Why hello! It’s been a while, right? We’ve been busy refreshing our logo, revamping the website and a whole host of other things – some more interesting than others! In the interesting category, our blog finally has a title – yay! – we’ve got a bunch of new membership benefits, and our Marketplace has been […]
What’s new in the AFB Art Marketplace? SO MUCH! Each week, 20-30 new patterns go up in the AFB Art Marketplace, all available for immediate purchase, download and pattern awesomeness for your products. Each month we’ll be hand-picking some of our favorite new patterns from the AFB Art Marketplace. See some of what’s new below […]
Sometimes, a pattern just screams at you that it needs to be used in a certain way, don’t you think? You know when you look at a print and you automatically say, “Oh, that would look so cute on…”?? In that spirit, we decided to give some of our patterns a voice, and put them […]
You’ve been hearing bits and pieces about the launch of the AFB Art Marketplace. We’ve really been focused on promoting all the great patterns for sale in there, but haven’t really explained what it’s all about – what we’re really trying to do with this launch. It is scary to even write this, but the […]
You’ve met Liza & Leo here before – Liza is our gal on the go, crackerjack pattern scout, and Leo is her stylish feline sidekick. Liza & Leo travel the globe on a Great Pattern Adventure, hand-picking the best design talent for A Fresh Bunch, and from that talent, the best patterns for sale in […]
Let’s face it – one of the challenges of running your own business is answering the daily question of: “What’s for dinner?” Although I love to cook, the dinner hour in my house is a flurry of homework, carpools, requests, emails, phone calls, texts, so often dinner has to be fast and easy. Fortunately, my […]
With the impending launch of The Marketplace, we’ve naturally been making PR plans. At our first meeting, our PR whiz Lori immediately told us we needed head shots and more photography for the website and media page. Ugh. One, I really dislike being photographed. Two, when our team gets together every two weeks, we […]
Today we’re featuring AFB Designer Marcia Copeland, who talks with Jenny and AFB about herself and her work. Jenny: When Marcia applied to join A Fresh Bunch, her style immediately jumped out at me at simultaneously fun and serene. Her color choices often have a calming effect, but the underlying illustrations and patterns have a […]
Our theme this week is reuse and recycling, or using things for more than one purpose. This theme fits nicely with what we do here at A Fresh Bunch, licensing our designers’ work on to many different products and mediums, preferably the same design on many different things. Take the pattern above – this would […]
Last week, we talked about balancing it all, and how simplifying and focusing can help immensely with finding a balance between our professional and personal lives. Well, even if you’ve done that, let’s face it, you’re still going to be busy. If you’re like me, you’ve got not only yourself and your business to think […]