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strryeyedreamr27 — Paper Recycling Tutorial
Published: 2010-08-13 23:36:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 8356; Favourites: 156; Downloads: 112
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First tutorial! Wow, really not used to writing these things! They are a lot more time-consuming than I thought...(take pictures, edit said pictures, write out instructions, put it all together and make it look somewhat decent) Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated!Anyway, this is for 's Recycled paper tutorial contest. I love recycling paper and creating new things from what others might consider garbage, so when I saw "Recycled Paper" I was really excited. But then I saw "tutorial" and got a little worried. I have another super-long tutorial partially done, but am not sure if I can get it to work...
Well, this is one of the main ways I color paper to use for other projects. I have several other ways, but this is probably the simplest. I even put a bonus of how to use the paper afterwards!
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Thank you so much for the feature! Appreciate it!
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What a great idea! I have tons of scrap paper at home and lots of paint, so this is perfect!
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Thank you! Glad you think so!
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This origami resource has been featured in my journal.
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Wow! Thank you so much! Really appreciate it! Just haven't really been on here to say thanks sooner!
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Thank you very much!
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o___O this is a really great idea, I don't know why I didn't think of doing this before!
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Thank you! It's simple but effective!
and thanks for faving!
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Ohhh I like this! Never thought of doing this to change the color
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Thank you! Hope you give it a try and it works out for you!
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Ooh, fun! I need more ideas like I need a hole in the head, but hey. 
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I know what you mean! (I've got way too much going on in my head as it is...)
Hope it does indeed come in handy!!!
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Have you tried this on magazine pages? Just curious.
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I haven't actually, but that does make me curious...
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If you check out Tutorial Gallery, there are various tutorials on how to make them...I'm horrible at explaining them unless I actually show someone how to make them in person.
Hope that helps!
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it did. thanks!
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Ooh, great technique! I have to try this some time 
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Why thank you! Please let me know how it works for you!
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I've done that too! It works pretty well (except too wet=melting salt which doesn't work as well) with combined with this technique...I remembered doing it in elementary school so I tried it with this and it definitely creates a cool effect! I highly recommend experimenting with it!
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Great tutorial!!
I really 
I haven't thought about the watercolor process, it's amazing
Thank you!!
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Thank you!
Glad you
And you're welcome, I hope more people enter the contest now that it's been changed a bit!!!
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Great way to re-purpose paper!
but wouldn't the ink on some papers bleed to the other side ?
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Thanks!
Depending on the type of printer the ink might bleed through. Inkjet printers print a lot better now and don't bleed much if at all, older models still bleed, however those work great for darker colors and even when the ink bleed through, the lettering can add some interesting texture. Laser printer prints shouldn't bleed through, and neither should copies (I think).
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Hmm I know for sure my ink printer sucks when it comes to bleeding.
I'll just try it anyways and see how it goes
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ok. Well, if you try this with color prints, then I would suggest using colors that are similar to the print so that if the ink does bleed the colors will bleed together in a more complimentary way (hopefully).
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why, thank you! glad you think so.
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yup ^^ it sure is a long process but saves plenty of money
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I really like this idea. I always have extra paper lying around (a product of being in graduate school, I suppose) and this is a great way of re-purposing it into something lovely!
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Thank you! I'm glad you like it and hope you can use this!
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I've always been a fan of recycling paper, so I think this is a great idea!
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Me too! And thank you, I'm glad you think so!
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No problem.
And thanks for the llama badge!
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I usually use it on plain copy/printer paper, but I've also used it on notebook paper, graph paper, and some other A4 and A5 sized paper and even a similar technique on card stock. I think that as long as the paper is somewhat porous, and not coated (like photo paper) it should work fairly well.
I hope this helps and makes sense!
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