by freshlyfound | Jun 13, 2016 | proteas, wedding
Over the past 6 months, we have navigated 2 house/office/studio moves. We are happily settling down into our new space which has a magnificent view over the Krantzkloof Gorge. Despite the upheaval, we’ve managed to produce a few pretty freshly found goodies,...
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 | Mar 14, 2014 | roses, wedding
A very satisfying project. Creating Gentian Violet Paper Roses by dying bookprint paper. I coloured the paper in gorgeous gentian before creating the beautiful buttonholes for a groom and his bestmen. Love wedding orders! Gentian violet can be sourced from...
by freshlyfound | Mar 12, 2014 | recycled, roses, wedding, wood
For a while I have added envelopes to the list of things I don’t throw away! I am so happy with the way they have transformed into buttonhole roses! We can make these up for your function too – but we may need help with the envelope collecting! Envelope...
