FAQ & About Noelle's Pillows and custom designed works of art.
"From our imagination to your home." TM (R) (C) 2007
We are currently taking orders for Christmas Holiday shopping gifts.

Press Release
Need something imaginative and unique for your bedroom, nursery or children's rooms? Noelle's Pillows (R)TM has the perfect creative solution. Our designs range from accent decorative throw pillows and exquisite bedding to our NEW wedding collection; featuring elegant rose shaped ring bearer pillows and swan shaped pillow escort cards.

Noelle's Pillows (R)TM designs are exclusive, copyrighted, custom, hand-made works of art for your home that express the unique "you".

If your style is fanciful or elegant, trendy or chic, you can fill your home with soft, sculptured expressions. Silk rose shaped pillows in your bedroom, alphabet letters for your nursery, or trendy lips to show your teenager's fun colors.

Our artisan crafted blankets, pillows, wall decor and other fun styles are available in limitless fabrics. You can even have your design custom made in your own fabric for that perfect match.

Visit www.noellespillows.com to see a complete on line gallery. Please feel free to call our new boutique 818.988.2484 to consult with a Design Artisan. We're glad to help custom design a creation for you, loved one or special engagement. We take delight in bringing designs, "From our imagination to your home." TM-SM (R) (c) 2006

About Noelle's Design Artisans
All of our Design Artisans are creative and professional artists who care about the comforts in your home. Each one has a degree in Fine Arts and undergoes pillow sculpting training.

About Noelle
Noelle is an accomplished artisan, decorator and designer having received a BA in Fine Arts. Her design work has been seen on Extreme Makeover Home Edition and in the national publication: Better Homes & Gardens Kids Rooms. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and son, and travels extensively to film documentaries. She's been honored with three Emmy Award Nominations for her filmmaking skills in: writing, music composition and producing.

Read about the Birth of Noelle's Pillows.
Let's start at the very beginning with ABC's: Noelle's
Name Sculpties®™ alphabet letter pillows...(more)

Baby Doe's Heartbeat
Emmy Nominated for her self-produced documentary
film. (more)

About Noelle's cancer
Almost a year later and things are looking up...(more)

Beauty from Ashes
"Beauty from Ashes" airs on TLN and it's affiliates (more)

Silver Ribbon Foundation
The Silver Ribbon Foundation helps stop baby abandonment (more)

Mogul Mom®™ 2007
Noelle's book series about balancing being a mom, business woman, filmmaker and actress--gosh, how you too can do it all and stay sane without taking Ativan (updating)

FAQ
To help our clients further understand the workings of our company, we've added a "Frequently Asked Questions" section that includes: terminology, customization, fabric, decorating hints, etc.

Terminology
Duvet - a covering for your old comforter. It has a closure, 2 layers of fabric and no batting.

Comforter - 2 layers of 100% cotton fabric with one layer of 1/2 high loft batting.

Blanket - 2 layers of 100% cotton fabric with no batting.

Pillow Sham - a covering for a pillow. Usually used as decoration on a bed. It has a 1-1.5 inch flange around the perimeter and a separation on the back to allow you to slip your pillow inside.

Pillow Case - a typical standard pillow case with an opening on one side.

Bed Skirt, Duster, Dust Ruffle - a top fabric that rests between the top mattress and the box spring with a 14 inch drop of fabric from the mattress edge to the floor around three sides (the foot, and 2 sides). This dropped fabric can be straight or ruffled. Noelle's Pillows makes each bed skirt with slits at each of the two end corners at the foot. We do this so you can easily lay your skirt around foot-posts.

Neck roll pillow - a cylinder shaped pillow form inserted into a sleeve of fabric that is designed to fit around the pillow. The ends are tied together to create what may look like a Tootsie Roll.

Batting - Noelle's Pillows uses 1/2 high loft batting. This is crafted by another company out of 100% polyester fibers. 1/2 high loft refers to the height of the rise of the batting.

Interior Re-Designer - someone who takes what a client already has in the way of furnishings and re considering the placements of those items. Essentially re-designing their home with things they already own. Not a penny is spent on new things.

Interior Decorator - someone who decorates the interior of your home.

Interior Designer - state licensed to make any structural changes your walls or restructure your home's interior structure.

Bedding & Stuffed Goods License - a license that most of the 50 states require in order for companies or individuals to sell or craft products that are either stuffed (like pillows) or quilted/batted (like quilts or comforters).

Custom Design & Customization
Q: I see only gold or white thread listed for name embroidery personalization. Can I get another color?
A: Yes, give Noelle's Pillows a call. There's a .25 cents additional charge for color change.

Q: Can I get another font than what is offered?
A: At this time, no. We are only licensed for the fonts offered. Fonts are copyrighted and licenses need to be obtained in order to use them.

