enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: Uncategorized

  • The Opening Ceremony : I watched most of it with my jaw dropped in awe. I cannot believe the level of complexity the whole thing was. And the organization. And the in-sync-ness. I was stunned. So awesome. I love the Olympics. Cannot wait for the events tonight. Breaking Dawn : Nearly all of yesterday was…

  • So. Turns out that crazy "steal your paypal money" man (or woman) also adjusted my gmail filter so that all emails from EBAY (which gmail must have confused with ETSY) and PAYPAL were not passing Go, not collecting $200, and instead going directly into my trash folder. I want to kill that internet scammer. But…

  • Boo on today. I woke up. Got annoyed by my email. Got concerned as to why etsy and paypall had not notified me of a transaction. Checked my paypal account. Got angry when I noticed EVERYTHING HAD BEEN TRANSFERED OUT OF IT by a noname being. Called paypal. Cried to some poor guy who asked…

  • Six new art journal kits + 5 COLOR prints are up in the shop. I woke up early this morning to make something with my own kit: Everything you need to make a mini book like the one above is included. Minus the pen and the scalloped scissors…and the photos and stapler. I used the…

  • I spent four hours in letterpress land today. And the four hours flew by before I knew I was starving and needed some lunch. I got some custom orders done and a few other randoms. Like the color print. My first attempt at real life color/text alignment. FIVE COLORS. This is intense my non-letterpressing friends.…

  • and Blogland, I love you too. Thanks for the sweet comments on my video. The thing about video is there is no delete button. So sometimes, sentences get a little, how do I say, ummmm, ahhh, like….run-on. But anyways, totally worth it to show you my deal and a half. Look how excellent this paper…

  • So, I met Paul for dinner in Bethesda. And as we were walking to restaurant, he asked how my day was. “Good.” I said. “I trained some girls in how to sell paper….and….um….well…I got some good emails….” “Cool, baby” he said. “What did you do today? Any surgeries?” I asked. “I held a guy’s heart…

  • The early stages of what I hope will be something good. Today, I woke up early to make some stuff before work. Next week I will probably choose sleep over paint. But this week, my brain is buzzing.