Beautiful Bleach Prints

Do you have some t-shirts in wardrobe that could do with livening up?  A dreamy artistic touch.  Using what you probably already have at home?  

It's a quick makeover, with high personal satisfaction value! 

We've just published a Video Tutorial, and full written instructions to help you to do-it-yourself.  

Pop over to the Freshly Found Website for all the help and inspiration.  

Not only useful for T-shirt revivals.  Also great on denim too.  

How to Whip up Some Cheerful Sunflowers!

 

Happy handcrafted blooms!   Long-lasting Lovelies.  These Sunflowers are crafted from paper.

Full instructions and a downloadable pattern available on the Freshly Found website. 

Angels for Christmas - Linocut Lovelies!

These are a few of a host of Linocut Angels I printed and created for this past Christmas.

A Special Leaf Print Commission

An exciting project - hand printing these protective wear items for a local Christmas Tree Farm.  

Read all about it on the Freshly Found Website!

Quirky Egg Box Earrings - Fun Recycling Project

Create surprisingly long-lasting (seeing as they are made from paper) fashion statement earrings for yourself from recycled egg box cardboard.

DIY Face Masks from Vintage Hankies

Freshly posted on the Freshly Found Website - How to make face masks from pretty vintage hankies.  Head over to Freshly Found for guidelines and a diy video 

Storage Idea - Draw Dividers made from Recyed Paper

Posted on the Freshly Found Website - Full video and pictoral instructions on how to create these handy drawer divider boxes from used printer paper.  No cutting or gluing - just folding!  

Cheerful Himmeli Decorations from Recycled Office Papers

Recently we did bright and fresh decor items for a special event at a nearby wedding venue.  Read more about this on our Freshly Found Website

Paper-Roll Pots

A new project, recently completed.  Created from Book paper.  Rolled, and moulded to form a cylindrical pot.  Read more about it on the Freshly Found website

Ink Prints Displayed on Geometric Paper Pot

This Geometric Paper Pot was created form recycled cardboard and lino ink.  

Paper Folded Shirts for Father's Day

Origami Shirt - 
Full instructions and print-out with cut and fold lines on the Freshly Found Journal today.  

Valentine Hot Air Balloons with Woven Paper Baskets

Bright Puzzle Piece Wreathes for Christmas Decoration

These cheerful Christmas Puzzle Wreathes have just been posted on the Freshly Found Website.  I had a lot of fun making them and documenting the process!

Puzzle Pots

 These Puzzle Pots are on display this month.  
Pop over to the Freshly Found Website to find out more. 

Folded Book Animal Trophy

Freshly Found has just been commissioned to create this delightful Buck-head from a folded book.  

Your Own Vintage String Mop

We decided we needed a larger, stronger mop at home. We were not able to find one that was substantial enough to clean our home filled with tiles. A strong wooden handle was also a better option than the thin plastic and metal option that store-bought mops come with. 

Pink Proteas from Painted Paper

Pink Paper Proteas for a special order. Highlighted with white paint and mounted around re-cycled fringed paper centres.I loved photographing these blooms outside on the cool shady side of my home in a wooden box by Bruce Eales. An artistic representation of our very special national flower. We can make these up in a variety of colours and papers to suit your decor, or event colour scheme. Have a look at some of the proteas we have made before, and other paper flowers too

Book Art - Paper Proteas

Years ago, we started out making our proteas as a form of deconstructed book art. What a delight to make a new batch again Our design has been refined and created out of many different papers over the years. This batch is on its way to a special YPO event in Cape Town.

How to Make Jewellery from Vintage Embroidery

This is the ideal handcraft to preserve the essence of sentimental embroidered family heirlooms.  The table cloth with a mould stain, or frayed serviettes make ideal material. If you’re clearing out and nobody wants Granny’s linen – why not make each member of the family a linen brooch for Christmas!

Colour Burst African Proteas

This latest batch of African Proteas featuring multi-coloured paper petal rounds, highlighted with white stems and white centres. They are also sporting a few petal rounds of our new Freshly Found Protea Print.