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  I'm Sam, a college student, engineer, seamstress, crafter, & entrepreneur. Enjoy perusing photos of my sewing and craft-related adventures. I hope my blog brings inspiration and happiness to your day!

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prehistoric plush: dunkleosteus

Theodore Roosevelt summed it up best with this quote:
“whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘certainly i can!’ then get busy and find out how to do it.”

I think, barring anything incredibly complex, …

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the glory of flight

plane and a glorious sky at dusk

We’ve all got a List of Things. What I’m referring to is similar to what some may call a “bucket list”, or things one may want to do during his time on this earth… similar, but not quite. My …

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basking in kiln glory (and heat)

Lately, I’ve become a bit of a craigslist scavenger. In and of itself, this is not the greatest hobby: both because the craigslist crowd can be full of creeps, and because I really don’t need more stuff. But I’ve found …

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silhouette digital cutter: a review

I had first heard about the Silhouette SD Digital Cutter back in November, right before Christmas. If you haven’t heard of it yet, here’s the scoop: it’s an electronic cutting machine that cuts shapes out of paper, vinyl, fabric, and …

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the beastie!

At the end of September, I received a delightful email request from Collyn (pronounced Colleen) in Canada. She and her best friend came up with a small creature, nicknamed “The Beastie”. In her words, “this furry creature is a symbol …

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adventurous whales

I just realized that, for the last week, I’ve had a picture of me with a mustache as the top entry. oops! Let’s slide that one down a bit…

And now I can tell you all about what the little …

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super secret surprises

circles 
Last week I was working like crazy on a couple super awesome things… they were finished on Friday, but I’ll post the real posts later this week along with their corresponding exciting news.

In the meantime, here are some …

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tiny, tiny narwhal

A few weeks ago, I received an intriguing email. A pair of college students has plans to travel the world someday, and they want their own travel buddy, a “travelocity gnome” of sorts, that they can photograph in all sorts …

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