noelle o designs

creativity + sewing + upcycling inspiration

design, fabric, projects, purses, sewing, tiny

in which I put a bird on it

I finally sat down this past week and finished sewing this pile of tiny purse kits I put together awhile back. And they’re finished, (if only it were that easy and fast…) the tiny purse collection- perfect for those times when you only need your wallet, phone and your choice of lip care product. Sailing […]

art, books, design, fabric

Cambodian textiles

As a fabric and textile junkie- and just having returned from Cambodia- this book, Pictorial Cambodian Textiles by Gill Green, grabbed me and pulled me in. Unfortunately, you’d probably have to find a museum in Cambodia to see this stuff in real life, I didn’t see a drop of it on my visit (this whole […]

cycling, design, family, fashion, friends, holiday

Americana

We survived the 4th of July festivities with only one trip to the clinic for an x-ray due to a foot-float incident– the result of playing paparazzi with your sailing friends on their float. We’re pretty certain the brand-new (literally, one day old) Chaco sandals my husband was wearing saved him from a completely crushed […]