The Copper Elm

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The Copper Elm A little bit art, a little bit DIY, a little bit everyday life, and a lot about learning how to take up space again. Time to change that. I’m glad you’re here.

Creating a community of women who spent way too much time wearing armor, and not enough time feeling seen. Hi and welcome to The Copper Elm!! I'm Sam, an artist, mom, and fixer of all sorts of things. What started with furniture painting and DIY projects has slowly grown into something softer and more personal...a space for creativity, handwritten connection, colorful homes, slower moments, and becoming more fully yourself. I hope to be your reminder that beauty, creativity, and community still matter.

10/16/2026

Part 2 of 2…The final update on my completely unnecessary Battle of the Pens! Am I doing this because it’s incredibly important work and the world needs to buy more pens? No. No I’m not. Am I doing this because my adhd is super weird and makes me obsessed with all things stationary and also if I’m making pen ranking videos, I’m avoiding all my actual responsibilities?? Yes. Yes I am. But for real, that Writech is pretty fancy. Just don’t ask why my brain glitched and called it Luminoze.

10/15/2026

Welcome back to day 2 of The Battle of the Pens! Technically this is just a continuation of day one…I realized I was ranking pens based on zero documented criteria and going off vibes alone which, well I still am going off vibes…but I’m ranking the vibes. So let’s go!

10/13/2026

Round one of The Battle of The Pens:

Sharpie S Gel 0.7
-vs-
Writech Lumious 0.7

One of my wonderful adhd traits is that am ridiculously obsessed with paper products. Notebooks and journals make my heart flutter, but not as much as a good pen. l am obsessed with the Sharpie S Gel, but you guys has a ton of recommendations for me to try and I’m working through the list one at a time. Let’s go!!!

10/12/2026

Hopefully the fact that she snores like a 90 year old man is a sign that her lungs and heart are in tip top shape. 😆

10/10/2026

Packing up a few more postcard art prints to pop in the mail. These are all extras from The Reconnect monthly collections that I’ve been hoarding like a little art troll. 😆

10/10/2026

Know anyone that could use a little free art? Someone who could use a reason to smile? A break from the stress? Something cute to pop on their fridge?

Every time I get a new subscriber to The Reconnect (my little postcard club), I send out a postcard to a random stranger. But I need more people to send them to. There’s no catch, no purchase required, just nominate someone that deserves an extra smile. (Even if it’s you!!)

10/08/2026

Part 3 of 3!!!

Poppi’s vet update went as good as we could have hoped! She sat like a champ for her blood work and shots! And her heart and lungs sound great. Which is promising when it comes to heartworms. So fingers crossed that her tests bring some more good luck and that the worms aren’t super advanced.

If you’d like to join in on Poppi’s health journey, her vet (Sage Pet Hospital) is accepting donations on her behalf at 828-392-8800 (For Poppi, listed under Samantha Cline).

I am also taking donations on Venmo at
https://venmo.com/u/samcline

Thank you for all the well wishes and all the help to get Poppi back on her feet so she can live the happy life she deserves. 💙

10/08/2026

Part 2 of 3!!!

Poppi’s vet update went as good as we could have hoped! She sat like a champ for her blood work and shots! And her heart and lungs sound great. Which is promising when it comes to heartworms. So fingers crossed that her tests bring some more good luck and that the worms aren’t super advanced.

If you’d like to join in on Poppi’s health journey, her vet (Sage Pet Hospital) is accepting donations on her behalf at 828-392-8800 (For Poppi, listed under Samantha Cline).

I am also taking donations on Venmo at
https://venmo.com/u/samcline

Thank you for all the well wishes and all the help to get Poppi back on her feet so she can live the happy life she deserves. 💙

I am constantly talking myself out of posting things like this because I’m not at the finish line. I’m barely past the s...
07/01/2026

I am constantly talking myself out of posting things like this because I’m not at the finish line. I’m barely past the starting line. I’ve spent 42 years being stressed out, disappointed in myself, creating insanely unrealistic expectations, and being uncomfortable in my every day existence. I don’t know what it feels like to relax. And I’m just now realizing that is not ok. So I embarked on this little journey to slowly overhaul my life and step into a softer version of me. Not weaker, not more submissive, not lacking. Just softer. Learning to set the armor down a little more each day and allow myself to just exist without chaos. It still feels crazy foreign which is why I never share these thoughts. Part of my stressful existence is this idea that I can’t speak on something if I’m not all knowing. And do I know everything about living a stress free, confident, calm life? Clearly no. But I do know what it’s like to want it. To crave it. To feel guilt when moving toward it. And maybe that is important to share too. Maybe one day I’ll look back at how silly and naive I was, but for right now this is what things look like. 99% chaos, 1% peace. Working on changing those numbers in a big way.

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