Since January I have had two interviews with Anthropologie for their "Display Coordinator" position. The second interview, I was given a project: to design 3 displays that are small, medium, & large. I can pick my theme and I could only spend $15 on everything. Luckily I already had a lot of the materials so I was able to stick to this budget quite easily. Anyhoo...this job position was for their Boulder, Colorado store, which I have to say I was really stoked about considering I just recently found out that Boulder is #1 in the United States for biking!!! Annnnyways, after 3 long weeks of wondering whether or not I got this job, I finally found out on Thursday that I didn't get it. :( I was so bummed when I heard the words "they decided to promote the visual sales associate to display coordinator" My heart sank, I had a good cry [5 min. worth] picked myself back up and started thinking of all the things I do have rather than the things I don't: i.e. an amazing job with Anthropologie. And I confess, I was really looking forward to writing on my blog "I GOT A JOB WITH ANTHROPOLOGIE DOING THEIR DISPLAYS!!!! HIP HIP HURRAY!" But for some reason, I am not supposed to have that job............right now. Honestly, I think it is a timing thing & I really truly believe that I will get this job with them sometime soon or with an even cooler company! The only thing about this whole process that leaves me confused is why interview me again & assign me a project? I mean, it makes sense to promote someone in store. Sooooo... why even bother with me? That has left me a little confused. But moving on, I wanted to share my project that I did for them for two reasons. #1 because I am absolutely in looooove with it and possibly it will give any of you out there some inspiration of your own crafts and what not... #2 Because if you happen to see this exact or similar design in any of their stores, then just know it came from me. I am a little worried about the fact that they took pictures of my work and I didn't sign any type of contract. My hope is that nothing will get ripped off.... :(

This is a book that I made to show how I imagined the displays in their store setting would look. I went with a Native American theme because that is one of my favorite design styles mainly because of how graphic their patterns are, and because my two favorite shapes are triangles & diamonds and any excuse to use them in my work I will! :)

click on the picture below to see it better. :)

My small scale display. Spray painted Mason jars with moss stuffed inside, branches, masking tape leaves etc. I imagined these displayed around the registers.


A miniature version of my large scale display. The first thing I am going to do once I finally get my own place is make a life size tee-pee!


Actual size & look of how the print would turn out. I made a pillow cover & printed this ontop.

close up

Found some postards of Native American Chiefs. Blew them up and copied them onto cream paper. Rubber cemented those onto craft paper and then made boarders with my masking tape and tinfoil. <- I used my fringe scissors to cut the foil. CAN'T WAIT to frame this!


Drum shade made out of masking tape. The tape is covering my oatmeal container.



I had to take pictures of my process to prove that I obviously made it, and I guess so they could see where my thinking was? This is one of the pages of me making my paper-mache butterfly garland.