by freshlyfound | May 17, 2013 | proteas, wedding
I have grown quite passionate about paper – in particular book paper. I have learnt that each page has a grain, some pages are firm and flexible, while others are fragile and brittle and I am fascinated by the way books age from white to deep cream. We have...
by freshlyfound | May 14, 2013 | decor, DIY, nature
Every year, when the trees are finished using their leaves, they throw piles of them onto the grass in our garden, I like to pick some of them up and use them again! This year I made some goodies for friends. I cut heart shapes out of the leaves, before pressing them...
by freshlyfound | May 8, 2013 | flower craft, flower projects, wedding
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...
by freshlyfound | Apr 26, 2013 | decor, paper craft
I am a collector of vintage How-to books. I love the hand drawn diagrams and antiquated pics. I love to catch glimpses of the history of modern crafts and I guess I am hopeful of perhaps rediscovering a forgotten craft. What a great find the Book – Secrets...
by freshlyfound | Feb 23, 2013 | flower craft, flower projects, South Africa, wedding
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...
by freshlyfound | Feb 22, 2013 | corporate, installations, proteas
A bunch of these were delivered to Nampak Sacks this week, to thank them for passing on some of their packaging waste, so that we can make beautiful proteas. A whole bunch of these will be at The Design Indaba Expo next week too....
by freshlyfound | Feb 6, 2013 | exhibit, proteas
The paper proteas that we have been making have been such fun to design. This ancient flower, which has been around since the days of Gondwanaland is also known as the Sugarbush or Suikerbos, because of the sweet syrup that can be harvested from some of them....
by freshlyfound | Feb 5, 2013 | flower craft, flower projects, South Africa
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...
by freshlyfound | Jan 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year. Here at Freshly Found its been a busy one! Preparations for the Design Indaba are in full swing. Here are some behind the scene shots: Tammy Locke has been working hard on some stand decoration options. I love the way she...
by freshlyfound | Dec 20, 2012 | christmas, design projects, inspiration, recycled
Recycled Cutlery Star – Made from vintage knives – the not so valuable ones you get for next to nothing at charity shops! Recycled Cutlery Star!
