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Dried Agapanthus – Bare Bloom Beauty!
Agapanthus are definitely one of my favourite flowers. Their beautiful blue is captivating, and they are structurally so pleasing! Dried Agapanthus Flowers Last year we had our best crop ever. I picked numerous blooms for our home. I was fascinated by...
Giant Paper Rose – Recycled Posters for Bridal or Decor
The Story of the Giant Paper Rose Don't you just love it when some one just Gets You? I have friend who knows how much I love to recycle paper. She intentionally hangs onto all the old used posters that find their way into her office, and then passes them on to me....
Paper Poppies Hand-made to Order.
Paper Poppies - creating the parchment version of Papaver nudicaule, more commonly known as the Iceland Poppy was a colourful delight. The gentle, bright hues were a treat to work with. Following this commission, we've added these to our Freshly Found...
Paper Peace Lilies – Painted Book Print
Paper peace lilies are indigenous to South Africa, and one of my favourite flowers. I love their simplicity and have enjoyed making them up out of paper. I used book paper, but here in this bunch, I added a layer of white acrylic paint, before wet moulding the...
Peace Lily Buttonholes Indigenous Blooms
This is a big week for Freshly Found. We will be launching some new products at 2 amazing pop-up shops in Durban this weekend. These peace lily buttonholes will be at both the Miss+Meisie Showcase and The i-love pop-up shop. Mini Strelitzias and Mini Peace Lilies...
Some More Indigenous Flower Experiments 😊
Book vases with indigenous sprigs... My paper versions of the cheerful Vygie, the healing Cancer bush [Sutherlandia frutescens] and Peace Lily [Spathiphyllum] all of them in various book vases
Origami Lilies – Gorgeous Gentle Gentian
Today we are going to be making up a large batch of paper boutonnieres or buttonholes. It reminded me of some we made a while ago. We had 2 weddings with a similar colour theme, and used gentian violet to dye the paper. Gentian violet has a few medical and...
Paper Strelitzia Flowers – Vibrant and Striking
I've been working like crazy to list all the paper flowers in the online store before leaving for the Design Indaba Expo. The range of strelitzias are going in this morning - Hand painted, Natural Rooibos and red cabbage dyed, as well as a batch made from...
Paper Agapanthus Flowers – Blue Beauty
The Agapanthus is another one of my favourite South African flowers that grow in my garden. The simple purplish blue funnel shaped flowers suspended by green stalks in a botanical pompom give me so much pleasure. Paper Agapanthus Flowers It's been a delight to...
Topographicial Blooms – Map Lilies
Fresh Origami Blooms - I love the way that maps translate into blooms - the topographical colours are gentle and appealing - like the lilac heights of the mountains in China and the jagged red veins of the country borders. I am so pleased to say that Khule Shezi...
Zulu Lulu and Origami Paper Flowers
We took a trip to the Midlands a few days ago. We often stop off at Zulu Lulu and this time we bought a smoke fired pot! I've admired these for ages, and am delighted to own one myself! I have filled them with paper flowers. Similar ones are for sale...
Bright Blooms – Recycled Paper Origami
These swathes of blooms are filling pots and vases in my home. They have the fragrance of freshly folded paper! They are the latest version of my origami flowers! Some of them are made from vintage South African Lantern Magazines [Donated to me by the delightful, now...
