Art: Recycle Paper
I’ve made several cards in the past. There were some difficulties which I came across were looking for the right paper, colors and texture of paper is quite hard. Oh, maybe I am fussy. I want things close to perfect in my way. =)
As a consequence, I decided to make my own paper for art purpose.
I have no problem looking for recycle papers as we got quite a bit of junkz mails, brochers, even egg cartons are good ones too! I prefer ordinary paper, without waxing or plastic material.
Firstly, soak the paper/cardboard you want to recycle for few hours in order to soften the texture. If the paper is over waxed, the water won’t be able to penetrate the paper, and the process is no way to continue. ^_* (speak from personal experience)
Once it is completely soaked, blend them. Yes, until they look like this:
Traditionally, porous wired frame was used. However, I don’t have one here, and I want to make a thicker card, therefore I go with an old old chopping board.
The reason I use this particular chopping board is it has fine lining which will give a nice lining on the paper. You will see what I mean by the end of this post.
Once got the chopping board and blended paper, spread them across the surface of the chopping board evenly. Use old news paper to absorb excessive water. It helps alot!
I dry them behind the house backyard. Best to do it when the sun is strong, so they dry quickly.
You can try in hot-air oven, but from personal experience it did not dry them up completely. And it was quite difficult to take them off from the chopping board. It is not a good idea at all.
TA DAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those are the re-cycle papers I’ve been making. I did most of them during Autumn when the sun was still warm. =)
Have a closer look, this is the fine lining and surface I was refering to.
Recycle papers don’t normally smell great like those commercialised paper. Here’s another tip for you, you can slip some perfumed-cards in between your recycle papers, so you will get nice aroma. I picked some perfmed cards up when I walked pass Myer. I know, call me ‘cheap-skate’ =P
Oh yeah, to finish of your recycle papers and for storage, use heavy thick books like those… put one or two of these books on top of the papers, plus slipping the perfumed cards. You will bet a nice recycle papers.
Have fun making your own recycle papers. For those in ozzie..oh yeah, you gotta wait till Summer. *_^
wah, I’m truly amazed..
u r indeed very creative
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Hey that is cool. I have a suggestion, make cards with durian , curry, BKT,Laksa….aroma and sell it on line for those who miss home. What da ya think ? I get 20 percent of the cut for this idea right ?
hey i did the recycle paper last time, when i was 16 i think… haha… that was interesting and fun! i learn it frm my best fren when we do it in her house.
and i went back home doing my own with my brother!
we add in some magazine paper to bring out the color that we want sometimes.
but i have no tools and no time now.. sigh.
thanks for the great sharing! really good post you have here!
oh ya, forget to tell you, i use newspaper instead of the ‘egg container’
and i love your ‘cheap-skate’ tips! thanks once again!!~
It has never come across my mind to make my own recycling paper. Isn’t that too much work?
ooooo…very nice indeed. u can actually open a business with ur skills like tht
Ppl in Aussie will spend big bucks on crafty things
hi cynthia! how are you? hope everything is going fine!
i am curious, can old newspapers be used to make recycled paper? will it turn out dark and dull?
chen: Heheh… I like to make my own craft thingy if possible =)
cooknengr: Hahahah!!! how to make that ah?? hmm… still thinking. and i will keep the commision for you too. No worries! =)
carcar: I did that when I was in primary i think. I learn that from 知识画报.Tool wise, i modified to suit whichever i think it is convenient for me.
hijackqueen:NAH! it is not. I do them in between my housework. like between the time i wait for my laundry, wait for the plumbers etc etc.. use the time i ‘ve got well. =)
i like to eat oreo: Im fine! How you doing? Yes, old paper can be used. to avoid dullness, you can choose the one with colorful background, and avoid too much blending. you can mix with other unused white or bright colour papers. Good luck! =)
oolalal~ hahahaha very nice leh` I also want` lols
kristine: hmm.. I like to own a coffee shop thou =)
a^ben: come over Perth, then i give you one =) LOL
Whoa!!
That’s nice, although the pulp (initially) looks like a pile of sh*t.
Send 1 to me!
Oh yeah, by the way, I’ve made my own recycled paper during primary school, Standard 5. I added pandan essence (freshly squeezed one). It smelled nice but the colour turned a bit gross-looking after a while, like cooked veggies left overnight.
=) Have a nice weekend!
I looked through the picture again..
The thick textbook which is good to kill cockroach, cos too thick liao.. 
I see the familiar looking “Goodman & Gillman”
Hmmm those text books look really familiar to me
day dreamer: thanks. hehhe,. i never used pandan leaves even i thought of that cos I saw my nana used pandan leaves to make kuih.. i knew it would come out green. LOL
chen: oh! that text book kill cockraoch? it bit wasteful. I would use that to hit my pharmacology lectures head!!!! =)
sbanboy: hehheehe.. you got any favorite text book?? LOL