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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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  • want a mixed paper journal?

    I found some more paper and made two new little ones. They are for sale here. gone and gone. thank you and thank you. I will be making more and will keep you posted.

  • victory!

    Turns out that when you bring all the right paperwork, getting your driver’s license at the Maryland DMV is actually a simple and enjoyable experience. WHO KNEW? But the real kicker of the morning is that after I got my battery jumped, the radio of my car mysteriously decided to quit working. CLEARLY what the…

  • guess who forgot to turn off her car lights last night and is now waiting for triple a to jump her car before she can go battle the dmv for a driver’s license?

    You have three guesses.

  • oh FOR SURE…

    …am I going to be making these.

  • what does a cow say?

    Today is the 100th day of 2008. It is also T-58 days until Hawaii. I got approximately 3 winks of sleep last night. But the most important thing, is that I just ordered Moo Cards for my first 100 photos of my "Take a photo everyday plan." Someone asked me what moo cards are. These…

  • for once, i was in the mood to do something crafty.

    So I went upstairs in search of my star book. Because I know I have it. And I had BIG plans for it. After searching on top of my desk and under my desk, I pulled out my craft junk drawer because OBVIOUSLY the star book would be in craft junk drawer. Because the craft…

  • magic in sunscreen.

    This is old. But I heard it on MR’s blog this morning. So good. So true to the day to day.                        "Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’97                       If I could offer you only one tip for the future,…

  • i said “are you gonna be my girl?”

    Couple of comment questions I wanted to answer: That floral paper on the book from yesterday’s post is of course from Paper Source. You can find it here in 27×19.5. It is a favorite of mine. As for adhesive…for bookbinding projects, I recommend PVA. For all other paper projects, I am a gluestick fanatic. If…

  • e and p make pizza.

    Tonight E and P decided to bake a pizza. And P decided it would be a great idea if E was in charge of the entire baking process. And when E asked why he said something along the lines of "Because you have to learn." Which E took to mean he was planning on going…

  • handmade weekend.

    YESTERDAY turned out to be a neat day for bookmaking. And cupcake baking. And project attempting. And other general mess-making. The above book was made with a book making kit from Paper Source. I am so impressed with the idea that a little bookboard, a little glue and a little paper can go such a…