another birthday today – this time for our visual display & store design manager!
the birthday girl gets crowned…
and yes, the people magazine was a joke…
there ain’t no party like a free people party
Month: January 2010
giveaway winner!
first of all, thank you so much for all of your thoughtful comments about your favorite blog posts- we love getting feedback from our readers, and you are all so incredibly sweet!
the lucky lady who was picked at random is francesca from massachusetts, who said her favorite post was “our new garden” from june! congrats francesca, you will be receiving this adorable coin purse in the mail shortly! stay tuned everyone, we hope to be doing more giveaways on the blog in the future…hint hint :)
meet our new team member!
we have a new senior web merchandiser who came to us from london! read on to learn a little bit more about her…(transcribed below):
quick questions
what is your theme song?
“rhiannon” by fleetwood mac (long version!!)
if you could go anywhere in the world, free of cost, where would you go?
mallorca in the balearic islands
what is the one article of clothing you can’t live without?
vintage ossie clark dress & wedding band
what is your biggest fear?
not making the most of life
winter, spring, summer or fall?
hope springs eternal…
what color are you?
rainbow colored
what is your motto?
what goes around comes around
what is your favorite hobby?
flea markets
if you could spend a day with anyone – dead or alive – who would it be?
neil young (circa 1973…)
more fp-inspired crafts!
after my post about projects inspired by free people this morning, reader krystee sent me these photos of some of her crafts and they’re so awesome i had to post them right away! check ’em out, along with her description of how she made them:
“the stool was inspired by your vanity stool you used to have in the FP store. i went to purchase one and they were gone so i did a lil twist on small decorative one for myself. i used some fabric from and old scarf and beach cover up and extra yarn from my crocheting, and added the flowers to give it that bright enchanted garden feel.”
“i found the bookshelf in my dad’s shed so i painted them and appliqued on fabric and added the yarn and flowers to make it pop.”
awesome work, krystee! thanks for sharing!
winter in wisconsin
the visual mit from one of our fp stores sent me these great photos taken at her home in wisconsin over the holidays…snow blowing across the lake and the reflection of trees in a foggy door.
so beautiful…thanks for sharing!
on the road – final post
well we have come to the end of our first book club selection, jack kerouac’s on the road.
i’ve read the book several times, but this time i really took notice of the writing style. kerouac got a lot of criticism for his skill as a writer due to the fact that it was written in a creative burst over a span of a few weeks, in one continuous scroll. however, the content for the book was gathered from notebooks that he kept throughout the duration of his travels, and personally i think that the hurried, frantic nature of the text perfectly suits the subject matter. it captures the impulsiveness of the adventures that Kerouac and his friends embarked on and the freedom of being on the road without any real destination.
i leave you with this…
“our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. but no matter, the road is life.”
p.s. we’ll be picking the next book shortly, so stay tuned…
irina graewe
is it just me or do these interiors by irina graewe scream free people? i think it’s all the use of pink…the post it notes, tape and yarn. graewe has studied and worked in london and germany, and is currently a freelance interior and set designer.
these images are from her “africa meets neon” and “patchwork” interiors. check out more of her work here.
giveaway!
don’t you love this adorable little coin purse? well we want to give it away! all you have to do is tell us what your favorite blog post was from the past year! leave your favorite post in the comments section by the end of the day tomorrow, and we’ll pick one at random…just make sure to leave your email address so we can contact you if you win!
bahston
so did everyone have a good holiday? i had a blast up in boston, and i thought i’d share some pics from my trip…
the drive up on thursday was long but fun…i love road trips!
fireworks over boston harbor on new year’s eve.
if any of you want to share some pics from your holiday weekend, send them to blog@freepeople.com or upload them to our facebook page, we’d love to see them!
monday quote
“they who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”
– edgar allen poe
2010
happy new year!
xoxo
free people