DIY workshop series

handmade paper artist: lars love letters

november 2013

sponsored by cricut hosted at the mandate press, salt lake city

junk mail, newspapers, slug mags… can be recycled into handmade paper!

!

mix a few tbs. calcium

carbonate into blender

+ crumpled paper + water

handmade

deckle boxes (tutorials all over the web)

brady burrows explains how to form paper in the deckle box

photo 1 275x275

photo 2 275x275

photo 3 275x275

submerge fill with pulp swish + dry

handmade bottle jack press squeezes excess water out of the paper

ironing removes all remaining water

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bonus tip: add a solid paper scrap

on top of your pulp as it dries

for a cool effect!

brady also prints on his handmade paper www.larsloveletters.com

photos + slide deck by gail jessen @ aseriesofadventures.com + Instagram @fourthirtyam !visit craftlakecity.com & stay up to date on facebook, twitter, and instagram !thanks to cricut for sponsoring & the mandate press for hosting the workshop