by freshlyfound | May 29, 2015 | art, exhibit, recycled
Freshly Found is delighted to be part of the exciting upcoming Design Indaba Durban – Creative Collab. Having previously exhibited at the Design Indaba in Cape Town, it is a privilege to have this event right on our doorstep. The event is brought to our city by...
by freshlyfound | May 11, 2015 | flower craft, tutorial, wedding
Daisy garlands bring to mind images of freedom, fun and dancing in a summer field. The design of these light paper daisies linked to form a delicate paper daisy chain hopefully evokes the same feelings, and can be made any time of the year. The design is made from...
by freshlyfound | Apr 28, 2015 | book craft, decor, DIY, tutorial
This week, I am going to show you how to fashion a vase – not from clay, but from a book! A bibliographic vessel – A Crafted Book Art Vase! It’s a fairly quick to make, and quite attractive. Good for storing water-less flora like dried grasses and...
by freshlyfound | Apr 23, 2015 | durban
Recently, a few of us creatives visited the Durban Botanical Gardens. It was a beautiful day and we had a hugely satisfying time snapping away at the photogenic surroundings. What a privilege to visit this haven with like-minded Durbanites. These large significant...
by freshlyfound | Apr 17, 2015 | proteas, recycled, wedding
I just had to share this latest order with you. What a delight to work on a huge order of pure white paper proteas! Made mostly from recycled materials – especially the pure white paperOnce a large order is made up, I find it personally so satisfying to see the...
by freshlyfound | Mar 19, 2015 | design projects, exhibit
Delighted to have our Freshly Found Folded Book Photo used for a Book Art Poster for the Literature and Media Theory Conference ☺ The rhythmic folds and geometric positions of the books were worth capturing when I was busy on a book folding project. So pleased they...
by freshlyfound | Mar 17, 2015 | art, design projects, exhibit
Thanks so much to Vivian Attwood and The Sunday Tribune for the great article on the upcoming Intellectual Property 2015 Exhibition in Durban. Freshly Found is delighted to be taking part in this event at the KZNSA Art Gallery in July. The well-known Durban...
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...
by freshlyfound | Feb 24, 2015 | flower craft, recycled, tutorial, wedding
The Rose has but a Summer reign, The daisy never dies. James Montgomery The daisy’s for simplicity and unaffected air. Robert Burns I’d like to introduce you to freshly found paper daisies – a whole batch of those simple long lasting flowers that...
by freshlyfound | Feb 9, 2015 | decor, DIY, personal
A studio is an artist’s or worker’s workroom. The word studio is derived from the Italian: studio, from Latin: studium, from studere, meaning to study or zeal. Wikipedia I love my home studio space – but I adore it all that much more when...
