Handmade Paper

Since we all love paper, lets make our own! Handmade paper has such a wonderful look and texture that you can't find anywhere else and looks great on ATC's and other projects. You can add all kinds of interesting things, such as flowers or leaves or not, its up to you!

There are many tutorials for handmade paper on the internet, but here's a few to get you started:

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/paper/handmade.html

http://www.pioneerthinking.com/makingpaper.html

You will have 3 partners each and send a minimum of one 8x10 inches sheet OR four pieces, each piece at least 4x5 inches to each partner. OR you can send 2 pieces that are 4x10 inches each, etc, however you want to do it, just so it equals out to at least one 8x10 sheet. And if you send pieces, none can be any smaller than 4x5 inches.

You can get four 4x5 inch pieces out of an 8x10 sheet by cutting it into fourths or two 4x10 inch pieces by cutting it in half. This way, the minimum amount you will be making will only be 3 full 8x10 sheets, but also leaves room for sending/getting a good variety. You may send more if you wish but you must send at least the minimum.

This is for all beginner or expert paper makers. Even if you've never done it before, you can still get great results with very little effort. You will be surprised how easy and fun it is! Be creative and have fun with it! Handmade paper isn't supposed to look "perfect", but make sure to send something you would like to receive yourself!

Everyone in the group should qualify for this swap. But, I will check profiles before assigning partners and ban anyone that might affect the integrity of the swap to protect all participants.