How To Make Paper

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  Step 1

  Here's a photo of what you'll need:
  Blender
  2 flat frames
  2 rubber bands
  Newspaper or any recycled paper
  Americana Acrylics (to color your pulp)
  Plastic screen (1 yard should be plenty)
  Large bin
  Staple gun

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  Step 2

  Remove the glass and cardboard from your frames, you only need the frame
  Cut two pieces of screen the exact size of your frame
  Staple one piece of screen to the flat side of one frame making sure it's taut
  Sandwich the stapled screen in between both frames with a rubber band
  *Flat sides together

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  Step 3

  Rip up about 2 sheets of newspaper or several sheets of copy paper
  Fill your blender 3/4 full with water
  Add Americana Acrylic Paint to the water
  Blend until the paper becomes pulp
  *It will look cloudy

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  Step 4

  Pour the contents into a bin and add more water if you want
  With the plain frame on top, scoop the pulp from the bin catching it on top of the stapled screen
  Carefully remove the top frame and place the extra piece of screen on top of the pulp
  Using a sponge, remove as much water as you can from the pulp
  Carefully peel the flat, wet pulp from the screen and place it between two sheets of newspaper

• Step 5

  Watch the video tutorial here:

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  Step 6

  Place a pressing cloth on the newspaper and iron the flat pulp until it's dry and becomes a sheet of beautiful paper
  *You can also let your pieces dry naturally overnight

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Charyawn221 22nd November 2014

LOVE IT!!!!

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Flo Di · 7 projects 14th November 2014

This is so awesome and ingenious! I have to try this

Mark Montano · 357 projects 15th November 2014

Glad you like the project Flo!

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Katzilla · 14 projects 3rd November 2014

Mark, these are fantastic! I made some lovely teal paper with this method, thank you!

Mark Montano · 357 projects 3rd November 2014

I made blue paper this weekend, too!

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Amberlynn Reid · Kathmandu, Central Region, NP · 67 projects 2nd November 2014

These are great Mark!

Mark Montano · 357 projects 2nd November 2014

Glad you like them Syeyon! I really like making paper. It relaxes me.

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