UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. i have another gorgeous piece from our summer store displays to give away! this amazing rope swirl tapestry was hand-made by our talented display team using rope, various brightly colored strings and pom poms and tassels inspired by india. hang it on your wall, use it as a carpet (…) Read more »
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wednes-diy: friendship bracelets
Jun 22, 2011a couple of weeks ago, inspired by a tutorial on honestly…wtf, one of my coworkers was inspired to bring back her love for making friendship bracelets, and created this masterpiece :) personally, i’ve only ever been able to do the straight line across or the V pattern, so i had to know how to do (…) Read more »
guest post from NYC: jack is in his corset, jane is in her vest…
Jun 08, 2011…and me i’m in a rock and roll band. Actually, my name is Liz. I am a young designer, a recent graduate from Parsons The New School for Design, and a current associate at Free People in Soho, NY. I started crocheting these vests this past year and asked some of the Free People girls (…) Read more »
wednes-diy
May 25, 2011i’ve got lots of great diy inspiration for you all today so lets get right to it! one of our readers made this bike lock inspired by our dog leash DIY! i love the fabrics she used…this is a great way to jazz up your bike lock, just wrap different scraps of fabric around it! (…) Read more »
wednes-diy: rope swirl tapestries
May 18, 2011a few of you have asked about the amazing rope swirl tapestries in our new store displays and you’re in luck because one of our display artists put together a tutorial on how to make them! it looks like such a fun rainy day project. what you need: a large piece of cardboard, black marker, (…) Read more »
summer store displays!
May 16, 2011i’m so excited to show you our new summer store displays now that they’ve been installed in all of our stores! these photos are from the opening of our new houston galleria store. here at the navy yard our display team gets to work painting straw baskets! these photos make you realize just how much (…) Read more »
dreamcatcher wednes-diy
May 04, 2011if you love dreamcatchers as much as i do, you must check out the work of rachael rice. she’s a very talented artist who makes dream catchers that are beyond anything i’ve ever seen. and that’s just one thing she makes – she is extremely creative and was kind enough to share some of her (…) Read more »
wednes-diy
Apr 20, 2011i didn’t have a chance to do a diy for this week since i’ve been traveling, so i thought i’d share some inspiration that i have saved with you guys…all projects i want to – and hopefully will – try soon! left – these little pouches remind me of our leona beaded fringe belt! i’m (…) Read more »
wednes-diy
Apr 13, 2011i’m so excited about today’s guest DIY! it comes from halligan norris smith, who i met through fp jemma and is an amazingly talented and crafty lady! we posted some photos from her beautiful wedding a little while back, and they definitely give you a taste of her creative aesthetic…so when she said she wanted (…) Read more »
wednes-diy
Mar 30, 2011today’s DIY is from one of our awesome blog readers – libby made this adorable garland for her yard using old free people bags! what you need: 1. fabric scraps – from free people bags or old clothing 2. ribbon 3. thread 4. scissors 5. straight pins – any kind will do. step 1: cut (…) Read more »
guest blog post: DIY bleach tie dye
Mar 16, 2011Last summer, we were obsessed with shibori indigo tie dying. No, really . . . we just about dyed anything white in sight. So when Free People asked us to include a DIY in our guest blogger series, we knew a new tie dye project was absolutely in order. Reverse tie dye or extracting color using bleach has intrigued us (…) Read more »
introducing our march featured guest bloggers!
Mar 02, 2011i am very excited to welcome our guest bloggers for the month of march, erica and lauren of the amazing blog honestly…wtf! these ladies are a constant source of inspiration for DIY projects, art, fashion and more, and i’m thrilled they will be sharing some of their projects and inspiration, as well as an exclusive (…) Read more »
