enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: small business
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Hooray! My business baby is out in the world. Feels GOOD. I've got a long way to go. But something that I have learned is that with time management skills and a passion for what you're doing, "work" doesn't feel like "work." I've been scheming and planning for months and this project (while huge!) is…
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At long last, after I fear way too much hype, I am excited to share details about my newest business venture. This post has a lot of text, but first, a short video trailer : MAKE29trailer from elise blaha on Vimeo. It's called make29 and it officially launches on 2/22, my 29th birthday. If you…
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On Sunday at noon PST I'm closing the stamp shop doors. I cannot believe that my little THIS on an arrow stamp turned into an adventure and such a sizeable chunk of my business. (You can read about how the stamp shop came to be here.) I started with six stamp designs in April 2012…
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I originally shared this post on Amy’s blog, but while I am away from my desk at PLAY! in Anaheim, I wanted to re-run it here for those of you that may have missed it or need some creative inspiration to start the new year. Something I have learned over the years is that there…
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Safe to say 2014 is off and running. Ellerie can sit and is cutting teeth like a pro. Paul is working nutty hours and still coming home upbeat. I've got more sharpie-d lists than I know what do to with. The only person who didn't get the memo is my laptop who I think is…
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When my mom was in town last weekend, one of the things she helped me do was massively purge my collection of fabric scraps. (I have a "scrap quilt" on my "someday list" and so we were cutting down pieces into manageable sizes.) Some of the fabric in the collection is easily recognizable as something…
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Three cheers for a new year. On a whim, I decided to document my mornings in 2014. Very un-official. Very hashtag-able (#eliselovesmornings). Just a photo a day shared on (what else?) Instagram. This book is still one of my favorite creative books and totally inspired this project. I doubt I'll get 365 photos, but maybe…
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Without a doubt the number one thing that helps me get a blog post up each weekday is a monthly editorial calendar. For the past few years (since this really became my job) I have loosely planned out a month's worth of posts at a time. (You can read much more about where I get…
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Read part one here. I can't tell you how thrilled I am to have the office done. And by done, I mean fully functional, yet sparse. When I look at these photos I think, "hmmmm, that looks a little… empty?" and then I remember that that was exactly the plan. I needed a space that…
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that BE BRAVE art can be found here. Oh…man. My new office. It's nearly there. Nearly. Nearly. I'm going to need a few more days (currently waiting on stain to dry and trying to settle on where to hang stuff) to finish things up and take photos, but I wanted to share a little back…
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