Recently I met the designer of AMH Design. She does these super cute, portable needlepoint kits and the end result is functional as well. Here’s a bit from Amy’s bio…
Amy Holbrook, the founder of AMH Design, discovered needlepoint when it was recommended to her as a great stress relief activity. After living in Italy for several years where her most stressful daily event was trying to navigate Rome’s traffic on her Vespa, Amy returned to New York and enrolled at Columbia Business School where she soon became a stressed out, sleep deprived MBA student looking for a job. To combat the stress of her grueling schedule, Amy started needlepointing. She was instantly hooked by this craft that kept her hands busy, calmed her nerves and put her into a meditation-like state.
After stitching numerous floral motifs, eyeglass cases and pillows with cute sayings, Amy decided that if she was going to continue stitching, she wanted to be making something that would fit in with her urban lifestyle and home decor. She searched needlepoint shops and online stores and couldn’t find what she was looking for. So, she decided to design them herself- AMH Design was born shortly after graduating from Columbia. Check out her site for fun ways to craft and customize your own journals and photo albums!
Skye-Nov 12, 2007, 10:36PM
Your video is awesome, and i love your clothes and shoes. My favorite jacket is a 4 year old free people and i wear it every fall :) Your colors and your adventures are an inspiration...
Good luck with everything you create, and if you ever need a model it would be an honor
I am so jealous that I'm not a part of your company yet! My mom and I used to make houses like this every year when I was little. We used poundcake mostly so it wasn't as easy for me to break when I really got into the decorating! :) Such a cute idea!
-Nov 02, 2007, 1:47PM
please, free people, PLEASE make more adorable clogs!! I bought a pair from you a few years back and they are starting to fall apart :( I don't know what I will do without them!
How About Orange posted these free pumpkin carving patterns from World Wildlife Fund. Check her site, she also posted some other pumpkin carving sites. I did a google search to try to find really amazing pumpkins, but all I could find were pumpkins carved into creepy animals or presidents’ heads. Does anyone have any cool links???
Sue-May 29, 2011, 3:15PM
I get my patterns from http://www.stoneykins.com
It's the Best Pumpkin Pattern Site on the Net.
they offer 1000's of patterns.
Check out Philly artist Katie Henry’s opening this Friday of her whimsical stitched drawings. More info on her myspace!
Stacy-Nov 10, 2007, 4:16PM
Your clothes and catalog are beautiful, but you would be hard pressed to insult the Tibetans, and basically entire asian community more, by your choice to place a buddha image on the back of underwear. And to make your choice even more unconscious your designers chose a chinese buddha icon and named the underwear Tibetan boycut undies.
fpgirl-Oct 10, 2007, 8:37AM
Hi Jen,
Some thing must have happened with your email address. Either I missed a letter when I copied and pasted or you spelled it wrong in the signup. That's great that your partner contacted you so you can get her info directly from her. Also, Kori will have my email address for you. I'll double check your email because I will be sending out another message to swappers in a week or two. Thanks!
One of my favorite blogs, Poppytalk, has just launched a new project! Poppytalk Handmade is a monthly online street market to showcase, buy and sell handmade goods of emerging design talent from around the world. Click on a designer and see a selection of products plus links to their blogs, websites and etsy stores. Check it out!
Hi Swappers! Just wanted to let you know that sign up time is over for the Dark Fairy craft swap. It is a bit of a process to match up partners and email you, so I will send you a message sometime later this week. Thank you all for participating!!!
Conni-Oct 26, 2007, 6:57PM
hi, I was looking through some of my old 80's favorite videos, and I had to send you guys this link to Caterpillar by the Cure...it's one of my old favs, and reminded me of a very wacky but free peopleesque, dark fairy themeish type video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH0A239VnPo
sarah ann-Oct 22, 2007, 1:56AM
Your mailbox may be full again. I completed it right and proper but I never got your 1st email. I had to send my info to your email. Something wacky's going on!
If you have visited etsy lately, you have seen their new blog/newspaper/ezine called The Storque. It’s really cool, covering topics about etsy crafters and all that surrounds the crafting lifestyle. I like that blogs are morphing into these more magazine-like entities are creating such a tight knit community (no pun intended).
