enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: what i wore

  • striped knit cowl tutorial.

    “Let’s!” “Get!” “Crafty!” Back in the day I had grand plans for my own craft channel TV show. Today, I present to you, episode one. (Just kidding. Though six points if you remembered without clicking that link what I’m talking about.) BUT! I did film, edit, voice-over, produce and upload a short video (you can…

  • making it work with minimal accessories.

    I was asked a few weeks ago on a capsule wardrobe post to share my go-to accessories. That would be easy and fun to share, I thought. My accessory collection is much more minimal than my clothing (you're pretty much looking at it in the photo above). I've never been a big statement piece person…

  • capsule wardrobe update.

    on me: dress (stripe version only sold in store), bag (mine is three years old and going strong, but this and this are similar), shoes, vest. on e: shoes Hello friends. May I please update you on the status of my wardrobe? IN SUM : OMG, best plan ever. I'm totally hooked, the end. For…

  • my first attempt at a capsule wardrobe.

    I am so excited to try a "capsule wardrobe" for the next three months (October 1-December 31).  There are about a million ways to do this and certainly no right way, but I have done most of my research slash way too much thinking via this great blog. I am following similar rules : I've…

  • for the love of scarves.

    Over the past few months, I've talked about maxi skirts and clutches. As I was thinking about posts for fall, I knew I had to write about scarves. And then I thought to myself, "that will be the end of the fashion round-ups…scarves are the only other thing I obsess over…except for good t-shirts…and bracelets…and…

  • clutch round-up.

    this is my favorite clutch, purchased the summer after I graduated college. The label inside says "Alexander Muller handbags" but a google search produced nothing helpful. I had a lot of fun last month sharing my favorite maxis dresses and skirts and so I thought this month I would share my second favorite thing to…

  • i’m having an INSTAsale.

    Shop my lightly worn clothes, shoes, bags and jewelry at @elisejoyshop on Instagram. It's auction format and bidding is open until noon PST on Wednesday. 10% of proceeds will be donated to March of Dimes. Thanks for looking & be sure to follow my random daily photo adventures @elisejoy.

  • on maxis.

    skirt from Alternative Apparel. baby wrap from solly baby. One of the most frequent questions I get (aside from "how do you print your photos?") is "where do you buy your maxi skirts and dresses?" The answer is…everywhere. I cannot resist a well-priced maxi. In the beginning when the trend started, I thought I couldn't…

  • super simple knitted cowl.

    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…

  • my flannel dress!

    Last month, I sewed up a flannel dress and last Saturday we finally had "fall-ish" enough weather to wear it. I adore this pattern. It's the Tova dress from Wiksten (also available as a downloadable PDF). It's complicated enough that you feel like you're really making clothes, but easy enough to follow (especially considering this…