i discovered the artwork of rachel t. robertson a few weeks ago and i thought it was so reminiscent of our new website creative concept, sweet jasmine. rachel is a san francisco-based artist who creates whimsical collages reminiscent of a scrapbook, combining nature imagery and mixed media with tiny details like graph paper, envelopes, stamps (…) Read more »
Tagged: handmade - 7/40 - Free People Blog
some inspiration from the wild unknown…
Apr 07, 2010beautiful stuff. based in brooklyn, the wild unknown is a line of handmade goods and artwork inspired by nature, in particular summers spent in the catskill mountains and on the shores of lake superior, as well as their favorite songs and musicians. i’m such a sucker for feathers. and bob dylan. see more here. (…) Read more »
woodstock handmade houses
Apr 07, 2010before woodstock became known worldwide for the most famous music festival of all time, it was a quiet town in rural new york that artisans, painters, musicians and freethinkers called home. they lived off the land and made things by hand- even their homes. they used local stone, wood and scavenged materials to create shelters (…) Read more »
explosive art
Mar 31, 2010take a good look at this artwork…what do you think it is? what you are seeing is the work of visual artist rosemarie fiore, who creates collage-like images by exploding and containing live fireworks to get these wild bursts of saturated color. (…) Read more »
mural mural on the wall
Mar 31, 2010this might be one of the coolest things i’ve ever seen. inspired by a painting they found on ebay and paint by numbers artwork, scott and cheryl white turned their blank wall into mural art. to do this they made a color transparency of the painting, and using a projector, traced the image onto the (…) Read more »
wednes-diy
Mar 31, 2010i was looking around online last week for instructions on tie-dying easter eggs- as in this kind of tie-dye: instead i found this. i’ve never seen this before… apparently silk ties have another purpose- they can be used to create amazingly beautiful easter eggs! i found a great tutorial on our best bites that walks (…) Read more »
easter tweets
Mar 29, 2010yummy easter cupcakes topped with bunnies and chicks - from our office coordinator/expert cupcake baker! they made my rainy monday a little bit better :) (…) Read more »
pretty pretty pots
Mar 24, 2010i just saw these fabric-covered pots on creature comforts today and i thought they would make a perfect follow-up to my post about plants. instead of splurging on nice flower pots, buy a bunch of standard cheap ones and cover them with pretty patterned fabric! this is one of those projects you can be really (…) Read more »
wednes-diy
Mar 24, 2010a dog bed made of free people bags! our store manager in greenwich sent me the following photos and blurb that was so cute i had to share… alison is from new york city and is one of our favorite customers in greenwich connecticut. she saved and recycled our free people shopping bags to make a bed (…) Read more »
celebrities craft for a cause
Mar 23, 2010wouldn’t you like to own an item hand crafted or signed by one of your favorite musicians? crafts for a cause is an online charity auction organized by binki shapiro of the band little joy. she gathered together a bunch of fellow musicians to craft items like tshirts, totebags, and artwork, or contribute photos and (…) Read more »
friday to-do list
Mar 19, 2010this cute little to-do list was found on the streets of philly… relax and dream…always a good idea. source. (…) Read more »