Delilah-Oct 01, 2007, 1:17AM
For the dark fairy entry i was wondering about douglas Foulke's portfolio. First of all i was wondering why in the catalog the pictures didn't have wings and also was wondering where you could find the wings, they were so cool! (Halloween costume) THanks... please reply
There’s just a few more days to sign up for our Dark Fairy theme craft swap! The more swappers, the more fun. So can you help spread the word? Post about it on your blogs and email all your crafty friends!
Here’s the link to SIGN UP.
And here is the ORIGINAL POST about the swap. Sign up ends Wednesday, but I can extend it to Friday so we get even more swappers.
Thanks everyone!
fpgirl-Sep 26, 2007, 5:17PM
Hi Everyone. The sign up link was broken, but we fixed it. So sign up for the swap!! Last sign up is Friday the 28th!
The girls at our store in Short Hills NJ wanted to share a project with you. Do you have more Free People cloth shopping bags than you know what to do with? Maybe you should make some headbands!!
First, cut a long strip from your bag, twice as wide as you want your headband.
With a contrasting thread, whip stitch the long edges together, and then turn the tube inside out.
Use some scrap fabrics with a cute print to make patches of color on your headband.
Sew em on there however you’d like.
Cut a triangle in each end to make a cute tail, then whip stitch the edges so the fabric doesn’t fray.
Recycled headband!!!
nat-Oct 07, 2007, 10:32AM
That's so cute! I never thought to do anything like that with the bags except use them as gift bags.
Fellow FP girl reccomended this event and I thought it highly appropriate now that we have a store in Austin!
Check out Stitch 2007 on November 10th, and get tickets because they sell out! Indie craft fair and fashion show goin on, so go and support the community. The money raised benefits the Stitch Grant awarded for Indie and Craft Upstarts. Woohoo.
Our next craft swap theme is inspired by this month’s catalog, Dark Fairy. Think about woodland creatures, fairy tales, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, and gothic stories (or whatever else you can think up…). Feel free to comment with inspiration ideas!
Sign up will be from now until next Wednesday September 26th. We will have a month to make the crafts and can ship to partners the last weeks of October. Let’s get our gifts swapped so that everyone receives theirs before Halloween! Sign up here. PLEASE double check your info and make sure your email address is correct. If your partner emails you, please respond so they know you are still swapping. If something happens and your gift will be late, give your partner a heads up. If you decide not to swap after signing up, PLEASE email me so I can match up your partner with a different swapper.
Check out our last two swaps here and here.
Happy swapping!
-Dec 09, 2007, 4:01PM
You can so tell that you aren't in the forest. its just a back ground.
-Dec 09, 2007, 3:59PM
I lust love fairys and the pics that are on this page!!!
The catalog is dropped and should be in your mailbox! Here’s a little more info about the two trend concepts going on for September…
DARK FAIRY
Nature’s beauty, mystery, magic, and mystical elements are the
inspiration behind dark fairy. Deep, dark forests and whimsical fairy
creatures are manifested into a print driven line that explores nature’s
dark side while still allowing the light to shine through. Colors are
deeper and darker with bright accents. Embellishments like sparkles and
glitter intensify the dark color palette and add unexpected detail.
SPORT
Inspired by retro athletic apparel and accessories, the sport collection
mixes elements of masculine design with girly accents. Mixing classic
ski and sport fashions with crafty elements create a look that is truly
hand touched by fp. Graphic prints, stripes, and color blocks are seen
throughout the entire collection setting the trend. A mix of black, red,
kelly blue, and green compose the color palette.
It’s about time to get a new craft swap going. What do you say about going with the theme of Dark Fairy. We could expand upon the idea to to reach into fairy tales and gothic stories… Any thoughts? I’ll update you soon on how to sign up for the swap and more details!
Dorela-Feb 14, 2009, 7:09AM
It's AWESOME!
Kelley-Jul 09, 2008, 2:55PM
Do you have a mailing list that I can be added to?
Get handy with DIY, a creative outlet that allows you to archive crafty bits and bobs. Get your mind busy with little tricks of the trade to make adorable keepsake objects that you can cherish forever.
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