Since you guys are giving such great suggestions abou the blog and website (see post below) I wanted to bounce an idea off of you. What would you think about doing a swap with other Free People blog readers? Like maybe on a Valentine’s theme?
If you are unfamiliar with swapping, here’s how it would go… Any readers interested (and hopefully a bunch of Free People employees too!) would be paired up with another reader. You would hand make something for this person and send it in the mail. And someone else will be making you a suprise and sending it your way. I figure we all share a similar aesthetic, have a passion for the handmade, and who doesn’t like getting mail?
So who’s interested? Anyone have a better idea than handmade Valentines treasures? Let me know and I can start to figure out dates and how to coordinate everything…
About the above photo… I was wandering around on flickr and came across this book. I think it’s absolutely incredible and had to post it. I’m not sure how “right” it is to post images from flickr, but here is the link to the artist.

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this sounds amazing. i’m obsessed with the free people aesthetic. i’m down.
A swap sounds good – I am definately interested, please keep me posted!
this is a great idea!
freshly{blended} and cake + pie recently did a holiday swap and it was amazingly successful
check out the flickr group for the holiday swap 2006!
actually sounds like fun!
please sign me up! sounds fantastic!
Sign me up! I think this would be so much fun and I always need something to drive me to craft.
Count me in!
I would love to participate.
I’d love to do it. I’m in
I would love to do this! If Canadians are allowed in!
sounds so fun! i think embellishing shadow boxes or journals could be really great ….journals could even be swapped more than once – although that could wind up making things unnecessarily complicated.
check out this artist for some amazing inspiration that i’m completely obsessed with right now:
http://www.sublackwell.co.uk/index.htm
Sounds like fun,keep me posted on the details!
I would definitely by interested in participating in this swap! I just love getting packages, but as you said so rightly so before who doesn’t!
Just give me a time and a place and I will be there!
YESSSS! Of course, I adore swaps like this!
Would love to participate…please send details!
i’m in!!
sounds like a fun idea!
I wanna play!! Let me know details
Sounds like a rad idea! I want!
that would be an awesome swap – a valentine theme is perfect!
great idea! count me in! :)
sounds like a swell idea. i’m going to start mine right now!!!
:) I’m in, too!
I would love to participate in the swap!! I like the Valentine’s theme!
Great idea!
I’d love to do this, sounds really fun!!!
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