enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: lovely

  • Real Food: What to Eat and Why, Lottery, Born to Run It's been awhile since I have shared what I'm reading. Truth be told, I have just been re-reading (and re-reading) a lot of books that I have around here lately. Very boring. But the books above are coming soon to an iPad near me.…

  • a couple things from Blogland that made me smile the past few days : a brand new cheese shop. (via Oh Happy Day) these two studio tours. photos of an artist at work. fun ideas for bookshelf styling. a sweet little baby finally comes home. And that card in the photo just made me laugh.…

  • A common question : what are your favorite blogs & where do you get inspiration? First, I spend a lot of time online. An embarrassing amount of time. I take in a lot of words and a lot of images all day long. But I have never, ever been sitting at my computer when a…

  • j.crew plaid, vamoose necklace, striped summer skirt (tutorial), kate spade tipsy flats, american apparel leather clutch, gap shrunken blazer, dear june scarf set / all photos via appropriate website. So I decided to make my I LOVE posts monthly posts. I love creating these litte round ups and surprisingly, online window shopping curbs my real…

  • BKNY scissors tee shirt, anthropologie maxi dress, TOMS new spring styles, yellow mini clutch, madewell silk shorts, iPhone4 case, boden striped tunic, j.crew corsa tote Yes, I know it's not spring. And I also know that I really need to not spend money at the moment. So aside from that boden dress (which is awesome,…

  • Thanks Blogland & TED for wise words. And speaking of words, I recently added a new 5×7 print to the shop. …inspired of course by that crazy quilt.

  • I LOVE funfetti cake mix & chocolate frosting. I LOVE that Paul sends me emails about opening a savings account for our future house. I LOVE that my valentine gift this year was $10 worth of yellow & white flowers at the farmer's market. I LOVE neon colors. I LOVE that I am becoming a…

  • I have a thing for craft books. Obsession might be the right word. I am trying to back-away from buying fiction (and non-fiction) paperbacks because we are running out of room and I am hoping to get an e-reader in the next couple months. But I don't think I will ever stop buying pretty craft…

  • …my favorite holiday card message this year. thanks Nina!