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by marie-nicole 🎙️A Life By Design
🧵Artisanal Wares
👩🏽Proud Mother of Boys & Pets
🦘Jerrinja/ Wandi Wandi Country Recycling can still be stylish.

I have always managed to see potential in something old or an item that would ordinarily be destined for the rubbish heap. The more we throw out and replace the more we diminish our resources unnecessarily. Artisan techniques are not about mass production they are about passion, detail and beauty, uniqueness, incorporating these into functional items while enhancing our everyday living experiences. This is what leads me create the products that I do.

30/04/2026

There was a time when I thought creativity was a luxury I couldn’t afford.

Between the mortgage, the business, the endless responsibilities of motherhood — those moments when my hands wanted to create felt stolen. Selfish.
Like I was taking time away from what “”really mattered.””

Recently, my boys (now grown) shared something that completely shifted my perspective. They told me how those moments I thought I was stealing were actually the moments that shaped them most profoundly.

They didn’t have fond memories of the stress or endless to-do lists.

But they do of the magic I created with my hands.
The way our home felt when creativity was welcome.
How I taught them that beauty isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity for the soul.

All those years, I thought I was being selfish.
But I was actually showing them what it looks like to live in partnership with your creative essence.

What if the thing you think you don’t have time for is exactly what the world needs you to remember?

What if your creativity isn’t taking you away from what matters — but leading you back to who you really are?

Sometimes the most profound teaching happens not through our words, but through how we choose to live.

✨ What wants to be created through your hands today?

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28/04/2026

Impromptu adventures are sometimes when the most magical memories are created. ✨💖✨

We did so much more than what you see here in this clip, but we did not capture footage of absolutely everything, some memories just need to be recorded in the minds eye.

16/04/2026

Celebrating Solo… two pretty significant occurrences today:
1️⃣ Settlement of my Dad’s has now taken place took, the new custodians now have the keys in their hot little eager hands waiting to renovate and create a home that supports their thriving.
2️⃣ Shortly after that I received a call from the estate agent for my rental here on the South Coast saying the landlords are happy for me to extend my lease for another 12months (as per my request).
🍾🥂✨💃🏾

Manifestation at it’s best 😎

Since I’ve committed to drinking less alcohol for no other reason than I believe it would serve my body best, I almost didn’t buy a celebratory drink, but opted to enjoy a piccolo size and celebrate on the beautiful beach that I now call home with my two fur babies. 🐾✨

13/04/2026

In between the responsibilities of the day…
we returned to the sea.

Some things had changed.
Familiar markers… gone.
The shoreline rearranged.

And yet…

The water still glistened.
The waves still rolled in rhythm.
Moments of quiet magic still revealed themselves.
There were treasures waiting…
just in different places.

A gentle reminder that even when things shift…
there is still something here
to nourish the soul.
✨🐚😎🌊
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Field Notes: Even as Things Change

07/04/2026

Just here at home watching the world go by, with my new found wild feathered friend… 🪶

How’s you day been? 😁

One very happy Mamma Bear here… creating treasured memories with my previous young men.We have a way of turning ordinary...
05/04/2026

One very happy Mamma Bear here… creating treasured memories with my previous young men.

We have a way of turning ordinary moments into something memorable.

There are always responsibilities to meet…things to tend to, roles to fulfil.And while those matter…so does this.The qui...
25/03/2026

There are always responsibilities to meet…
things to tend to, roles to fulfil.

And while those matter…

so does this.

The quiet call to create.
To bring something into form.
To follow the pull of what wants to be made.

This piece had been waiting…
and today I gave it space to become.

Feeding the soul is not separate from life.
It’s part of what makes it whole.
✨🖤🌝

22/03/2026

I recently introduced myself as Marie-Nicole…
and someone said;

“I never hear anyone use their full name.”

Later, I heard her do the same.

A small moment… but a powerful reminder.

Our names carry more than sound.�
They carry identity.

Mine was never something to simplify.

I say it in full.�
And when it’s met… I feel seen.
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Field Notes: The Name I Choose to Be Known By

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15/03/2026

FIELD NOTES: The People Who Appear When You Live Differently

A reflection on intentional living, wild nature, and retraining old stories.

What I’m learning is that when we change our inner world and the way we live, the people who enter our field change too.

Life becomes a mirror.

The more intentionally we live, the more aligned the people who appear beside us.

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11/03/2026

Structured by hand. Softened by wind.

Wild, worn with intention.

Lived in.
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These pieces are handcrafted using wild natural materials designed not only to be worn, but to reconnect the body to the textures and rhythms of the natural world.

Created to be lived in — not reserved for special occasions.

They are designed to bring texture, presence, and a sense of the wild into everyday life.

Handcrafted slowly, devotionally and occasionally available through seasonal bespoke windows.
More information can be found on my website.

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