enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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  • After a little bit of mail delivery technical difficulties, my Masters Kit arrived yesterday. I have to admit, I was very nervous to be a guest designer. You see, kits scare me. I always worry about if I am "getting a good deal" or if the products are going to be "my style." I get…

  • Without warning, my brain decided to overflow with creative energy last night. It was spilling out my eyeballs which made it very difficult to close my eyelids. I got crafty. Good things to share later today.

  • 1. Waiting, 2. Wood, 3. Trivial World, 4. Monster (aka Cedric), 5. Oops…, 6. Outside Lovely. Surprisingly busy day today. Clearly, flickr searches are a good way to accomplish everything. I think / hope / believe that I figured out the website problem. Nothing like a little 1-800-HELP-ME! to get things done. Go look at…

  • 1. suitcase, 2. we’ll do it together Do you see a story here?

  • I am at Starbucks. Excuse me. My office. Working on a website. After doing so much website making for a grade, I forgot how much I actually enjoy the process. The nitty-gritty details that need to be taken care of actually appeal to my bizarre "control the world" nature. But what I cannot for the…

  • …and I am re-reading Harry Potter book 6 in preparation for next Saturday aka the best day of my literary life thus far. Thank you for the comments on yesterday’s post. The photo is of part of a 12×12 collage I did with the stuff that was on my desk / in the apartment decorating…

  • Kal wants us to list Three Things That We Like About Ourselves. And since that lady can paint me into a corner and because one time she said I was really funny, I figured I should do it. I admit when I am wrong. I do. Sometimes it happens immediately. Sometimes it happens at my…

  • And before you say, "But Elise, you do not have a job." I will say, "Yes. Yes I do." The only thing is I am self employed. And recently, the biggest complaint I have about my boss is that she really does not encourage time management. She lets me do nothing all day. And that…

  • Pretty slow Monday. I need something to do. Like a major dental surgery. Or something. But I realized I never shared the album I made for my 6×12 layouts. So TA-DA: You know those 12×12 cork board squares? I cut one in half and punched some holes in it. Then, when the holes ripped through…