Q: My daughter is going to college and she has an uncommon sized mattress. Can I get custom sized bedding?
A: Yes. Give us a call and we'll adjust the size. If the size is not too different from the typical twin, full, queen, or king, we won't charge you extra. If it is a California King, there is a $25.00 additional charge.

Q: I'd like to get matching curtains, can I?
A: Yes. Give us a call with your window measurements and we'll quote you a price. Noelle's Pillows used to carry curtains regularly but sizes for windows vary greatly. It's best that you give us a call.

Q: Can you hand craft a custom article such as a lamp table skirt?
A: Yes. We can custom craft just about anything for your home decor needs. i.e.: table cloths, recovering old pillows or seat cushions, but unfortunately no furniture re-upholstering. We're not licensed to do that.

Q: I don't see any sheets. How come? And can you make me some?
A: We get this one often. We don't offer sheets because the supplier we use only makes 44-45" wide fabric. We would have to seem two pieces of fabric down the center of your sheet in order for it to fit. Now, if that wouldn't be uncomfortable for you and you don't mind seeing a visible seem, we'd be happy to do this for you in either flat or fitted. We have made many for cribs and toddler beds.

Q: Why do you use only 1/2 high loft? Can I get a higher loft for my comforter?
A: 1/2 high loft is what our supplier manufactures regularly. Yes, you can get a higher loft. Prices vary with the season, so please inquire within.

Q: Why do you no longer use satins?
A: We still use some satins for our products (only the higher quality), but for the most part the quality of the satins declined and we didn't feel comfortable about using them for our clients items.

Q: Can I send you my fabric and you create the designs? If yes, how much does it cost?
A: Yes, but this is a complicated answer because it depends on what you'd like crafted from your fabric. But this is one of our clients favourite features of our company and our favourite too!

The prices will vary depending on the time it takes to hand craft. Traditionally, what ever you pay for the fabric is what we would deduct from the cost of the item. For example if you want us to use your fabric to make a comforter and your fabric costs: $35.00. We'll deduct that $35.00 from your total price not including shipping, thread, batting, etc. But if your fabric costs more than what we usually charge for that particular item to be hand crafted, then we charge by the hour.

Also, keep in mind if we need to create a brand new pattern, there's a charge for that as well. The levels of difficulty and time will determine the cost. But from past experiences, the general median price has been between: $35.00-$65.00. Now if Noelle or a Design Artisan takes a special interest in your idea, or if we were already working on something similar, they may choose to wave the new pattern fee. That has happened a few times. Like in the instance of our muffin shaped pillow. Our Design Artisans were already working on a pastry collection.

Your best bet is to give us a call. We're really nice people and don't bite (anymore *wink*).

Q: Will your designers come to my home and custom craft whatever I need for my room?
A: Sure thing, but only if you're in the Los Angeles area. We'll even bring a book of swatches, color wheel, and get to know you on a personal level. We charge only $25.00 for the house call. $15.00 of the fee will be applied to your order. We love to do this for our clients as we've done for many of Hollywood's stars and production companies.

Leaving Las Vegas
So sorry, Las Vegas clients, we'll miss you and enjoyed our time getting to know you and providing our service. We just can't travel the distance any longer. But do call us and we'll do our best to provide long distance.

Q: Can you paint my walls?
A: No, but we do hire out licensed professionals to do this. Noelle is becoming a California State Certified Licensed Interior Designer to be able to do this in the future. She is also an artist and will be able to paint murals as well at that point.

Q: Do you do actual interior decorating?
A: Yes. If you're in the Los Angeles area. Give us a call. We do interior re-design, interior decorating and custom. We do no do restructuring to walls or interior design. Our company will hire out for wall painting.

Q: What interior decorating services to you offer? What is the cost?
A: Hand crafting all that you see on this site; custom bedding or fibre house wares i.e. blankets, curtains, table cloths, etc.; shopping for furniture and other house wares that we don't hand craft; color wheel & color palette consulting; personal home decorating consultations and interior re-design (we reconsider the placements of your already existing items and shuffle them around in a way you may never have considered-gives your room/home a new look without spending a dime on new furnishings). There is so much we can offer you. Please call and we'll put you in touch with the right person who can do this for you. Cost will vary. Please call us to inquire.

Boutique Hours: Mon - Thurs
Noon - 4PM Pacific Time
Closed holidays, weekends & during hiatus.

About HIATUS
From time to time Noelle's Pillows goes on hiatus. The reason for this is that Noelle pursues many different ventures including: filmmaking, acting, design competition, art exhibitions, freelance interior decorating and writing.

Custom Interior Decorating
If you are in the Los Angeles area, our Design Artisans will make personal visits to your home and discuss your decorating needs from bedding to wall decor, color palettes and more. Please call 818.988.2484 to inquire. 

Christmas Season hours are posted during the weekend after Thanksgiving.

