enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: small business
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The big one for me this month is the email one. No email checking after 6pm. It's a hard and fast rule I am committing to in June. Hopefully for the rest of time, forever and ever, Amen. It's interesting, this job of mine. My work and my life are so connected. I blog about…
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If you've been following along for the past few weeks, you may have noticed a switch in the way I'm doing online business. Out with the Etsy, in with a random shop that looks like a blog. Yes, I know. It's a bit different than "normal." But hopefully, if you've purchased something or even just…
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As you may have guessed, the rubber stamps are beginning to ship. Thank you, again and again, for your patience. My stamp makers were a bit overwhelmed with your orders – but I am sending them out as fast as I recieve them and the quality is just fantastic. And in other news – Paul…
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Sometimes I feel like I am drowning in questions. It's the nature of the blogging/social media beast, I think. While some are simple to answer ("Those blue plates are from Target five years ago." or "I make the photo grids with PSE."), some are more detailed and really make me stop and reflect a bit.…
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Thank you so much for the stamp shop reception today. Planning those stamps and getting creative with photos and playing with "marketing" ideas has been so fun. It's something I didn't realize I missed and I've really enjoyed the process. It has been at least a year since I've launched an entirely new product. I…
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>>> CLICK TO SKIP THE READING & HEAD STRAIGHT TO THE SHOP! <<< Man alive, I love it when a dream comes out of nowhere, seeps into your brain, knocks you off your feet and then dances off waving it's arms around. I am always quite blindsided but very appreciative. I ordered a THIS arrow…
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Sometimes I think about my blog (or my Instagram feed) and how much I bounce around from project to project and I have to laugh. It's a giant ping-pong table of crafts. I am a baker. I am a knitter. I am a quilter. I am designer. But I am never going to be an…
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A few months ago, I was asked to write an article about my blogging story for Artful Blogging. I wrote it while on a plane, read through it once & sent it off. When I saw it in print and realized it was a few pages and included so many photos too, I was beyond…
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Above are some peeks of my favorite products from the winter CHA show. From left to right, top to bottom : tiny letter stickers from October Afternoon, badges from October Afternoon (many booths had cute letter stickers and badges), neutrals from Studio Calico, more fun travel themed patterns from Studio Calico, Dear Lizzy's cute both…
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Thank you for your workshop ideas last week. I am letting them all percolate a little bit. I think I am on the verge of something good – but who knows? We'll see what comes out if it. One of the comments from that post sent me off on a bit of a mental tangent…
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