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 | Oct 27, 2014 | flower craft, recycled, tutorial, wedding
This is the story of the chopstick origami lilies! I think chopsticks make much better flower stems that eating utensils! This is purely my personal belief because I battle to use them in any way that is significantly satiating to my hunger! Here we used these wooden...
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 | May 20, 2010 | flower craft, flower projects
These swathes of blooms are filling pots and vases in my home. They have the fragrance of freshly folded paper! They are the latest version of my origami flowers! Some of them are made from vintage South African Lantern Magazines [Donated to me by the delightful, now...
