I spent all of last weekend in New York, where I’m from. I’ve been in love with the incredible Collected Treasures Satchel for quite some time and I finally got my hands on it, so of course I brought it with me for the weekend! I wanted to share my weekend with you guys in the form of a Blogger Diary, but my bag had other plans. It asked if it could write its own blog post as a guest blogger. I couldn’t say no, so here’s my weekend through the perspective of one fringe-y little bag! Read More
If there’s a piece of furniture on the side of the road, I’ll be the first one to pull over and see if it can be used (in any possible way) in my apartment. Read More
I’m obsessed with our Intimates lookbook that launched this week; it’s full of flowy fabrics and pretty little details that just make me want to cozy up inside a tent in my bedroom. Read More
Who doesn’t love a fresh-smelling home? I sure do. I love using air fresheners, but the problem I’ve found with a lot of them is that they just mask the smell instead of actually eliminating it. Not this one! Not only does this air freshener neutralize bad smells, you also get to pick your own scent, and it looks adorable! Read More
The most difficult part of working out is actually getting yourself to do it – at least, that’s what it’s been in my experience! Read More
I’ve always loved trying out unique and creative styles with my hair – one of my elementary school teachers used to call me “Do Girl” because, even at the tender age of 8, I was rockin’ a different ‘do every day. Welp, 16 years later I’m still doing weird things with my hair. Sometimes my ideas end up looking awesome and sometimes people ask me if I’m “seriously going out in public like that.” But who cares! Experimenting with hair accessories is so much fun – and there is plenty of opportunity to do it in ways that haven’t been done before. Here’s how some Free People girls played with hair accessories this week!
Update: This post originally ran on May 26, 2012, but with the season winding down, we wanted to share some inspiration for decorating your end-of-summer parties with one easy element: string lights.
It is absolutely amazing what a string of lights can do. Immediately a so-so space can be transformed into a dreamy, whimsical wonderland. Read More
There’s no way this video won’t make you smile. This is one of the cutest puppies we’ve ever seen — and he’s right here in our home office!
Above: Phoebe Schuch looking lovely in our Ladder Fringe Tassel Necklace with her adorable kitten, Baku!
Last week we had the pleasure of visiting the (gorgeous) home of Philadelphia-based interior designer Phoebe Schuh of PS & Daughters. What I love most about Phoebe’s home is that it’s so much more than pretty things carefully arranged in pretty ways. Read More
Would you ever purposely put charcoal on your face? If you asked me that about a month ago, I’d probably laugh at the question, but just a few minutes ago I found myself doing just that. Read More
UPDATE: This post originally ran on June 27, 2012. We wanted to highlight it again because this would be the perfect activity for a warm August afternoon!
Are you guys familiar with the awesome Japanese gardening technique known as kokedama? These hanging string gardens have been catching my eye all summer, and I knew I had to make my own! Read More