Hm, I don't quite remember what got my interest going on this one. It was a a little over a year ago when I made my first batch. So it turns out that my first batch was my best batch. I really like the look of it -- a used every type of blue paper I could find and mixed it altogether. Result: a blue speckled blue paper. After that one, I started making ones from nature (e.g. flowers, leaves, grasses, etc.) They turned out okay, but my main problem is forming the sheets. I just need to build myself new equipment.
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Here's some of the work that I've done:
 Here's my first sheet of handmade paper. It looks better in real life. ;) |
 I got a little adventurous and decided to do grass paper. An entire sheet of cooked grass! It smelt real bad when cooking (I didn't use any chemicals), but I think the result were worth the effort of pinning my nose. Hehe. :D |
 Here's a sheet of dandelion paper. Hey, if you can't beat them, put them to use, right? It really turned out better than expected. It made its own dye while cooking. |
 A entire sheet made with dandelion petals. My sister, Bernadette, helped me pick a bucket full of petals. I had a bunch left over after I did the dandelion paper at your left, so we decided to create one using just the petals and no paper pulp. It turned out... um, tell me what you think. |
 This one is made out of potatoes. I just shredded the potatoes with their skins on and added it to the paper pulp. I didn't even have to cook them. It makes a rough sheet, dotted with pieces of the pink skins. |
 The color isn't right in this photo. It's more of a pastel pink. Plain, but I was practicing. |
 I added crushed mint leaves to this batch. When you tear the paper, you can smell the mint. It's really nice. |
 Ohhh, this is my second favorite. I cooked some yucca leaves and then added them to the pulp. It turned out wonderfully - just as I anticipated. :D |
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