noelle o designs

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collage art, design, fashion, garden, tiny

stop and smell the flowers, peek in the thrift store…

It’s our last day at the beach- we’re wistfully soaking the last hours in and trying not to cry. Along with everything else about beach livin’, I’m going to miss the flowers- gardenias most of all, they don’t grow in my climate and they smell so stinkin’ good {sigh} well here’s a brief catalog of […]

craft, design, fabric, fashion, projects, purses, sewing, tiny

how to use fabric scraps

I hear this expression all the time, “thou shalt not waste any piece of fabric…”. OK, maybe it’s just when I’m talking to myself but still, it’s a good principle to live by. See all the fun you can have with tiny pieces of fabric? You can make all sorts of colorful things with scraps […]

costumes, design, fashion, friends, swimming

went swimming, forgot my makeup, vintage swimwear

I think I missed my calling in life- and what a dream to look so good in the water. I swam in the open water of a lake this morning with a group of lady friends in boring black wetsuits and without any makeup– as a matter of fact- I still have goggles marks smooshed […]