Welcome to my crafty blog!

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

Archives

Categories

January · 21 · 2010

seventeen syllables: a reflection

glowing jellyfish - baltimore aquarium special exhibitThe Haiku Project has come to an end. As abruptly as it began, my time spent recording each day into seventeen syllable spurts has reached its finale.

With any creative project, especially one that relies on repetition to reach…

…continue reading “seventeen syllables: a reflection” »

December · 31 · 2009

perpetually fleeting

another year tucked behind
the folds of our memory,
eternal, but gone.

swings in a row

…continue reading “perpetually fleeting” »

December · 28 · 2009

quilting time

end-of-year wind down:
look back and be thankful, look
forward and prepare.

quilt patches - the pinks and peaches

Still working away on this quilt that I started back in 2007… it’s almost 2010 now, and I’m still piecing…

…continue reading “quilting time” »

December · 27 · 2009

making things

the urge to create
bubbles at the core until,
volcano-like, bursts.

beads

Living in two places makes crafting a challenge; all my zippers and bobbins and favorite fabrics are at school, while here I…

…continue reading “making things” »

December · 20 · 2009

melody

song stuck in my head,
but it’s not a song, it’s you;
eight hours away.

white flowers

…continue reading “melody” »

November · 16 · 2009

currency

world measures by days,
by dollars, by wins… but why.
try counting in smiles.

roof of pinocchio ride at disneyland

…continue reading “currency” »

November · 15 · 2009

all day, every day

eyes glued to paper,
passage of time unheeded
as sky slides to black.

city of paris at sunset, as viewed from the eiffel tower

…continue reading “all day, every day” »

November · 12 · 2009

flow

why do you worry?
pinch of time, dash of effort…
most problems dissolve.

more of those lampposts

…continue reading “flow” »

November · 8 · 2009

speed bumps

sometimes those speedbumps
make the rest of the ride much
better, happier.

arrows

…continue reading “speed bumps” »

October · 7 · 2009

spectrum

life is too full of
color to be expressed in
hues of black and white.

cedar point ferris wheel

Yesterday, I went for a long walk, shot a roll and a half of film + countless digital…

…continue reading “spectrum” »