by freshlyfound | Sep 16, 2015 | decor, DIY, recycled, tutorial, vintage, wedding
My granny loved cut-glass. I remember her visiting our home, and as a huge favour to my mom, she would wash the cut-glass collection that decorated the sideboard in our diningroom. I remember the sense of pride we all had as the pieces were placed back all bright and...
by freshlyfound | Sep 7, 2015 | crochet, DIY, Fabric and textiles, recycled, tutorial, vintage
A quick fun project with a really rewarding outcome – DIY instructions to convert a circular charity-shop-find tablecloth into a trendy draped-front waistcoat. Rectangular crochet tablecloths are great for reusing as throws or bed covers, but circular ones are a...
by freshlyfound | Aug 5, 2015 | art, jewelery, recycled, tutorial
These Safety Pin Earrings have been one of the most popular Freshly Found Projects of all Time. Welcome! Safety pins possess good qualities as material for jewellery, being shiny, delicate and easy to come by. In my endeavours to live a more artisanal lifestyle, I...
by freshlyfound | Jul 28, 2015 | DIY, durban, tutorial
The Story… Freshly Found began it’s life as a blog in 2007. Quite soon it branched out into an etsy store, and then a few years later the online store was born at freshlyfound.com. We ventured from our online platform to wonderful face-to-face...
by freshlyfound | Jul 2, 2015 | crochet, DIY, recycled, tutorial, wedding
These soda vases are a great way to re-cycle glass bottles. They are covered in a simple parcel string crochet. The string can be left plain or dip dyed to create a gradient of colour. (You can create this yourself with the free crochet pattern at the end of the...
by freshlyfound | Jun 29, 2015 | crochet, DIY, Fabric and textiles, inspiration, recycled, recycled clothing, tutorial
Today’s story – Upcycle sweater – Tutorial Here’s how it happened in real life to 2 warm and fluffy pullovers. They have been converted into cardigans – projects perfect for our chilly Southern Hemisphere weather right now....
