http://borninjapan.net/2010/02/03/february-change/ Making a life that's more with less. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://borninjapan.net/2010/02/03/february-change/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Ria Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:13:33 +0000 http://borninjapan.net/?p=854#comment-683 One thing I'd like to try where paper is concerned is to make my own paper from flyers that come in the mail. If the flyer isn't shiny, you can rip or cut it up into colour groups, soak the scraps and turn them into mush, then spread that paper mush over a fine wire screen or something until it dries. Then you've got your own handmade paper, which you can either use, or sell to scrapbookers to make a little extra cash. (Scrapbookers, I've found, really like the feel and look of handmade paper like that.) One thing I’d like to try where paper is concerned is to make my own paper from flyers that come in the mail. If the flyer isn’t shiny, you can rip or cut it up into colour groups, soak the scraps and turn them into mush, then spread that paper mush over a fine wire screen or something until it dries. Then you’ve got your own handmade paper, which you can either use, or sell to scrapbookers to make a little extra cash. (Scrapbookers, I’ve found, really like the feel and look of handmade paper like that.)

]]> http://borninjapan.net/2010/02/03/february-change/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Hip Mountain Mama Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:57:06 +0000 http://borninjapan.net/?p=854#comment-680 So glad to hear Jan went well! Although you didn't have time to make those bags, you still made a great effort in this area! We seem to have so much paper around our house it is crazy! We use a piece of paper until it is done (meaning, if I make a list on a piece of paper, the back will be used for artwork, then the entire piece of paper used for my 3 yr old to practice cutting, etc.) then we recycle it. Good luck with you change...I look forward to hearing how it goes! Suzy So glad to hear Jan went well! Although you didn’t have time to make those bags, you still made a great effort in this area! We seem to have so much paper around our house it is crazy! We use a piece of paper until it is done (meaning, if I make a list on a piece of paper, the back will be used for artwork, then the entire piece of paper used for my 3 yr old to practice cutting, etc.) then we recycle it. Good luck with you change…I look forward to hearing how it goes!
Suzy

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