an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Today's giveaway is a set of 10 custom cards. You tell me the initials, name, names or words you'd like printed, pick your favorite colors and I'll make them just for you.
Custom stationery is also available in sets of 20. Please contact me for rates on larger quantities – these are perfect wedding thank you notes!
Leave a comment below to enter. I'll choose a random winner tomorrow! And check back tomorrow for one more deal.
I spent some time yesterday looking back through past sales to put together a collage of where the shop has been. On October 7, 2007, I had my first sale.
Over the past three years, the shop has taken a main focus on my to-do list and it's been on the back burner. I have sold note card sets, letterpress prints, letterpress cards & stationery, art journal kits, mini book kits, mixed paper books, hand-bound books, gocco prints, gift tags, digital stationery, postcards, prints & posters.
I jumped into etsy because I thought I had an idea with the map envelopes. I did not plan anything out or worry about what I would sell next. The shop has evolved as my taste and interests have changed which has kept it enjoyable.
And fun news, I just hit 2000! Thanks for helping me reach this milestone.
I'm on A Beautiful Mess today sharing a autumn wreath tutorial. Check it out here!
Click here to shop! This offer applies to all 5×7 prints – gocco or digital. Please only put two prints in your cart and let me know in the notes to seller which third print you would like for free. And hey : a new design!
EDIT : This is in the fine print, but sometimes bigger is better : your free print must be the digital word/text one. The gocco prints are more expensive … the less expensive ships free. So if you'd like a flower gocco print, purchase that plus another "word print" and ask for a second digital print in the notes to seller. Thanks!
FINE PRINT : Buy two prints (either gocco prints [$5-7] or digital [$5] ) and pick a third digital print to ship with your order for free! Note which free print including color you would like in the notes to seller at checkout. If no print is specified, a random one will be sent with your order. This offer expires at midnight PST tonight.
I am newly obsessed with pinterest.
The perfect place to save favorite images, products, links, photos, art & ideas from the whole internet. A virtual inspiration board.
Click here to shop posters! Shipping rates have already been changed to reflect discount.
Thanks for all the sweet comments on yesterday's giveaway! Just to clarify, I'm not do 2000 yet! This week is about getting there. I'm currently hovering around 1970 ish…
FINE PRINT : Offer applies to posters (11×14 prints) only. Because of the nature of this item and the way they are packaged, orders that contain other items like books or prints will be charged the shipping cost of the second item. But 2 posters? 10 posters? Those go free. International shoppers will pay a reduced shipping rate. Offer expires around midnight EST (9pm PST) tonight.
We did it!
We also cheated – our headboard is 30×60 inches and is currently hanging on the wall behind the bed. I need a garage and some power tools, and as soon as I have those, our headboard will have legs. But right now? This totally works for us.
This project is seriously simple. A good staple gun is all you need. Ours was tedious because I took the time to sew striped fabric into a chevron pattern. I used this method, but made the strips about 10 inches wide. It was tricky matching them up perfectly which I blame on my inability to measure, but otherwise, it worked out well. I loved doing a big sewing project. So much I think I'm going to make a new duvet cover. The trick is finding something to match the black and white… I want another pattern.
If your curious, the price to make our own headboard broke down like this :
We already had a staple gun so I didn't include that cost. And instead of buying quilters batting to cover the foam and cushion the edges, I used a mattress cover we were going to give to goodwill. But still, a custom headboard for $109? I'll take it.
Full bedroom tour to come when I actually complete the bedroom. So maybe March? This headboard was a big step though! Happy to have it done.
links : crate & barrel sheets, carved love sign, mirrored table, lamp from target (obviously still needs a shade), silhouette DIY tutorial coming soon.
To kick off the 2000th sale celebration, I am giving away a holiday mixed paper book.
Already ordered one? If you enter and win, I'll send you another mixed paper book of your choice.
Leave a comment below to enter. I'll choose a random winner on Friday. Check back tomorrow and throughout the week for more giveaways and discounts and we celebrate getting to 2000 sales! And later this afternoon, I will have photos of our new headboard up. Oodles of posts this week … stay tuned!
I spent the better part of yesterday and will be spending most of today making stuff. Operation headboard is in full effect. And Paul has this weeked off, which means there will be TWO people trying figure out how to get a piece of large plywood home in our little car.
Also working on a little something to hang above our new headboard.
CHECK BACK NEXT WEEK! It's going to be [good] madness on the blog starting Monday. I promise. I've got a lot planned and something to celebrate!
enJOY it 