Here’s a step-by-step guide that I put together. It shows exactly how to recycle old paper and make it your own! This is one of the cards that I recently made for the holidays. Once you can make your own paper, it can really be turned into anything- sketchbooks, journals, cards, stationery, gift tags, etc. Perhaps you’d like to make a homemade Valentine!

Take a look.

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Materials

Used paper, torn into chunks [roughly palm-sized]

An old picture frame

Screen, large enough to cover frame [nylon, charcoal, fiberglass, or mixed]

Scissors

Stapler

Small tub or sink, with a few inches of water in it

Blender

[optional] Liquid starch for clothing

[optional] Spices, like cinnamon, for scent

[optional] Grass, leaves, flowers, glitter, etc. for embellishment

Prepare the homemade deckle.

Prepare the paper pulp.

Form your sheet of paper.

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