another fp girl told me about this awesome embroidery by brooklyn artist iviva olenick. she describes her work as small-scale, semi-autobiographical pieces that make up a hand-stitched blog. what a neat idea! the pieces include signs she sees on the street, maps of brooklyn and little quotes or things on her mind, and she also (…) Read more »
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decorating 543
Mar 12, 2010a couple of girls from our visual display team setting up for an event in building 543…pretty! *update – the umbrellas are from a market in india :) (…) Read more »
arts & crafts on wheels in austin
Mar 12, 2010if you live in austin or are heading there for sxsw, be on the lookout for the wondercraft! it’s a vintage airstream trailer (named “stella”) stocked with arts & craft supplies! the wondercraft is the brainchild of four creative ladies who had a goal of bringing supplies to wherever there was a need for artistic (…) Read more »
wednes-diy
Mar 10, 2010at first glance, these look like really pretty ceramic vases, right? take a closer look… these vases are crafted by german artist markus linnenbrink out of recycled objects (recognize that gatorade bottle now?) and colorful resins. you can buy these pieces at artware editions in manhattan. but i’m wondering how hard this would be to (…) Read more »
cozy coffee
Mar 03, 2010one of our readers, jessica, makes these adorable hand-knit coffee cup cozies with decorative felt flowers- a cute and eco-friendly alternative to disposable paper sleeves. nice work! check out more cozies in jessica’s etsy shop. (…) Read more »
a day in the life – episode one!
Mar 01, 2010you may remember i posted some photos not too long ago giving you a little sneak peak at a fun new video we did for the blog that follows one of our fp girls around at work for a few days to give you a little glimpse into her world. well today i’ve got the (…) Read more »
march calendar download!
Mar 01, 2010i know you’ve all been asking and waiting for it…well here it is! the march calendar for you to download! just click the image to go to our flickr page and get the large size. enjoy :) oh and in case you missed january and february, you can find those on our flickr page (in (…) Read more »
fp loves…eric saeter
Feb 25, 2010i first heard about jewelry designer eric saeter when i spotted one of his rings on another fp girl and i instantly fell in love. now that we’re carrying a couple of his pieces i asked eric some questions about his work and inspiration. what did i learn? that in addition to making rad jewelry- (…) Read more »
about a girl
Feb 19, 2010for an upcoming meeting, some girls at the home office made these amazing collages representing who they think a free people girl is. i loved them so much i had to put them on the blog! (…) Read more »
flower girl
Feb 17, 2010our reader allie made this awesome free people inspired painting from cut up flowers and butterflies that she found in free people and urban outfitters catalogs! love it allie, thanks for sharing :) (…) Read more »
lola by isby
Feb 17, 2010yesterday at the home office we had a visit from isby lubin, a very talented young lady who is designing her own line of tshirts, called LoLA, and she’s only in her sophomore year of high school! all of isby’s shirts are handmade – she draws the designs, burns them into screens, dyes her own (…) Read more »
wednes-diy
Feb 17, 2010i’ve had these saved for a while now as something i really want to try…i think now might be the time to do it. they look so pretty and would add a nice warm glow to my apartment. there’s so many ways you can do it too… you can make votives like these, from creature (…) Read more »
