Today, Erin Dorholt is in the spotlight and talks with AFB and founder Jenny Morgan about designing through AFB and more. Jenny: Erin Dorholt is an amazing Chicago based designer who has a fun, bright style and until this week, was a full-time in-house designer for Sears. Erin is taking the brave leap into the […]
The Spring thaw gets everyone outside again (Yay!) so we can get back to enjoying nature. We have some great nature-themed patterns that will be available for instant license in the AFB Art Marketplace as soon as it launches. Check ’em out…
We got a big Spring-In-Our-Step with all the fresh finds during our shopping trip this week…
The beauty of Spring is that all these wonderful colors start emerging outdoors, which gives everything a fresh, new feeling! We’re feeling all that natural beauty around us–purplish blue crocuses appearing overnight, forsythia branches bursting with greenish yellow buds and nests cradling robins eggs have certainly influenced our color picks this week. […]
It’s hard to believe that it’s the end of March already, but the vernal equinox just passed and we couldn’t be more ready for Spring! Amid the lingering snowdrifts, the sight of some tiny buds on trees and daffodil shoots popping out of the ground around the Midwest gives us reassurance that Spring-time is, indeed, here. […]
With all the bunnies and chicks around for Easter, we thought we’d give a preview of a few of the BABY patterns that will be available in the AFB Art Marketplace.
We did a little shop-hopping around at Paper Source and found their Easter goodies. Check out the adorable things we spied…
We’ve got Bonnets & Bunnies on the brain now and that means peppy PASTELS are the colors we love this week!
It is a little sad to see the leprechauns, shamrocks & green-dyed Chicago River go away, but we know they’ll be back again next year. Now Easter is on its way and we’re getting giddy about bunnies, bonnets, jelly beans, marshmallow chicks and especially the onset of fresh, Spring colors! Bye, bye solemn winter shades…hello, pastels […]
Today Laura Mitzelfelt is in the spotlight and talks with AFB and founder Jenny Morgan about designing through AFB and more. Jenny: Laura is one of those designers who is so prolific that I sometimes wonder if she sleeps! Above is a map Laura designed for one of our Art Marketplace promotional pieces (we’re not ready […]