Today, I have a gift for you: a unique blog page. You won't find it anywhere else! I spent hours searching and testing everything I'm sharing with you for a super simple, relaxing, and super fun paper DIY!
Written by Julie Maron
I'm pleased to invite you to dive into a creative and sensory experience with a zero-waste DIY, easy to make with very little material. Imagine yourself with your hands immersed in soothing textures, sharing this precious moment with your friends or even your children, while instilling in them the values of responsible consumption. Papermaking is often seen as an activity for children, but believe me, you'll be amazed by the intense pleasure and satisfaction it provides.
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the magical world of paper? I hope this page will awaken an unsuspected passion in you. If, like me, you love creating with your hands and exploring fascinating worlds, you've come to the right place. :)
Creating paper is a creative and eco-friendly adventure. Each unique sheet is a surprise to discover after drying. You can personalize your paper by adding touches of color, seeds, dried flowers, glitter, colored shavings, fingerprints, strings, and more. The possibilities are endless, limited only by your imagination. Do you understand now why this activity can become a passion?
Play with the shapes of the sieves: large, medium, small, or even envelope-sized. You can create textures by mixing colors. Adapt your materials to your project and what you have on hand.
With your handmade paper, you can create classic or decorative sheets, hanging pieces, notebooks, cards, bookmarks, banners, and more. Once again, the only limit is your imagination. You are the artisan of this raw material, free to transform it as you wish.
The result of this handmade paper is simply magnificent. Often, we hesitate to write on it because it's so beautiful. But what's even more magical is the process of creating it.
Even before admiring the final result, what I love most is feeling the paper pulp between my fingers. The gentle sound of the water drops connects us to our creativity and transports us to a moment suspended in time. You really have to try it! Many of my workshop participants have become addicted to it, but in the best way!
I'm going to share with you lots of tips to enhance your creative moment and achieve perfect results. Of all the art forms I've explored, this one took me the longest to master. Not because it's difficult, but because I sought to achieve the perfect result at every step. I experimented with various techniques, materials, drying methods... And I'm here to share with you the fruits of my many trials and errors. Papermaking EASILY and BEAUTIFULLY!
As a bonus, you will also find ideas for creations to make with your paper!
How to Make Paper - Everything You Need to Know.
To make paper, I offer you 4 options
1- Make your own sieve and cut the drying fabrics following the instructions below and the tutorial.
2- Get our sieve and its frame, or even seeds or dried flowers at this link , by following the free tutorial.
3- Get the complete papermaking kit at this link (including all the materials ready to create with paper shavings as well as seeds and dried flowers). You can always come back to this blog page if you have questions not answered in the kit.
4- If you live in Montreal, come make your paper in the workshop and meet me at the same time! It's an immersive creation workshop, because I offer you lots of different paper baths to make and we take care of the drying for you! Then I also offer a second associated course which is an introduction to bookbinding and making greeting cards which evolves according to the seasons. It's cool, yes I know :P
Bonus option: I offer illustrations for all tastes to print directly onto your paper with a home printer. Spring card illustration set / Set of summer card illustrations.
For the first two options, I invite you to follow the instructions below.
The steps of paper creation:
- Gather the materials and set them up.
- Have paper or cardboard to recycle.
- Shred paper or cardboard.
- Prepare the paper bath.
- Make the paper.
- Place it on release cloths.
- Press the paper.
- Put it to dry.
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