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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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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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flowers: Guinness advert

flourish on Guinness: advertisement with flowers (day 14 of the 30 day photo challenge: flowers)

Today’s challenge photo is my tongue-in-cheek response to the “flowers” prompt, as I’m not much of a floral photographer: a shot of a vintage advertisement displayed in the Guinness storehouse tour.

flower vendors in dublin

But if that’s not flowery enough for you, here’s …

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from a distance: the italian alps

the italian alps, viewed from the plane (day 13 of the 30 day photo challenge: from a distance)

For today’s Challenge, “From A Distance”, I knew I had the perfect picture – because I don’t think I’ve ever had more distance between myself and a subject than when I took this shot of the Italian Alps.

Since I …

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ireland photo recap, days 1, 2 & 3: dublin

my perfectly crafted pint of Guinness

This Ireland Recap spans July 14-16: days 1, 2, & 3 of my family’s 2011 vacation to Ireland.

We flew into Dublin on July 14 at around 4pm. By the time we had waited for our bags, procured our rental car, and driven circles around the airport due to a persnickety GPS, we were tired and hungry. …

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tidbits of sam’s july

July’s been a whirlwind of a month, the kind summer specializes in, so I’ll let the camera do the talking for now. More stories will hopefully follow during my relaxed August!

silly pictures with cousins, aunt stephanie, and mama!

July started with a wonderful trip down to Roanoke …

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