noelle o designs

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baby devil costume
costumes, holiday, projects, sewing

Halloween Costume Gallery: Day 1

Halloween is right around the corner, hopefully, your costumes are made (or at least started)… I’d like to propose a costume share! I’m dedicating this blog week to all the costumes I’ve made over the years- I’m digging through the archives and running the scanner on this one! If there is one thing I admire, […]

purse with flower details
aprons, design, dolls, fabric, felt, projects, sewing

gallery of sewn handmade goods

What a week… I feel like I’ve gotten some things checked off the old list but the weekend is a welcome sight. A few more days of warm fall weather are due so we’ll see if we can pull off some outdoor fun tomorrow. In the meantime, please enjoy the creepy meat-hook apron picture (it’s […]

fix a hole in pants
fabric, projects, sewing, tutorials, Upcycling

How To Fix a Hole in Jeans

Fixing rips or tears in pants can be a daunting task- but with a few deep breaths, a sewing machine and an Iron-On patch repair kit you can have those pants back in service by tomorrow morning. Follow these 4 easy steps toward I-fixed-it-myself blissfulness: This is a serious case- borderline on fixing such a […]