Tea Stain Paper Tutorial and a Treasure

Tea Staining paper for collages

Wad up paper.
I like to experiment.
tissue paper, regular copy ppaer, rolls I find at garage sales for cheap.
Even paper towels gave a great effect.

Mix a cup of instant tea, really strong.
sprinkle some instant tea in bottom of sink.

with rubber gloves on,
dip paper into cup, then squeeze out gently.
If you want, rub it into some of the tea on bottom of sink.

Gently lay out to dry.

(got you' with that bright pink towel, didn't I?)

This is what it looks like when dry.
Don't worry about torn up ones, you can use those too.

Iron paper:
Lay a blank piece of paper over it to iron.
Iron on cotton setting.
No pic.

Here is what it looks like when done.
Now, run that paper through your printer
with whatever words you have chosen.
(I use Microsoft Word to do my saying.)

I am working on a piece using this verse.

Here is my newest collage.
I have used this technique for the saying on it.

Thanks for coming by.

Here are some great places to visit this week, and
see what everyone is doing.

blessings

barbara jean

Thrilling Thursday Fun!!!

OK. She is not thrilling, but she is lovely, and she is old.
Yes, I did show her yesterday, but she is so beautiful,
I just had to share her again.
She is from Universal Statuary Corp. dated 1958.

And this is a box of goodies from last years garage sales!
We are cleaning the garage at the store for inventory.
I'll wait to go through this box, so you can share the fun with me.

Here is a sweet little treasure.
A pair of tiny, old, bronzed baby shoes.
My sweet fella got them at an estate sale.
Does he know me or what?
Of course they are going in the store.

I know that first photo is dark, but I think
if you click on this one you can see the tiny buckles on the side.
Aren't they wonderful?
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Here is a little thrifty how to for you.

Need aged paper, but none on hand?
Try this.

Wad a piece of music paper into a tight ball,
then undo till sort of flat.

Use distressing ink, and stencil brush and lightly drag
over the high spots on the paper.
(You can fill in some lower spots too)
See how it makes it darker there?
(click to enlarge)


Now flatten the paper out more.
Cut a piece of cardboard the size you want.

Using glue stick, mod podge, or matte medium,
cover the cardboard on one side.
and lay it on top of the paper,
(Which has been cut a bit larger than the cardboard.)
Be careful to make sure it is on straight.
Cut the corners at an angle,
roll some glue down the edges and turn over to back.
(opt. cut another piece of paper the same size as the cardboard
(I use dictionary pages) to finish the back.
(sorry there are no pics of this step).

Turn it over, and embellish as desired.

Here is one of my finished projects.

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