enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: small business
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Last weekend I participated in the Queen Bee Market. This was my third time as a vendor and my favorite experience so far. The event was packed both days from open to close and people seemed to be buying – not just looking – which is so awesome to see. (Hooray, handmade!) I love the…
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There is much to be thankful for this first day of November. Thank you for your podcast comments and suggestions! I am overwhelmed, but more inspired than I was to get going on this new venture. I will be sure to keep you posted. Thank you for your sweet words about Ellerie's Halloween costume. Somewhere…
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I mentioned last week that I have been listening to podcasts while walking with Ellerie around the neighborhood. I love it because I feel like I'm getting exercise, Ellerie is getting fresh air and I'm able to learn something interesting at the same time. Recently, I have been really enjoying the Another Mother Runner podcast.…
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Those last two photos are a great visual representation of my brain right now… cluttered. But the Clear Out is coming. (If I was a Game of Thrones character that would totally be my family motto.) I can feel it and it's going to be a doozy. Super excited to get my office organized. I…
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So, of course, this is just the beginning. I am about three and a half months into being a mom and only about ten weeks into trying to work from home and raise a kiddo. My job is always changing (more on this in a future post, I'm sure) but right now entails developing content…
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I have sold a lot of different items in my shop over the past five years – but mixed paper books have been a constant. This batch is the last batch and I pulled from a giant stack of patterned papers and transparencies to make the final rainbow adventure. They are available at a special…
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Over the past year or so, I have seen an increase in INSTAsales – pop-up shops on Instagram. It seems some people use Instagram as their actual shop, selling vintage or handmade items. Others use it as sort of a garage sale. It makes total sense. If you're active on Instagram, you're likely sort of…
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I'm coming to the end of my "official" maternity leave. I am blessed that a big part of my day job is blogging. It's the only thing I consistently do week after week and the piece of my "freelance income pie" that takes up the most time. Every dollar I have made in the past…
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Every year that I have done this "work for myself thing," I've grown as a business person. My work load and responsibility has increased over the years, but overall, it's gotten a bit easier. I am better at juggling the projects, maintaining the blog and making decisions simply because I have had more practice. But…
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Read the first installment here and second installment here. OH, THE DESIGN PROCESS. I can't for the life of me figure out how to tell this in an orderly fashion, so I am just going to share tid-bits that strike me as interesting. The whole process was a combination of tid-bits and tweaking and progress…
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