by freshlyfound | Jun 20, 2016 | design projects, flower craft, South Africa, wedding
Paper Strelitzia Buttonholes The Strelitzia is a vibrant indigenous South African flower – also known as The Bird of Paradise Flower or the Crane Flower. It’s name suits it’s bright and angular appearance! It was lovely to make a set of buttonholes...
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 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 | Oct 25, 2013 | paper craft
I don’t think I’ve seen a hummingbird in real life. Here in Southern Africa, we have similar sunbirds, but no true hummingbirds. We’ve seen a couple of hummingbird images on the net in the last few days with the unfolding of the Woolworths /...
