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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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enter the chill

fiery leaves on a brilliant blue

We Clevelanders were spoiled at the beginning of the month with a blissfully sunny and almost-warm November. We had seven sunny days in a row… seven! Hear that, Los Angeles? We’re catching up!

that brilliant blue sky.

I readily soaked it up, propelled …

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cleveland’s west side market: exploring with a camera

colorful squash at the west side market in cleveland

I always love taking pictures. But there are some days where I can see things better with my camera than with my eyes.

green veg at cleveland's west side market

Lines, shapes, textures, colors.

"take a picture!" - west side market in cleveland

And then the produce salesman shouts, “take a picture!” and points to his …

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a small quote of the day.

globes of light

“you don’t have a soul.
you are a soul.
you have a body.”

- c.s. lewis …

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blues, reds, & greens: a photographic exercise

zippers and blue

Today marks my 9th day of class so far, and I’m finally readjusting myself to the school life. After being on co-op and working for a whole semester, I’ve been having difficulty with a few basic schooling concepts:

  • once I’m …

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in motion: typing hands

hands typing (day 30 of the 30 day photo challenge: in motion)

It’s only the second day of class, and I’m already starting on a lab report! What fun… But I’m about to leave for my first photography class of the semester! It’s been over a year since I’ve worked in the …

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sunflare: cedar point

carrie & mike at cedar point (day 25 of the 30 day photo challenge: sunflare)

I encountered difficulty with today’s theme for the Photo Challenge: Sunflare. Typically, for a sunflare, you need sun… and I’ve just moved back to Cleveland*. We don’t get many sunny days, today included.

So I was forced to scour my …

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sunset: roanoke

sunset in roanoke (day 23 of the 30 day photo challenge: sunset)

I don’t take enough pictures of sunsets… I should certainly make more of an effort, because they’re always so amazing! This is the sun setting over a street in Roanoke. I spent a wonderful Fourth of July there with my …

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pretty pattern: bright buttons

bright buttons notebook (day 21 of the 30 day photo challenge: pretty pattern)

This photo is part of oh so lovely’s 30 Day Photo Challenge. Today is Day 21: Pretty Pattern. …

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