UPDATE: This post originally ran on March 23 2011, but with summer winding down we wanted to bring it back up for some late summer inspiration! a fellow fp girl sent this to me a couple weeks back and i’ve been thinking about it ever since! i can think of a million reasons why these (…) Read more »
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Handmade Heart
Feb 11, 2012On Thursday February 16th our Brooklyn store is holding an event that will include an art exhibition and raffle with local artist Jennifer Contini! Jennifer does beautiful heart installation paintings, incorporating a multitude of mediums, so it felt appropriate to share some of her work today with the approach of Valentine’s day! At the event, (…) Read more »
DIY Charm Bracelets & Gift Toppers
Dec 21, 2011I have a special two-part DIY for you today! I started out wanting to make little charm bracelets inspired by one I saw on the wrist of a co-worker. (…) Read more »
Cambridge Crafting Party Photo Diary!
Nov 09, 2011Early Saturday morning I flew to Boston for our Holiday Crafting Party at Free People Cambridge. It was such an amazing day – we were blown away by the creativity of everyone who came to the event, and it was so great to just sit around a table, talking and crafting for a few hours! (…) Read more »
DIY Holiday Ornaments
Nov 02, 2011It’s November and holiday season is officially upon us – so why not get a head start on your holiday shopping and decorating? When it comes to both of these things, there’s nothing better than something handmade – it gives it that special little personal touch that can go a long way. I can’t get (…) Read more »
Reshaping Urban Airspace
Oct 15, 2011I came across these incredible moving net sculptures on Honestly…WTF and couldn’t believe my eyes! Artist Janet Echelman collaborates with local engineers and architects to install her sculptures made of machine and hand-woven UV resistant fibers. The sculptures react to their surroundings, moving fluidly with the wind and making them look like bizarrely beautiful sea (…) Read more »
Our little Installation
Sep 30, 2011A few weeks ago I told you about a little installation we started in our lobby. Well most of our objects have been hung by now and it’s so fun looking at them and trying to guess what belongs to who! Here’s a little peek at some of the things we love about our jobs (…) Read more »
Free People Fall Display Giveaway!
Sep 13, 2011I have one of the awesome flannel lanterns from our Fall store displays and I want to give it to one of YOU! To enter, click here and fill out the brief form. I will choose a winner at random one week from today! Good luck :) P.S. learn how we made them here. (…) Read more »
Wednes-DIY: Making Natural Dyes
Aug 31, 2011I have been wanting to experiment with natural dyes for a while now, and with all the great new fall colors that have been popping up on our website (and featured in our monochromatic trend) I decided that it was time. This is such a fun, environmentally friendly project that takes a little time, but (…) Read more »
Wednes-DIY: Instagram Photo Wall
Jul 13, 2011Today’s DIY project was inspired by this post on apartment therapy. Free People has an instagram account and I love so many of the photos that our home office girls post there – it’s like our little visual diary. I LOVE the idea of printing out our photo memories and making them into wall art! (…) Read more »
r.o.c.k. in the u.s.a.
Jul 05, 2011remember liz, our brooklyn fp girl who makes rad vests? well she’s at it again…my jaw dropped when i opened my email this morning and saw her latest project! not only are her patriotic vests to die for, but these photos are so inspiring. thank you liz! you can check out her etsy shop here. (…) Read more »
happy 4th of july!
Jul 04, 2011our creative director’s story about the flag: “I have had this flag pinned up and ready to sew for months now but it never got sewn. But recently my dear, sweet mother came to visit and she took this flag home with her and she sewed for me so I would have it for the (…) Read more »
