstairs. Even I am…
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Crate and Barrel sells these really pretty strands of red beads. I saw them right before Thanksgiving and wanted them, but figured I’d wait until after Christmas when they would surely be on super sale. Then ON Thanksgiving, as I dumped fresh cranberries into a bowl, I realized I could make my own “red bead”…
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I have had this project in my head since last Christmas season and am happy I was finally able to execute it. While I wanted for my paint at Home Depot last week, I picked up a cheap ($6) piece of wood that was 4 feet by 12 inches. I had them cut it down…
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Growing up, we had a few holiday traditions. One of our favorites was filling in and reading through the family Christmas book that my parents had received as a wedding gift in 1981. The book has 25 two page spreads which have a place to share a family photo from Christmas eve or day, a…
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I was working on something completely different this afternoon when I came up with an idea for our presents this year. Super simple gift tags – and best ever, I had everything on hand. I choose colors that match the wrapping paper I am going to use. I wrapped strips of washi tape around a…
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I've shared pieces of this wall as it's come together, but I'm pretty sure it's finished now. I wanted to hang different strands of red handmade garland around our window. Festive enough, but super simple. And I will probably save these to string around a tree the next time we get one. The sun made…
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