enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: tutorials
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I took June and July off from decorating the house. Aside from a few plant purchases and a big painting for the entryway… nothing happened around here and that was good. But now the itch is back for sure. I bought two huge canvases on clearance at the end of May and this idea has…
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I've had a few requests to share my tips for raising house plants. At this very moment I have 31 plants in my house. 28 of which are thriving. (One I really need to throw out, the other is a totally dead airplant, and the third I am not sure if it's going to make…
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I had a wonderful baby shower this past weekend thrown by friends of my mom and Paul's mom. As a thank you to the women who came, I wanted to do something simple but thoughtful. In general, I am not a big fan of party or wedding favors. Mostly because while of course it's the…
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I am incredibly picky about scarves. Color, texture, weight, wrap-a-bility, poofiness-factor… all of it matters very much. And although I have knit a few for myself, this is sadly the first scarf or cowl I have made that I think has any real life in it (meaning I'll wear it for more than a week…
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Week 41 and I still love this project. (click photo above to enlarge for a [somewhat] clearer image.) I love how the colors of my photos change a bit with the seasons. This spread is screaming fall. Like usual, it's totally basic and is pretty much just photos. Because I get asked so often about…
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Stamps have sort of been the theme around here the last few months, but I thought it would be fun to cross "rubber" off the materials list and carve my own. I have done this before and really loved the results. I use that intial stamped stationery all the time. This time I went with…
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I have a feeling these materials are going to start crossing themselves off without too much help from me. Autumn and the holidays are made for projects and I am so excited for more craft time this season. Felt was something that I was waiting for fall to work with because the plan was always…
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Alright, friends, I had some requests for a full quilt tutorial, so here we go. Things to know before you start : this is not hard, it just has a lot of steps. If you are comfortable with your sewing machine, you can make a quilt! I will be sharing exactly how I made my…
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I thought it would be fun (and helpful!) to write a post sharing my rubber stamp tips & tricks. I get a decent amount of questions about stamps & ink, and while I am far from an expert, I have some thoughts to share. First, stamping is a craft category entirely on it's own, complete…
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Turns out, a yellow HELLO is just what our entry way needed. This is TOTALLY not a unique project. (Type "wire + yarn" into Pinterest and you'll be scrolling for days.) But it was fun to do and came together quickly in an afternoon. I picked up thick, but easily bend-able, wire at Jo-Anns (in…
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