Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Recycled hand made paper

A month or two ago, I scored at Goodwill.  I found a paper making kit, cheap.  It had a very small frame with a screen and felt and the directions to make your own recycled paper.  You take all your materials,  recycled paper, napkins, newspaper.... cut/rip them up into tiny pieces.  Then there is H20 and a blender involved.... once you get mulch or mush.... poor it out on to this screen, squeeze out the water and let it dry... and voila`.... hand made recycled paper.
Here are 4 different designs...with stitching....
inking simple images, and ripping the paper to give it that non perfect edge....

punching out and using and embossing folder....


and then just giving a simple look, to a beautiful note card!!

For the company that wants 'green' products, here is my small contribution!!

1 comment:

Cheryl Houston said...

I took a class in handmade paper WAY back when! I loved it! You can add glitter or flowers or whatever to it. You probably already knew that. the boys have a kit too but the little blender thing they put in it- no way that thing is going to blend up paper! :)

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