In preparation for Thanksgiving tomorrow, we passed around a couple sheets of paper and drew or wrote down what we are thankful for, just for fun! The papers ended up looking really cool, and it was neat to see what everyone put!
What are you thankful for?
For anyone that signed up for the Art of Giving winter craft swap, you should have an email waiting in your inbox with your partner’s info and the link for the flickr group. Please leave me a comment if your email is missing info (there was lots of fast copying and pasting, so I’m sure there are some mistakes) or comment if you did not receive an email.
Here is a list of people that signed up and did not leave their email address. Please leave a comment so I can give you a partner:
Karyn Frazer
Wendy Grupka
Zoe Phillips
Dattani Vidhi
Audrey Hamrah
Happy crafting!
- -Jan 05, 2009, 10:47AM
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Hi jolieLaid. Yes! Here is the flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/artofgiving/
- -Jan 02, 2009, 7:19PM
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Howdy FP, Is there a flickr group to post our craft gifts? Just curious. Thanks so much this was such a fun thing!
What is your job here at FP?
web producer/nerd/sarcastic jerk
What is your current state of mind?
I sort of feel like crawling under a rock today, but also I’m excited about Thanksgiving.
Who are your heroes?
Conan O’Brian. Bob Dylan. I know I have plenty, but my mind is blanking.
If you could choose what to come back to life as, what would you be?
I might be a hawk, so I could fly but not be afraid of being eaten. Or maybe a gibbon. So I could sing all day and swing through the trees.
What or who is your greatest love?
My mom.
Name one thing necessary to your happiness.
Animals, hugs, pizza – oh crap, that’s 3 things – oh, and laughing, sleeping… I need a lot of things.
What do you hate the most?
People who are unable to see the world though other people’s eyes. Also, people on cellphones.
What would the name of your band be and what genre? What instrument do you play in this band?
“expired medicine” – I don’t remember why, but I remember deciding that. I’d play the drums, even though I don’t know how to play…
What color are you?
Green.
What is your motto?
It might sound hackneyed, but really I believe deeply in The Golden Rule. Although “Get Over It” is a close second.
This is actually part of an advertising campaign for HSBC Bank! Their ad company had an aerial photo of city skyscrapers attached to the bottom of this pool, in attempt to raise global warming awareness. I just love the idea! It makes me wonder what other pictures would look really cool at the bottom of a pool!
Find a tiny bit more info here.
Check out these awesome landscapes, made and photographed by artist Carl Warner! They are created entirely with food!
The castle is made of cheese, and the wagon wheels are mushrooms! I bet you can pick out the rest!
I love those rock-potatoes! And corn cornfields!
Mmmm…. Bread mountains.
Here is the artist at work on one of his creations!
You can see a bunch more of Carl‘s foodscapes right here! Special thanks to FP girl Lisa, who emailed us to make sure we saw these! Thank you so much Lisa! Great eye!
If you ever see something awesome that you think we should feature on the blog, please always feel free to contact us and suggest it! We love to hear from you! Email us anytime at blog.freepeople@gmail.com!
- -Nov 29, 2008, 12:31PM
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What happens to the food after the artwork is created? Donated? Eaten? Thrown out??
- -Nov 26, 2008, 9:24PM
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it's amazing reaaly good design awesome..!!
I just love this! You can get your own at the Curiosity Shoppe.
found via No Excuse for Ugly
- -Nov 24, 2008, 5:18PM
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that is sooo darn cute!
- -Nov 24, 2008, 4:42PM
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fabulous! what a cute way to remind someone you love them!
These little felt brooches are so adorable and carefully detailed! They were created by Kup Kup, whose Etsy store, Kup Kup Land, is filled with many more equally cute little somethings. I would love to pin a tiny collection of these treats on my jacket!
I saw this on Penguin & Fish blog!
- -Nov 26, 2008, 4:23PM
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we love kup kup land!!!
Check out our fun new episode of FP Dog Talk, with our host and graphic designer Kevin, and featuring Trixie!
Don’t forget to tune in next time for another episode of Dog Talk!
- -Nov 25, 2008, 3:40PM
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ohhh i love trixie!!! even if she is sassy :)
- -Nov 24, 2008, 2:22PM
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trixie is so cute!!!!!!
Ever wanted to learn to knit, but found book instructions too difficult? Jasmine, of our sweater design team, teaches how to cast on and how to do the most basic knit stitch in this fun little video! All you need is some yarn and a couple of knitting needles, which you can get real cheap at any craft store, or Wal-Mart, Target, etc…
Look forward to our next episode too, when Jasmine will teach us how to purl and how to cast off! I can’t wait to learn more stitches!
- -Nov 23, 2008, 9:48PM
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this is a great idea, learning to knit in written instruction is hard to do. i actually learned how to knit in an after school class in the 7th grade. i also wanted to thank you for inspiration. your diy approch inspired my designs for my theatre classes costumes. at my high school every year we do a production for the kids in our county and surrounding areas (my school has been doing this for 30 years.) this year we are doing the three billy goats gruff, and have over 10,000 kids coming. my friend morgan and i are head of costuming and we wanted a more story book feel to go with the set consisting of a bridge, giant purple moutains and a blue sequin stream. we actually knitted strips and tied yarn to make it look like fur, we also deconstruced a petticoat and are making a hedgehog costume out of pipe cleaners. thank you for inspiration and keep creating absolutly amazing clothes. love hillary
- -Nov 23, 2008, 2:15AM
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This was a treat. I finally got the itch to knit a few weeks ago and began having my Grandma, who taught me to sew when I was little, teach me. Thankgoodness she is patient! About 4 vintage thrift store "how to knit" book finds later, I finally was able to cast on! That was my only progress thus far, but this gives me hope! What a great idea, great post, thank you!
These incredible shots were taken at the Devil’s Pool on Victoria Falls in Africa. In the Devil’s Pool during September and December people can swim right at the edge of the top of the falls and not go over! This would be so amazing! Plus, Victoria Falls is arguably the largest waterfall in the world! What a great way to see it!
Via Black Eiffel.
- -Nov 04, 2012, 6:47AM
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COOL
- -May 13, 2011, 10:25AM
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NIce Butt ;)
Today is the last day to sign up for our winter craft swap, The Art of Giving! Join us in handcrafting some amazing gifts for your fellow Free People friends! Read all about it here, and to sign up, click here. This should be really fun, don’t miss out!
For those of you who have already signed up, you can expect an email next week with your partners information! Happy crafting!
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