NO Solicitations
NO Sales or Advertising Calls. If you are a film production company (not infomercial, commercial) and would like to use our products please inquire with our: Product Placement Department. None of our items may be used in a film or television program without prior consent and a release waiver signed by Noelle's Pillows. If you are a magazine or journalist and wish to feature our products in an editorial (not sales or advertising), please speak with our PR department.

Quality Client Service - Custom for You
• Quality Custom Crafting - We promise to provide our clients with high custom quality using the best and most exclusive fabrics.

• Everything is Custom - The most unique aspect of our company that sets us apart from others, is that every order is custom. The moment you choose our service, your unique item is hand crafted for you by our Design Artisans. You're employing an artist providing a custom service.

• When you use Noelle's Pillows to create your item, you're employing a seamstress and artisan from our boutique. Each pillow, duvet, or custom bedding design is a unique, quality creation unto itself as it is specially handcrafted and sculpted for you in the USA.

• If you don't see a pattern you want; whether it's a pillow, blanket or other item, we can custom design a pattern for you and turn it into a one of a kind piece of art just for your needs. Please contact us 818.988.2484 for further details.

• About our bedding: Should you want a specific design or specific piece/pattern that we don't currently offer, Noelle's Pillows will hand craft that special piece (i.e.: curtains, canopies, night table covers, duvets, etc.) for you from scratch. Please contact us 818.988.2484 for further details.

Please read our Policy Page for our Boutique's policies and procedures. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to speak with one of our Design Artisans or receptionist.

Helpful Hints for Decorating
This section is dedicated to some helpful hints for you when it comes to decorating. Some are from our Design Artisans past and present and also from you our clients--thanks!

Color Schemes
The best way to choose your color scheme is to remember the number 3. Don't use more than 3 colors in your scheme. Check out our Color Wheel Tutorial for more detailed information on which colors go together best and how to go about choosing them. This technique is also based on the number 3 as far as a triangle goes. You'll note that the best color combinations will form triangles on the color wheel. This explanation is an over simplification as there are exceptions to rules but this will help you get started.

Inexpensive Room Re-Cycling
This is something you can do yourself and help the environment too. Take your older or unused table cloths that are indeed made of fabric (or gosh, if you have vinyl table cloths you can go for a funky fun look especially in your teen's room), and cut squares or rectangles. Better yet, if you have a cloth rectangular placemat fold it in half and sew 2 of the 3 edges. Flip it right side out, stuff it, sew the seam and voila - a new pillow for your sofa, chair or bed. We love this one. It came from a former client who became one of our Design Artisans.

Ahhhmbiance
Candles, candles, candles. This is a fun way to add texture to your rooms at night. Choose different sizes, colors and designs. One quick flick with a match and you can change the entire feel of a room. But please make sure you take safety precautions. 

Lift for Your Loft
To get more of a lift from your comforter/blanket's loft, wash it in cold water on gentle or hand wash cycle detergent free. Then pop it in the dryer on NO heat or air dry/fluff cycle. The cold, free flowing air will expand the polyester fibres. Do take it out occasionally and fluff it up a bit during this process. This will help the moisture drain from the batting and fabric. It will also help reshape your item. Pop it back in. Then be patient for it takes longer to dry this way. But once it does, you'll have more lift to your loft. This is a good way to refresh your bed pillows and sustain their life span too.

Quake Proof
Since we moved to California we were asked if we had any ideas about earthquake proofing to protect your decorations. We actually came up with some clever ideas. We're not going to guarantee any of these ideas, but in the past years we've experienced some little tremors and our ideas stood up to this testing thus far.

For your hung wall decor: make sure that you have everything hung on hooks not just nail heads. The hooks do help keep picture decor more stable. Don't hang heavy wall decor over your television or other electronics or breakables. If, God forbid, a major quake should occur, these breakables probably won't make it.

Stabilizing your knickknacks: get some decorative gum and put on the bottoms of your decorative items. This works well for non major quakes. 

Get shelving with grooves or a lip around the edges. This will help spare some things in minor quakes.

Cabinets should have safety locks on them. Not only do they keep your things from falling out and hitting you, but you may also be able to spare a lot of breakage, like mom's china. You can purchase infant/child safety locks from any baby boutique or department store. Many hardware/ home stores now carry them as well. While these may be a pain, after a quake, you'll be glad you had them. 

If there is something that is so precious to you, that you'd melt if you lost, you may not want it precariously displayed on a shelf. Shelves are usually the first things to fall. Try finding a sturdy curio cabinet that is not teetered on spindle legs. Instead, you may wish to choose a curio that is flush to the floor with few shelves. The more shelves, the more unstable it is. Then do what fine museums do to showcase the exquisite items: get some velvet and place it beneath your article. You'll need to play around with this for a while and do put some fabric on the sides and back. There are ways to hide small pieces of cut foam underneath the fabric as well. This will make a great cushion should things begin to shift.