How to Make a Tea Stained Dream Journal

If you want to make a dream journal that looks as whimsical as the dreams documented within its pages, creating a tea-stained effect is a great way to achieve this look. You can use the instant tea of your choice to create a look that will capture an antique quality that will beautifully house the journal of your dreams.

Things You'll Need

• Instant tea
• Boiling water
• Blank paper journal

Instructions

1. Separate your journal pages by placing a sheet of wax paper between each page.

2. Brew tea as directed on the package.

3. Let the cool. If you use the tea while it is too hot, you might need to use foil between your journal pages.

4. Dip a paintbrush into your tea and paint the pages of your journal as you would with regular paint. Add more tea to areas that you want to look more aged.

5. For an all-over aged effect, fill a shallow lasagna pan with tea. Dip your individual journal pages into the bowl.

6. Let your journal dry fully. Wet paper has the tendency to rip, so you want to let it fully dry before applying more tea or writing in the pages.

7. Repeat the entire process for a darker effect.

8. Once your journal is dry, delineate the pages to contain the information for your dream journal. Separate each page to provide a place for the date, a description of the dream, important symbols in the dream, people in the dream and an analysis of what the dream might mean to you.