How to Make Herbed Homemade Paper

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Make Herbed Homemade Paper

Here is a fun way to recycle all the junk mail you receive and it will not end up in the landfill. This is a fun project to do with children. When they see the finished paper, they will feel very good about themselves.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Junk mail
Old household blender
Bath towel
Mould and deckle (or tray)
Water
Dish pan
Sponge and paper towel
Food coloring
Dried herb (like Lavender)

Step 1

Gather all the supplies needed.
Step 2

Shred the paper or if you don’t have a shredder just rip the paper apart. Add water to the blender with the paper.
Step 3

If you want color in your paper, now is the time to add the food coloring to the blender. Continue to blender a little.
Step 4

Put the blended pulp into the dishpan. If you need more pulp repeat step 2.
Step 5

Agitate the mix in the dish pan. If more water is needed to mix well, then add more water.
Step 6

Take the tray and dip into the dishpan. If there are big pieces of shredded paper and you don’t want that look in your homemade herb paper, now is when you should take them out.
Step 7

Spread the pulp all around the tray. Lay it on the bath towel that is double to keep the surface under the towel as dry as possible.
Step 8

Sprinkle the dried herbs on the pulp, push them down a little. Then, add just a small amount more of pulp.
Step 9

Take towel, sponge or paper towel pieces start taking the extra water out.
Step 10

You can either let it dry, which could take a few days or use an iron. It will still not be completely dry, but it will be close.