the dreamer bracelet

i set up my first etsy shop last week! i started making bracelets with the classic letters "dreamer" on them and because i was getting so many compliments when i was out with them on, i decided to make more and put them up for sale. right now they come in set of three beaded bracelets in the assortment of colors: gold, rose gold, silver, and black. check out the shop and let me know what you think! will be posting more bracelets soon.. http://www.etsy.com/shop/nikdreamer











xo,
nikdreamer. 

road trip west: 9 days, 9 cities

it's official!! my family has packed up everything, sold their house in NY, and moved west. this summer my parents bought a house in Scottsdale, Arizona, while my sister and i will be moving into an apartment in Las Vegas on September 1st! we tried to make the cross country trip as enjoyable as possible by stopping in many different cities along the way. we left Albany on August 22nd and arrived in Las Vegas August 30th. in 9 days we visited, Hershey, PA, Lynchburg, VA, Nashville, TN, memphis, TN, Checotah, OK, Amarillo, TX, Acoma, NM, Flagstaff, AZ. my favorite city was Nashville! that city has the best bars/food/live music, i just loved it. Flagstaff was another favorite, but we had a blast stopping at all the cities along the way.. also met some great people in the campgrounds that we stayed in. i hope to visit some of the cities again soon, but for now i'm ready to start a new life in VEGAS!

here is a little photo diary of our adventure..

countdown

in 15 days i will be relocating to LAS VEGAS!! my sister and i are moving into a gorgeous modern apartment complex located on las vegas boulevard between mandalay bay and south point. i had a chance to visit the apartment when i was there in april and absolutely fell in love.

this is the biggest move i've ever made so i've been preparing myself months for it. i couldn't be more excited to start a new life out west! if anyone knows of any job opportunities in pr, marketing, promotions, or event planning in las vegas, please do let me know. i'll be there very soon!





before and after

last month when my family and i were preparing for our garage sale, we came across these old brass candlesticks. instead of getting rid of them, we decided to give them a modern update. with one coat of primer, two coats of glossy black spray paint, and some white candlesticks, they'll be the perfect addition to my dining room table.







opi shatttter

my sister just bought me OPI black shatter from the katy perry collection. i've heard of it before but never seen it on anyone except in pictures. i put it over top a hot pink color i already had on, and now i'm going to have the urge every time i put on my nail polish to add the shatter. it's used as a black top coat, that shatters as it dries. very cool stuff! i guess shatter comes in a variety of colors, but black is definitely a favorite. 




weekend road trip

this morning i woke up and felt like going for a drive. my sister's college, cazenovia is a little over two hours away so i figured it would be the perfect day trip! cazenovia is a really small town. there's not much to do there at all, but they do have this beautiful park 10 minutes outside of town, called the chittenango falls state park. much of it is still frozen over, but still so beautiful. made for the perfect sunday adventure!