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  I'm Samantha, an engineering student, 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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strawberry picking: perception vs. reality

Last weekend, I decided to go strawberry picking.

pick your own strawberries

I drove through the country side with high ambition: I’d bake a pie, definitely. And I planned to make more awesome granola to top with the freshest strawberries. And maybe throw together …

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happy papa day!

guinness soccer toucan

Happy Father’s Day to the best Papa in the whole world!

I hope you get to watch some good soccer and drink a good beer. Wish I could be there!…

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my favorite place: disneyland

disneyland bridge sign: Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy

Two weekends ago, I got to go to my favorite place.

disneyland train station: main street

Yes, that place.

Also known as Disneyland, the happiest place on earth.

arianna and i in front of sleeping beauty's castle in disneyland!

Arianna, one of my very good friends, goes to school in southern California. Last summer, we bonded …

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hellooo-oh, canada!

sam finds a giant thimble in toronto's fashion district. the trip has been made worthwhile.

Two weekends ago, a number of events occurred. Brad had just received his passport, and it was anxiously awaiting use. I was feeling antsy, since I hadn’t been on a trip in awhile. Brad read about Poutine, a Canadian …

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a weekend filled with gratitude

pink boots

Last weekend was the first weekend: the weekend after the first week of classes. And rather than relax and unwind whilst simultaneously winding (up for the new semester), I sacrificed my weekend for a retreat.

This retreat was different because …

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2011: a year of planes

little plane, taking flight at sunsetThere’s a song that I love, “The New Year” by Death Cab for Cutie, that is obviously very fitting for today. Or at least, one would think so. It begins with some musical clangs that mimic bells, and …

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