Hey! It’s Sam. Nice to meet you! My aesthetic is cute and angry and I like it that way. 🤘🏻 Pop-punk/emo is my genre 🎵 LGBTQIA+ is my culture 🏳️‍🌈⚧️ I often ponder the next best hairstyle for me. 🎨✂️ Tell me about yourself 👇🏻

Inspired by MCR and created in tandem with my partner here’s one of our latest creations.

It started with a stencil and evolved from a mistake into something really cool.

Here's the intro to a video about a box bag I made that I posted on my YouTube.

Here's some before and after shots of some Dickies that I thrifted and resized. I made a full video of the process in my YouTube. (Follow the link to try it out yourself. ✂️🪡)

This was a lot more scary on paper than it ended up being in person, and I feel so proud of myself every time I put them on. 😊

Over the past year I’ve been finding that I enjoy reading. I always thought I didn’t like it or that I was bad at it. Turns out I have ADHD. 😂

I made some bookmarks in honor of my new hobby. Etsy

Played around with some bleach a few months ago for a sewing project. It was another first for me. I’m really happy with how this turned out.

Check out this video to get an idea of how it went. (How-to follows)

How to Bleach: For the love, please use PPE

Choose your fabric (I prefer naturals like cotton, or at least majority cotton)

Plan your mess (look up different methods like tie dye, shibori, splatter, spray, stone wash, stencils, paint brush, etc.)

Mix your solution (Make a solution of about 50:50 bleach and water. I recommend regular bleach, not the "no splash " gel because I've heard it works better for projects like this.)

Soak for 20 minutes

Remove and dry in the sun (Make sure to watch it, so you can stop the reaction at the color you want. It shouldn't take too long, probably 20 minutes to an hour depending on conditions.)

Rinse

Soak in Hydrogen Peroxide solution (Make a solution of at least 1:10 peroxide to water and soak for about 20 minutes to an hour. This helps neutralize the bleach and takes out the bleach smell. If the smell is stubborn, add some more peroxide and soak again. I've done straight peroxide before with no issues, but why waste it.)

Rinse

Wash and Dry

This little grouping is the second couple of drawings turned into stickers. These are some of my favorites. But really I don’t know if I could choose. I’m just so proud of myself for exploring my art and allowing myself to see that it’s valuable.

I get so much joy from sharing it with others.

Here’s some more of my drawings that I tuned into stickers! These were some of my first stickers and I printed and cut them all myself. Super proud of how far I’ve come since the beginning. These are a far cry from then. Lots of trial and error to get this result.