my sister is obsessed with skulls and recently bought a cutout skull tee from urban outfitters, which led her to this do it yourself project at home. all she used was a pair of tights and scissors and began cutting out a skull face in the top part of her tights. she only cut out a small hole for the face, and then ripped through the rest. i told her she's going to have to start making all sorts of cutout designs for me this spring! love this look.
i try and keep my blog as honest and real to me, for this is the space i've created over the years that shares a lot of my personal life and adventures. this space is very special to me and i thank all who come and visit. those of you who know me, and from what i've shared the past few months, you know this move has not been the easiest transition. i am still that 20 something year old running wild, learning so much about myself every day and trying to figure this "life" thing out. i truly believe you have to take chances in this life and never be afraid of adventures or change. everyday people ask me, why vegas?? why did i move cross country to las vegas? my reply is always the same, why not? i'm still so young.. who knows what's next or what tomorrow will bring, but living in the adventure is so much better than doing nothing. i hope if anything my story inspires all to always follow your heart and dreams. i am very much looking forward to the upcoming months, and what they will bring. i can only hope for the best and at the end of the day.. at least i can always say my heart is true and full of love.
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
on my travels cross country, i found myself in the most unique gift shops ever! maybe it was due to the new moon that occurred on my travels, but i ended up coming home with a quartz rock, crystal necklace, clairvoyance potion bottle, samurai voo doo doll, skull salt+pepper shaker, and an authentic dreamcatcher from new mexico.
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!
my sister and i have had a long week of traveling cross country, and we are only half way to vegas. unfortunately, we did not have any playlists planned ahead of time for this 2,800+ mile drive. we did buy the new jay-z and kanye album on the road which has been played at least a dozen times and together we have managed to put together a list of our favorite travel/summer songs.
our "on the road west" playlist looks something like this:
1. i feel it all - feist
2. pumped up kicks - foster the people
3. art isn't real (city of sin) - deer tick
4. gotta have it- jay-z, kayne west
5. no church in the wild - jay-z, kayne west
6. otis - jay-z, kayne west
7. i'm not calling you a liar - florence + the machine
8. set yourself on fire - stars
9. pursuit of happiness - kid cudi
10. back to black - amy winehouse
11. maps - yeah yeah yeahs
12. girl america - mat kearney
13. truckin' - grateful dead
14. honky tonk women - the rolling stones
15. ramblin man - the allman brothers
16. going to california - led zeppelin
17. roadhouse blues - the doors
18. ice cream- new young pony club
19. in the morning- junior boys
20. stereo love - edward maya & vika jigulina
21. explosions in the sky - remember me as a time of day
22. are we there yet - ingrid michaelson
we are taking recommendations to add to the playlist for the rest of our drive... anyone have any favorite road trip songs?
