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 | 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 | Jan 26, 2015 | decor, DIY, nature, paint, printing, tutorial
How I finally got to do this DIY leaf stencil Project! I can verify the truth of rumour I’ve heard. Putting your house on the market suddenly means that you make time to do so many of the tweaks that you’ve been meaning to do for years. That’s us for...
by freshlyfound | Dec 15, 2014 | art, decor, DIY, inspiration, nature, paint
Proteas from a couple of gift bouquets I received were left to dry for a few weeks…. – and then brought back to life again with a coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint I painted the petals with Emperor’s Silk Red and then dipped the centre stigmas into a...
