summer sale

The Coupon Code "EnjoySummer" (without the quotes) will give you 10% off of any purchase from www.motavationsnn.etsy.com. Just type in the code during checkout and you're good to go! Available internationally until July 5th 2012.

with love,

neena noel

sushi

Mom took my brother and I out for dinner, which was delicious! During dinner I also found out that one of my listings made it to the front page of Etsy for a short time, which made it even better!

with love, 

neena noel

follow me

My following gadget is broken because I tried to change my URL (and it didn't even work). So I don't know if I'll ever be able to fix that but for now you can follow me via bloglovin, or follow me on twitter, tumblr or pinterest which I keep updated on my blog posts (:

with love,

neena noel

from the seeds planted

My mother has been slaving over this beautiful garden for weeks. Though she's had gopher problems, she has been persistent and it's beginning to show its fruitfulness. It's tough being completely organic sometimes, but I feel like it will pay off. (Though I should probably be helping with the garden if I'm going to claim that it will pay off, haha.) This is the second year in row of my mothers summer gardens, though there were plenty of fruit trees already blooming when we moved into our home - oranges (valencia and naval), grapefruits, lemons, apricots, pomegranates, apples, plums pineapple-guavas and blackberries. I can't express how grateful I am for our bounty of fruit and vegetables, and let me tell you, non-genetically modified foods do taste so much better. Here's just a small sample of what's blooming in our backyard right now.

Mama even made some homemade apricot jam

Tomatoes

Baby Pumpkin

Rows of Sunflowers

Mint Field

Baby Blackberries

Oranges are not quite in season

with love,

neena noel

weeklies

recap of my week.
fun food,
fun shopping,
fun work,
good books.

new labels for my tops - new color on the bottom

I ship internationally! so far I've shipped plenty of orders to Canada and Australia

good finds at Crossroads in Santa Monica - lace, shorts, buttons, skirts <3

love this nail color - don't look too closely at the air bubbles and the dry skin from too much crocheting

9$ used at Bart's Books in Ojai, can't put it down

today's munchies - easy & healthy, veggies in toasted pita bread smeared with super spicy hummus

with love,

neena noel

summer colors

A much needed post - We all like to wear our favorite colors and the colors that compliment ourselves. Customers are always asking me for a list of colors that I have available to make my products in. My color supply is constantly changing, but my suppliers generally always have the same colors. I've photographed some of my favorite colors for the season from browns to blues. I currently have all of the choices photographed in stock as well as some others, and most of my colors are available for me to get quickly and make into a finished product. My choices are definitely not limited to the colors that I have posted! I can make made to order tops in almost any shade, however, some colors may have to be ordered online which can add a few extra days onto the creation of my finished products. If you'd like to request a specific color or a color that you don't see in my shop, please contact me first considering I may have to special order my supplies online.

From top to bottom - Pale Turquoise, Taupe, Coral

Naturals - Brown and Taupe

Front - Sonoma Print, Back - Tea Rose

Top - Pale Turquoise, Bottom Left - Light Blue, Bottom Right - Bright Blue

Sunshine colors from left to right - Deep Red, Coral, Pale Yellow

with love,

neena noel

wednesdays in l.a.

So, my mother and I planned a trip to downtown LA's fashion district in search of some wholesale yarn stores, or any yarn store. What did we find? A crap-load of fabric, shop after shop full of all types of fabric, but no yarn. I'm still trying to find a good place to purchase bulk quantities of yarn, but as of now I'll continue to buy from my current supplier, (though they refuse to return my calls and e-mails when I have a problem with my orders from them). As for today, we decided to go out for lunch in LA and then head over to Santa Monica for some shopping and a walk on the pier.

Veggie Pesto Panini at the LA Cafe - it was delicious 

Bought a few balls of yarn in Santa Monica - Coral is one of my favorite colors!

Throwback - Taken at Santa Monica Pier in May 2010

with love,

neena noel

behind the scenes

All (well, most of) the elements that go into the products I create. My room is my studio for now, but I hope to someday have my own personal studio for all of my supplies. (I'm running out of space in my room!) One of my favorite things to do is organize and beautify my supplies and my workspace, and I cannot wait to have a studio to organize. Here is a little peek at my current crafters sanctuary, and though it may be a little cluttered at times, it's my clutter and I love it.

with love,

neena noel