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Gentian Roses

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Gentian for gentlemen at an upcoming function. 

 
Loved making this order up in this beautiful colour 🙂


Did you know? Interesting Gentian info from the Gentian Research Network a free, not-for-profit, web-based forum for worldwide research on the natural history and evolution of the flowering plant family Gentianaceae (gentians).

  • Gentian violet is a water soluble dye used primarily in medicine to stain bacteria, but also in other histological procedures.  It is not derived from gentians, but got its name since it is pink-violet like some gentians in the genera of Centaurium, Gentiana, and Gentianella.
  • The gentian family contains 87 genera and over 1600 species in the newest classification. It is closely related to other plant families that include coffee, periwinkle, milkweed, madder, and dogbanes
  • Gentians have been used by humans since ancient times as herbal remedies, and taste very bitter. 
  •  Their flowers are often colorful (blue, pink, red, yellow), and the true blue gentians (Gentiana) are often grown in rock gardens.

Tickled…

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I have grown quite passsionate about paper – in particular book paper.  I have learnt that each page has a grain, some pages are firm and flexible, while others are fragile and brittle and I am fascinated by the way books age from white to deep cream.

We have started to dye book paper with red ink.  These variations in colour have made such beautiful results.  Same ink bath – different book pages- many delightful shades 🙂 


We have made some large proteas from this paper and are busy with a batch of pink buttonhole proteas  at the moment too!

Freshly Found is definitely in the Pink!

Paper, Petals, Polka Dice and Trophy

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I have been focusing largely on paper art and craft lately  There are some gorgeous goodies in production at the moment.  I am loving the challenge of seeing just how much can be done, with vintage book paper in particular.

These petals were from the end of a beautiful bunch of roses.  I decided to fill this paper mache bowl with them.  On the table next to them are a delicate set of paper die! Quite a lot of fun to make!

Last week I received an enquiry about a paper buck and it’s been fun doing this book-art prototype.
Have a lovely week!

A single rose can be my garden…

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This is what I worked on this past weekend.  
I love the way the mixed papers look together.  
A delightful order, which is hopefully arriving in Cape Town very soon.  Available online here.
[A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.  Leo Buscaglia

Irish Roses

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A fairly new Freshly Found product – These giant Irish Rose String Brooches are available at The Caboodle, soon online and at The i♥market. 
Pictured here plonked on a bright yellow vintage dress which will be at The Caboodle from Wednesday!
The dress is vintage, but yellow is hot right now! 

What a bright online start to the week when it’s a rainy start in real life here in KZN!