Day 342 Stranger Factory, Albuquerque

Day 342
We heard about an art show in Albuquerque, that features the "odd" at Stranger Factory.   Sam really liked the art of Katie Carillo (top photo)  and Ryan Singer (bottom photo).  They had lots of skulls and skeletons that she admired. 

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Ryan Singer has a great web page: http://www.ryansingerart.com/gallery.html, and you can find him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RSingerArt.


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xo,
Suz

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Day 335 Punk

Day 335

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Hey Sammie, you're looking kinda punk.  More studio time.  Weather looks as if it will cancel our night shoot tomorrow at Balloon Fiesta.  Stay tuned! 

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xo,
Suz

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Day 330 2nd Amendment

Day 330

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She's packin', but it's hard to see in this great shot of her back bones. 


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xo,
Suz

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Day 325 Cha Cha Cha

Day 325

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Bob teaches Sam a few dance moves. He said she was very light on her feet. :-)
The T-shirts were given to them by a knife fan who is a deep sea diver.  Bob's mother used to work for the company in Brooklyn who made diving suits back in the 40's. They love their new shirts!

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xo,
Suz


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Day 321 Hanging Out In The Garden

Day 321

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Sam's hanging out with me while I harvest our vegetable garden.  She loved the arched trellis with the beans growing up it.

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xo,
Suz



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Day 297 How Many Skeletons Does A Skeleton Have In Her Closet?

Day 297

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Those Costco Brothers...always up to something!


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xo,
Suz



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Day 252 Name Those Skellies -CONTEST

Day 252

So it's time for a contest, which I don't do very often.  I need to name the 3 new skeletons I bought at Costco.  Although they are not anatomically incorrect, I feel they look like boys.  So I am looking for 3 boys names.  I will give a free 8-10 photo of your choice from SamieSam's shop on Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SamieSam.  Or click on the boxes in the right hand corner to get to her shop.

 HOW TO ENTER:

1. Leave a comment below with a link from an item you like from  Sam's Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SamieSam copied and pasted into the comment.

 2. NAMES !!   I will choose the 3 names, and give a signed photo to each name winner. You may enter more than once with a different name suggestion. If I choose more than one of your names, you get more than one photo!

3.  Contest ends August 30th at midnight mountain time.  

Easy right?

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xo,
Suz



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Day 245 Costco Is Really Sam's Club

Day 245
I was sent emails and several facebook messages about Costco having life size skeletons for sale.
The ideas began to blossom about Sam having a community.  So off we went to Costco.

Checking out the goods.

I was taking Sam out of the car, and trying to get her into the baby seat of the cart in the parking lot.  I got plenty of looks. As we were wheeling toward the front door a car full of people screamed when they saw her.  The greeter at the door didn't know where the skeleton's were.  She said: "But you've already got one!"  Haha, what's one when you can have many.  hehe

I bought 3.  Many people laughed as I walked by.  Handing out  Sam stickers to those who asked.  As I was getting some actual groceries, when the same family who was in the car in the parking lot saw me in the produce section.  They quickly went the other way.  Many people, and of course kids came up to her and asked about my skeleton (S).  I tried to get them out of their boxes, but needed something sharper than a key to cut the zip ties. Figures the Knife wife doesn't have a knife on her. Geeesh!

Here they are...yukking it up.  This is going to be a blast!  Now of course we have to name them.
So I will run a contest soon with a photo give away for the best names. 

Each day is a gift, open now.
xo,
Suz

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Day 201 Rockabye Sam

201

Sam thought this rope hammock would be fun when we were at the park. Once she got on, she was scared stiff...well more stiff. :-) 


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xo,
Suz

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Day 169 Plum Cake

Day 169

KarlOlga sits between a salad and delicious plum cake.  Mmmmmm.

I am on my way to Berlin today.  I don't know what internet connection I will have there, so I may be posting a few days late.  

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xo,
Suz

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Day 123 Family and Friends

Day 123

Upstairs in Evolution Sam poses with a family of skeletons.  She wanted to stay. 
What a fabulous place Evolution is.  We enjoyed every minute we spent there.

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xo,
Suz

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Day 120 East Coast Custom Knife Show

Day 120

Sam is so excited to have her own badge for the ECCKS Show!  She got lots of love today.  Thanks
to all Bob's collectors for their constant love and support. 
xo,
Suz
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Day 117 Do You Think My Tractor Is Sexy?

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Sam does!

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Suz



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Day 111 Loving Frank

Day 111

Sam poses with glee next to a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired wind chime.

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xo
Suz



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Day 106 Sam 365 Project

Day 106

Sam loves riding in my friend Barbara's car with the sunroof open.
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xo,
Suz


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Day 101 California Tree Climbing

Day 101

Samantha! You get down from that tree right now!


          ....and she did.  She fell and broke her collarbone. :-(


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xo,
Suz


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Day 97 Sam's Fantasy

Day 97

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Suz


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Day 96 It's Loooove!

Day 96

It's loooove, she's over the moon.

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xo,
Suz


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Day 93 The Queen of New Orleans

Day 93.  Thanks Val for the title!


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xo,
Suz

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Day 92 Love on Her Lips

Day 92

With all the Valentine hoopla, Sam is looking for love.


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xo,
Suz



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