kern river here we come and my first wallet

Today, I'm really excited to share with you something I sewed last night!! My husband has been bugging me to make him a wallet forever! Yes, I know he could have easily purchased one, but you see, my husband is a very particular person. It couldn't have velcro, it had to have this many pockets, etc., etc.,. Soooo, he asked me if I could custom make him one! For now, we will have to call this wallet I made a prototype. hehehe! You see, my sewing machine is old and wasn't cooperating. There was frayed edges, lose strings, bunch up thread,, you name it. But he loved it!! Isn't that sweet? He's pretty much perfect! I told him as soon as my sewing machine was back from the shop, I would make him a more proper one. He said he was amazed at how quickly I made it. He thinks I'm super crafty, and supports everything I do. He tells me that I'm amazing, isn't that just awesome!! I simply adore him!!! Below is a picture of the "prototype".

Next, friends, I am leaving on Friday with my family to our yearly Kern River camping trip!! I'm super excited for this!! So, so excited! It's a trip where we walk away from our daily stresses and worries. We drink beer, go hiking, play games, fish, go in the river, everything really. Another thing, there is no reception there. I know, I know, some of you are probably hyperventilating right now, but honestly I'm okay with it. Im pretty much glued to my phone all the other days of the year, so it kinda feels nice to just hit the off button. Gives me the opportotunity to focus on spending real time with my family. Plus, I love them, and they deserve my full attention! Below are pictures from our trip last year!!









If I don't talk to you soon, Happy Memorial Day weekend!!

love, nely

fall day,,,

fall is here, and for me that means a visit to the pumpkin patch! Every year we visit Bates Nut Farm. We buy some corn kernels, feed the animals, eat some yummy, bad for you, but tastes so good food and pick out some pumpkins!! It was a fun adventure running through the patch trying to find the perfect pumpkin. It was a fun relaxing day,,,i loved it!




why the picture of the sandals you ask??,,, well some sweet friends have come up with these picture prompts to get your imagination rolling. I thought it was a super cute idea, and found myself thinking all weekend about what prompt. So, i don't really have some legit fall shoes,,I live in my sandals all year round,,plus it was hot today,,,so this is what i came up with!!,, thanks carrie & gloria!,,love this idea,,can't wait till next Friday!!!

happy fall,

love, nely

playing catch up,,,

so a lot has gone on in my life,,,september came and went with a blink of an eye,,, we put our condo up for sale,, and a very nice lady bought it!! {well, technically it's not hers yet cuz we still have to go thru the whole process of appraisal, inspection,,etc.,,etc.,,}, so hopefully, fingers crossed, everything goes smoothly!!,, September was my husbands 30th birthday!,,he is sooo, so, so calm. I wanted to do some crazy thing and go on some crazy thing and all he wanted was to swim with whale sharks and vacation in palm springs. So off we went, caught a plane to Atlanta, spent 4 days there, came back drove to Palm Springs where we rented a house,, baked and swam in the pool for 4 days!!,,let me tell you, for me, this was very, very hard!!! Anyone that knows me, knows how restless and full of energy I am! to sit by the pool 24 hours a day and do nothing was extremely hard for me! I got cranky from it and my husband couldn't understand why i couldn't just relax,,but it's just not my nature. All in all, it was a great vacation, and Im super happy my husband had a wonderful time!,,

here he is backstage, ready to go into the tank!!,, it's cool, you can see the whale sharks swimming up top,, they are so friendly,,,


and i really want one of these as a pet,,,
one of the many sharks in the tank,,,a hammerhead shark came underneath my husband!!,,it was cool,,my husband got scared and jerked, so the shark got scared and swam away,,
and here are the whale sharks!!,,they are awesome!!,,this one was 24 feet long!!!,,in the ocean they grow anywhere from 30 to 35 feet!,,can you imagine swimming in the water and this guy swimming up to you???,,

and last, but not least!,, pink ninja addicts has released their newest kit!!,,*she wolf* the main kit, is perfect for this halloween season!!,,
here is the add-on kit,,*venice queen*
stay tuned for some layouts i created using this kit!!

happy fall,,,

love~nely

Camping Trip

today i embark on a 4 day camping trip. my family and myself will be heading to Yosemite National Park!!! I have always, always wanted to camp here!! I am beyond excited!! It is suppose to be a super awesome beautiful place. It will be just us and nature. no laptops or cell phones (this one is a tough one for me, but i promised my husband) It will be a refreshing change. I will see you all in 4 days!!!




love~nelsters

Happy Weekend!!!

This past weekend was a beautiful one!!...it was a busy one for sure,,,but on Saturday we got to have a cute little booth and sell our kits!!! It was opening day for the local t-ball league...miss ally's lil man was ready to play some ball!!!,,,you should have seen them! they all looked so cute and adorable in their t-ball uniforms!!...you could tell they were so proud and excited to play!!! There was suppose to be some rain, but of course that didn't stop us ninjas!!!...we just rolled with the punches!!!...sweet carrie made a garland out of the *carousel* kit, so we could hang it from our tent...it looked beautiful...and of course, we had the cutest booth there!!..(can i say that?)...but it was super cute!!! I think my most favorite part is just hanging out with my girls!!...they make me happy!!! i love having such beautiful and magical friends!! How was your weekend??



love~miss nely!!!

~more from CHA

just wanted to share more fun from CHA!!!,,,it was an amazing time and we had a blast!!!

love these girls!!!!

celine..eek!!

love you all!!

~the nelsters!!!

CHA~Hambly!!

Okay,,,so as you probably already know,,ally, carrie and myself went to CHA!!!!,,,AHHHHHH!!!!...that's what i have to say about that!!!,,,seriously, it was such an exciting and thrilling adventure!!!,,,to be surrounded by beautiful paper was amazing!!!,,and of course being in good company is always awesome!!!!,,i love my girlies!!! I cannot wait to see what we have in store for pink ninja addicts!!!.... We seriously met some of the raddest people!!!,,,I will be showing you more pics later in the week, but i just wanted to share what my highlight was!!!,,,i have never been starstruck until i met this man!!!,,,Mr. Hambly himself...what an honor,,,oh! and the new line...so yummy!!!...i loved it all!!!




this is him!!...he was soooo adorable,,,i just had to squeeze him!!!
more pics to come!!!

love~miss nely!!!