by freshlyfound | Oct 14, 2014 | art, proteas
Beetroot dyeing is quite a beautiful experience. From Slicing the vegetable, extracting the colour and then infusing the paper petals with the pigment – it evokes a lot of visual colour-rich emotion! Each batch of beetroot dyed paper turns out a slightly...
by freshlyfound | Sep 22, 2014 | proteas, recycled, wedding
Fresh and tender – Pink paper protea buttonholes have been under construction. This indigenous favourite has been redesigned and now has a matching cotton cord bound stem and a hand twisted cord bow. The outer petals are ink-dyed pink. These blooms...
by freshlyfound | Sep 1, 2014 | proteas, recycled
A fresh new batch of ink blue proteas. Happy Southern Hemisphere Spring Day! Contact us at Freshly Found if you are interested in having a bunch of these blue and white paper proteas made up for you.
by freshlyfound | Jul 9, 2014 | book craft, decor, tutorial
The story of of our Book Art Logs – The phrases: ‘Book Folding’ and ‘Folded Books’ are right up there in the top 10 search keywords that bring people to the Freshly Found blog. We have done a fair bit of book work over the years at...
by freshlyfound | Jun 30, 2014 | exhibit
Freshly Found was there! Thanks to The Highway Mail for mentioning Freshly Found’s presence at the launch of the SPCA Kloof Golden Paw Society. The theme of the event was recycling, which is where we fitted in. I am so grateful to charities like the SPCA for...
by freshlyfound | Jun 24, 2014 | Fabric and textiles, inspiration, Japanese, jewelery
Japanese styled fabric flower necklace created from local vintage sari fabric. Threaded with a hand-twisted cotton cord and finished off with touches of crochet. Kanzashi Necklace – Available as a Boutique Limited Edition option from Freshly Found More colour...
by freshlyfound | Jun 11, 2014 | proteas, recycled
A new option available from Freshly Found – a bright mixed bunch of Coloured Paper Proteas! The flowers are made up from a variety of coloured and painted recycled papers. Each bunch consists of 7 proteas, 4 origami lilies and 5 feather leaves. Freshly Found was...
by freshlyfound | Jun 9, 2014 | Fabric and textiles, inspiration
Azuma Bukuro Bags – Quite a mouthful! A clever and simple traditional Japanese style bag. Also called a wrap bag or triangle bag. [I believe Azuma means East and Bukuro means bag or wrapping] It’s made from a rectangle of fabric that’s...
by freshlyfound | May 29, 2014 | paint, proteas, wedding
A new batch of proteas with a slightly different finish White Washed Book Paper Proteas and paper twist stems. Ready just in time for the Freshly Found Exhibition of recycled products at the Kloof SPCA’s Golden Paw Society Launch today. White Washed Book Paper...
by freshlyfound | May 26, 2014 | corporate, Events, installations, wedding
Friday night was the relaunch of Tammy Frazer’s Parfum Shop. It was a delight to make up origami lilies from Crane’s Crest 100% cotton paper for the event. Frazer Parfum is a bespoke creative perfume house working only with high quality natural raw...
