by freshlyfound | Jun 15, 2016 | corporate, installations, paper craft
Recently I was involved in designing a paper installation for an exciting stage backdrop. The stage decor team at my church CityHill Hillcrest, decided on a paper leaf theme to coincide with Autumn and to have an beautiful opportunity to recycle discarded office...
by freshlyfound | Dec 24, 2015 | christmas, decor, DIY, paper craft, recycled
This year I created a Christmas wreath for our home from puzzle pieces. A friend of mine had some children’s puzzles with fairly large peices, which made ideal building blocks for this circular decoration. I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to cover all the...
by freshlyfound | Oct 19, 2015 | paper craft, tutorial
Stationery Storage – Desk set. This is a variation on the paper terrariums from last week. Follow the instructions, but cut out only 2 of the windows. This allows easy access, while partially obscuring the contents. I used paper from an old atlas. It’s...
by freshlyfound | Oct 13, 2015 | art, decor, paper craft, tutorial, wedding
It’s been very pleasing to see beautiful angular terrariums in so many places lately. The vibrant geometric shape softened by the fresh green leaves of the resident plants makes a great decor item. A paper terrarium is an innovative variation of the original...
by freshlyfound | Jun 2, 2015 | art, exhibit, installations, paper craft
Tonight is the opening of the Creative Collab Durban. An exciting exhibition with some amazing local talent. I’ve been setting up the Freshly Found display. The focus of the stand is the bespoke design installations we do. To showcase this, we’ve...
by freshlyfound | Mar 5, 2015 | art, DIY, paper craft, printing, tutorial, wedding
I’ve been keen to get into some Japanese Shibori work. So as a very first step in that direction, I decided to make some blue paper plaid ☺ Traditional plaid is a pattern on cloth of stripes with different widths that cross each other to form squares...