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About aprildawnis54

a wife and momma of three who loves Jesus and planting seeds with a smell of dirt. Painting canvas with a side of yarn or fabric scraps is a favorite too. Hoping to inspire women through writing and Bible journaling with Jesus, grace and seeds. All are welcome at the table.

how to turn paper to vintage antique

These pages are perfect for a smash book of fun or a journal to fill with special memories. 

Preheat oven to 250 degrees

Drop 10 tea bags into boiling water

Steep 15 minutes

Pour brewed/steeped water into 9×13 pan

Tear a few pages out of composition notebook. 3 pages at a time to soak seems to work best

Crunch paper into a ball as though you would in throwing it away

Uncrinkle and lay out flat into brewed/steeped tea water in 9×13 pan

Soak 5 minutes

Remove paper and lay out on towel. One page at a time, lay on a cookie sheet. Use blow dryer and crinkle with hand.

Place in oven and bake 2-3 Minutes. Remove from oven. Let cool on a towel

Lay hard object on papers to flatten crinkles.

Change water/tea bags steeped after 2 different batches of paper.

Use hole puncher to place in journal of smash book or journal.

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