Happy Holidays!

Wishing you all the best for the holidays, yummy food to enjoy in good company and some rest to think about all your good intentions for next year!

Os deseo a todos lo mejor para estas fiestas, que disfruteis de deliciosa comida en buena companía y que tengais unos días de descanso para pensar en todos esos buenos propósitos para el año que viene!

Version 3.0 - Versión 3.0

Well, so I just turned 30. And I don't feel bad about it at all, on the contrary: I feel amazing. Life is good. Somehow I really see it as 3.0 - like a new version of myself, a new chapter in my life. I have so many good things going on right now, both on the personal and professional level, that I feel really satisfied with what I have accomplished so far. It might not be everybody's cup of tea, but it doesn't have to be. Of course, I have days where I struggle and I can't help but feel sorry for myself. But I'm working on it. Life isn't always roses and butterflies, but, right now, I have plenty of both :)

The pic is of our Birthday escape to Rome. What a wonderful awe inspiring city!

Bueno, acabo de cumplir los 30. Y no me siento mal para nada, todo lo contrario: me siento genial. La vida está muy bien. De alguna manera de verdad que lo veo más como un 3.0 - como una nueva versíon de mi misma, un nuevo capítulo de mi vida. Tengo tantas cosas buenas en mi vida ahora mismo, tanto a nivel personal como a nivel profesional, que me siento bastante satisfecha con lo que he conseguido hasta ahora. A lo mejor a otros no les parece nada, o no les gusta, pero de eso se trata, no tiene por qué. Claro que también tengo días malos, en los que me cuestiono todo y siento pena por mi misma. Pero estoy trabajando en ello. La vida no es un camino de rosas, pero ahora mismo, tengo bastantes rosas en mi camino :) 

La foto es de nuestra escapada cumpleañera a Roma. Que cuidad más increíble!

DaWanda

So while I was completely absorbed by witnessing my daughters growth, I was approached by DaWanda, an online platform to sell "handmade" in Europe. They where working on the launch of DaWanda España, found me on the world wide web and asked me, if I wanted to be a part of their community from day one. Well, hell yes!!! It was about time for me to get back into the studio, to work on the NIMO. online presence and, a part from being a huge compliment - it was the kick in the butt that I needed so badly to get back on track! 

Click here to visit my shop

Así que mientras estuve totalmente absorbida en ver a mi hija crecer,  DaWanda un portal de ventas de cosas hechas a mano en Europa, se puso en contacto conmigo. Estaban trabajando en el lanzamiento de  DaWanda España, me encontraron en internet y me preguntaron si me apetecía formar parte de su comunidad desde el primer día. Pues, claro que sí!!! Ya me tocaba volver al estudio, y ponerme las pilas con la presencia online de NIMO. y, a parte de ser un cumplido enorme, fue la patada en el culo que necesitaba para volver!

Haz click aquí para visitar mi tienda

BAM! I'm back - BAM! He vuelto

Hello! It's been a while, I know. But I'm still here, still making jewelry. I just decided I had to spend the last 17 months raising my little baby girl. No time for blogging. Very little time to spend at the bench. But tons and tons of pictures of our little Liv Aimée. I'm so grateful for technology. I'm constantly snapping pics of her with my phone. And I have a serious instagram addiction. My username is naoliv. 

Hola! Ha pasado bastante tiempo, lo sé. Pero sigo aquí, y sigo haciendo bisutería artesanal. Simplemente decidí que tenía que pasar los últimos 17 meses dedicándome a mi pequeña pitufa. Nada de escribir blogs. He tenido muy poco tiempo para estar en el estudio trabajando. Pero tengo muchísimas fotos de nuestra pequeña Liv Aimée. Estoy tan agradecida a la tecnología. Me paso los días  haciendo fotos de ella con mi teléfono. Tengo una adicción seria a instagram. Mi usuario es naoliv.

Life

Hello.

I wanted to apologize for not posting for such a long time.
I was busy "creating life".
During the last few months I just didn't have the brains to take pictures and write blog posts.
All I had on my mind was the baby and how my life was changing.
Now she's finally here.
It's impossible to describe how she makes me feel. It's amazing.
I can spend hours (read: days and nights) watching her sleep.
Every day is a new adventure and it's almost as if time had stopped.
Happy two-week birthday, my little princess!

I'll probably keep uploading and updating my baby-blog more often. So if you're curious just head over there: 1+1=3

As soon as I feel ready for "normal" life I'll take some shots of my new studio space and I'll share some new projects I have in mind...

Simple Pleasures

Without my equipment and a growing baby belly to attend to (exercise, childbirth classes, buying all the supplies a baby needs, etc) there's not much exciting content I can offer you. So today's post is all about the simple pleasures, the tiny things that brighten up your day. In my case, it's mainly bright, colorful, fresh food :)
So there you go: a bunch of food pics to put some color in your day!
xx

A few colorful shots from the weekly "rastro" or farmer's market.
And yes, those are oranges on the piles of undies - just to prevent them from flying away in a gust of wind!

Perfect dinner: oven baked potatoes with cumin and fresh tomatoes with basil from the garden and
roughly chopped garlic - yum!

Fixing a quick lunch: pasta with a broccoli-mushroom sauce

Our staple snack and dessert: fresh strawberries from Huelva (known for its strawberry crops)

And another spanish staple: churros with hot chocolate and coffee with my oldest friend Laura,
who came to visit me and see my expanding belly! Can you believe we've been friends for just
about 20 years by now!?!?

I hope you enjoyed the pics, and if you're curious and feel like taking a peek at my baby blog, head over to 1+1=3 to see some belly shots. Have a great weekend, xx

Inspiring Work Spaces

via nice*room

It is pouring outside, has been for the last few days. As I find myself forced to stay in (here's not much to do when it's this rainy around here, trust me), I find myself yearning to get back to work, checking my email for any updates on the shipment of our belongings (including all my metalsmithing tools and supplies) and brainstorming about how to decorate the new NIMO. work space.
The studio is a closed garage space, completely separate from the rest of the house. It has a gorgeous wide glass door facing a tiny pond and the most amazing rustic tiled floor: alternate terra cota and white marble tiles, a bit like a giant chess board. This space has gone through a whole lot of transitions: a guest bedroom, my mom's painting studio, storage space, my studio when I decided to venture in the world of graphic design, back to storage space (when we moved to the US in late 2007). Now I'm visualizing a creative haven, the new NIMO. headquarters so to speak but I also want to dedicate a chunk of space for my mom's painting endeavors.
The room has a built in white table, that goes along the walls in a u-shape and a big bookcase, filled with books, old records and my photography and graphic design files.
I can't wait for the rain to stop for good this year, so we can get started on repainting (now 2 of the three outside walls are wet), putting up some more shelving and getting all our tools in place.
I have been using pinterest as a tool to keep track of all the amazing work spaces people have found on the web and I can't wait to add a little vintage feel and lots of metalsmithing tools and paint brushes to the blank white space. Here are a few of my favorite spaces so far. If you feel like seeing more or if you want to take a peek at what other inspiring images I have found on the web, click on this link to see my other boards.

via interiors porn

via WORKSPACES

via HOUSE & HOME

via Aubrey Road

via oh, hello friend