Showing posts with label paper making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paper making. Show all posts

Monday, December 13, 2010

PAPER MAKING

No, not the kind you use junk mail and paper bits blended with water to make a pulp and press it into sheets of handmade papers.  This is a trick Mary Green taught us that is a lot less messy and the possibilities are endless.  You may remember seeing how I used these in the Mary's December challenge which I posted recently.

Here is one I made using a music sheet and a butterfly plate from an old encyclopedia:


And here is what I made using old book text and an end paper from a book:



I love the look of transparency this gives to the papers.  Check out Mary's blog for a detailed look at how to do this on your own.