A new batch of proteas with a slightly different finish
Whitewashed book paper and paper twist stems.
Ready just in time for the Freshly Found Exhibition of recycled products at the the Kloof SPCA’s Golden Paw Society Launch today.
I live up the hill on the outskirts of Durban. I love my home city and relish the opportuntiy to enjoy it whenever possible.
Yesterday a group of us dressed up in white and joined hundreds of other Durbanites at The Grand White Dinner
It’s been a country wide phenomenon in South Africa this year. Keep a look out for another wave of white dining next year too.
I’ve posted more pics and info the Freshly Found Durban blog
Nadia van der Mescht has created a delightful event for Durbanites to part with their vintage treasures.
Freshly Found will be there – and these leather and lace items will be there too –
A number of crochet tablecloths,
2 sets of vintage leather luggage straps,
a Sapro vintage leather sheet music bag
and lots of other goodies too!
See you at the Spiga d’Oro Courtyard on this Saturday the 12th April from 8h30 to 13.30♥
For a while I have added envelopes to the list of things I don’t throw away!
I am so happy with the way they have transformed into buttonhole roses!
We can make these up for your function too – but we may need help with the envelope collecting!
The last of the blue touches. Some new cushion covers. The pretty patterned ones were made from vintage sari fabric with a linen lining,
The Scotty dog came from a vintage embroidered antimacassar. That cover is backed with blue and white ticking and the Scotty was given a checked blue ribbon bow!
It’s all come together quite nicely. The origami Paper hanging is reconfigured from last year’s Christmas tree.
I LOVE beige! And white and stone. My house is a home full of neutrals – neutral walls, flooring, curtains, couches, etc. The reason I love the beige backbone to my home, is that it allows me to often, quickly and easily change the accent colours.
An early 2014 trip to the local charity shop inspired me to take up a bit of a blue theme! Emerald Green was so last year.
This cute kitsch pair cost R30 (less than $3), and I just had to take them home. That’s the beauty of charity shopping. It allows me to try out tastes and schemes that I would not like to spend a fortune on. And when I am over blue … and figurines, I can take them back from whence they came!
The little blue jug also landed in my basket as well as the brown porcelain doggie. I know he’s not blue, but he adds a strong contrast! Together they make a happy little family on the right hand side of my mantlepiece.
On the lefthand side – well I’ll tell you about that tomorrow 🙂
Brené Brown is a social researcher and has been much admired in our home for a while. Since watching her TED talks on The Power of Vulnerability and Listening to Shame a few years ago, she has been a favourite.
When I heard that she was doing an eCourse on The Gifts of Imperfection, I pretty-much knew I would have to sign up.
The course started on Sunday and I have enjoyed the first few days immensely. It is not necessary to be artistic, although I have decided to use the opportunity to stretch myself in that area.
Late registrations will still be taken up until tomorrow, so if you like to join in its not too late. Watch out for some of my imperfect-but-that’s-ok updates on Instagram
Each square was covered with a layer of white acrylic paint on both sides.
Once the squares were folded (See the instructions here) I printed them with a simple pattern. I made up a Collagraph plate – so named beause of the collaged materials that created the patterned print.
I used thick cardboard, and wound small string coils, which I glued on the corners. I sealed the string and cardboard with diluted wood glue. When this was dry, I brushed paint onto the colis, and then printed them onto the squares.
See some pictures here and instructions on how to make up the tree here.
Yesterday I showed you the Christmas Tree hanging in my living room. It is made from individual folded squares of recycled paper, and strung together abacus-like to form a tree.
There are many decorative square shapes that you can fold.
Here is a Pictorial to make up the squares. I used painted book paper squares for the tree, but I am using plain book paper to show the technique I used.
Slits were cut on the back of each square to thread the string through.
I used coarse string to create enough friction to keep the shapes from slipping down and out of position.
The tree was laid out on the floor before each string was threaded. Refer back to the picture in yesterday’s post for the pattern.
The rod at the top of the mural was made from a large rectangle of waste paper, rolled obliquely into a long paper rod and secured with some wood glue.
Each string was knotted around the paper rod.
Colourful tissue paper squares were inserted inside some of the shapes.
In the next post I’ll tell you about painting the book paper and the pattern I randomly printed on some of the squares.
This year some alternate Christmas decor is up and hanging in our living space.
Recycled paper square were folded and supspended to form a modular hanging tree.
I love the vibrant geometric textured feel.
In the next couple of blog posts, I’ll tell you how I made it.
Prepare to hear about painting paper with acrylic, Collagraph printing (I learnt a new term there), Origami folding, and paper rolling.
How-to over here
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