Photos are slowly trickling in from the Valentine’s 2009 craft swap, and there are some truly creative and amazing crafts. I really love the stuffed bird from recylced fabrics! Check them all out in our flickr group, and leave some comment love for the crafters:) (…) Read more »
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valentine swap deadline
Jan 27, 2009Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for our Valentine’s Day Craft Swap! Sign up here and read this for all of the details. Happy crafting! (…) Read more »
coke cans!
Nov 05, 2008A little late for Halloween posts, but we left our cameras at home! The whole buying team and some of Free People Direct dressed up as coke cans on Halloween! One of the buyers made all of the red tube dresses and everyone stenciled their own, added their own Americana accessories (denim jackets and mustang (…) Read more »
Anthro’s Dog Parade!
Oct 31, 2008Happy Halloween! I hope everyone has a fun way to celebrate and have a big hurrah before winter arrives! Here at the home office, we are happily enjoying a number of festivities, including an adorable doggy costume parade thrown by our sister brand, Anthropologie! I went over and had a look, and there were so (…) Read more »
vintage poison
Oct 31, 2008Spookshows.com just added a collection of vintage poison labels to their collection of Halloween images. You can download a zip file with high quality images and can do with them what you wish. The site suggests cutting them out and putting them on cocktail glasses for your Halloween party! (…) Read more »
halloween capital of the world
Oct 30, 2008Did you know there was one? Check out this info about Anoka, the Halloween capital! “Anoka, Minnesota is believed to be the first city in the United States to put on a Halloween celebration to divert its youngsters from Halloween pranks. When Anokans awoke to find their cows roaming Main Street, their windows soaped and (…) Read more »
batty finger puppet
Oct 30, 2008Soto Softies provided step by step instructions for this adorable bat finger puppet! I love him! He’d be such a cute Halloween gift. They even provided a PDF pattern. Check out the blog for more pictures. Found via Indie Fixx. Check it for more Spooktacular Craftiness. (…) Read more »
a robot visits Free People
Oct 27, 2008On this past Friday, one of our accessories designers showed off her Halloween costume for our viewing pleasure, and turned briefly into a robot! The robot waited for a turn at the color copier, like so many of us do… It also needed to approve some fabric swatches. Home-made costumes are the best! (…) Read more »
FP Halloween Video!
Oct 24, 2008As you might have noticed, we are really getting in the mood for the Halloween Season here at Free People! It’s so much fun! We went around the home office and asked people to tell us about their most memorable Halloweens. There were so many cute and hilarious stories – have a look at our (…) Read more »
candy corn soap
Oct 24, 2008Loving this candy corn soap from Smoky Mountain Scents on Etsy! Found it on Etsy’s Halloween Gift Guide. Check it out for a lot more spooky handmade gifts! (…) Read more »
ghost cats
Oct 23, 2008Halloween in Philadelphia always brings talk of the Eastern State Penitentiary, a creepy old historical prison where they do a haunted house every year. Right now you can also view an exhibit called Ghost Cats by Linda Brenner. The work consists of a series of white cat sculptures, representing the colony of cats that lived (…) Read more »
ann wood castle
Oct 22, 2008I’ve posted one of Ann Wood’s castles and a boat before, but this one was made for Halloween! Ann constructed this cardboard wonder for the window at the Lower East Side shop Johnson (you can see it in person until Halloween). Check out her blog for some detail shots and to hear about the hidden (…) Read more »
