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It came back to me in September as I walked through this not quite golden field, under a stormy sky that shouted "rain." This is a 5 x 7 <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/211272051/geese-over-a-golden-field-card?">card.</a></div>
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. A light touch with the blender always seems to yield spectacular results. For this <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/209912704/the-last-leaf-of-autumn?">card</a>, I blended several colors of brown paper, then added a bit of red and yellow to the pulp. A quick flick of the blender and presto -- instant Autumn.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-5352672629356786772014-10-10T10:09:00.000-07:002014-10-10T10:09:28.050-07:00Impressive, right?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By pressing string to just-made wet paper, then lining a straight sided can with that paper, I ended up with a nice design and a very smooth surface on my paper vase.<br />
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It was easier to make the string design, then flip in on to the wet sheet of paper.<br />
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This wonderful packing material cuts like butter. Its about an eighth of an inch thick and holds its shape under wet paper. The whole thing dries beautifully.<br />
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I was thinking about using these for tags on<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/susanjc?ref=hdr"> Etsy</a> items, but I like them just they way they are.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-30350826147446219452014-08-19T07:39:00.000-07:002014-08-21T06:38:18.635-07:00Guest Spot: Arun Loves Nature<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Arundhati Srimani, teacher extraordinaire, always accompanies the<a href="http://pulppaperscissors.blogspot.com/2012/09/pre-school-paper-field-trip.html"> preschoolers</a> on their field trip to my studio. After making sure that every child is perfectly happy with their own creation, Arun manages to make a sheet or two of her own paper. It looks like she has been saving up her papers from the last few field trips and finally had the time during the August break to make some cards.<br />
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Arun's love of nature permeates her classroom. There are plants, flowers, paintings, photographs, light tables covered with feathers and leaves. And the poetic words of children who have learned to embrace and observe the natural world. It's no surprise that Arun would create beautiful landscapes with her paper.<br />
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Thank you, Arun!PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-63498111219228921982014-06-21T14:30:00.001-07:002014-06-21T14:30:22.628-07:00The Denim Papers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you cut it up small enough and blend it long enough, denim turns into a wonderfully sticky, stringy pulp for recycled paper.<br />
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I like to think of denim as more of an accessory than a head-to-toe look. A blend of denim pulp and recycled paper pulp works best for me. Blender-ize the cut-up denim and the recycles paper separately, them pour both batches in the vat and swish vigorously to mix. Pull the sheet using the <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/resources/how-to-make-paper.html">dip method</a>.<br />
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The texture is smooth and surprisingly light.<br />
I want to cover a bottle with the grey/green sheet.<br />
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Speaking of head-to-toe denim, here's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/124310459/denim-elephant?ref=shop_home_active_1">a fellow</a> who can really pull it off.<br />
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One of my favorite buildings, as for the location, the two signs say it all.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-39659715002505792912013-12-24T16:09:00.002-08:002013-12-24T16:09:47.582-08:00Merry Christmas to all<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And I heard him exclaim as he rode out of sight<br />
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night."PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-82567926845323375762013-12-22T11:28:00.001-08:002013-12-22T11:28:51.214-08:00Gloria!<br />
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An Angel made of paper. Merry Christmas.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-51069727104038644432013-12-18T18:05:00.000-08:002013-12-18T18:05:28.984-08:00Red Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For Christmas, my very favorite <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/36339669/red-girl-handmade-paper-card?">card</a>. There's something about the way she is standing and so gently dropping her bread crumbs that I love. And the paper-- sycamore tree and wooly coat as only handmade paper can make them.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-88581519137816704522013-12-06T08:23:00.000-08:002013-12-06T08:23:07.924-08:00Blue Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love the way the colors talk to each other. I love the way the<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/36339669/red-girl-handmade-paper-card?"> girl</a> and the bird talk to each other.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-89358123612330994952013-11-29T09:39:00.002-08:002013-11-29T09:39:54.022-08:00Blue Jay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Add bricks, wavy glass, and limestone to the list of things your can conjure with handmade paper.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-48386488454172097322013-11-12T14:24:00.000-08:002013-11-12T14:24:22.943-08:00Two little blackbirds sitting in the rain . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One named Fancy, the other named Plain.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-81612453616252940122013-11-07T09:02:00.000-08:002013-11-07T09:06:06.456-08:00Merganser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I saw on of these beautiful <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/32723183/merganser">birds</a> today. Looks like he's giving Miss Merganser a backward glance.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-41832293066309935532013-09-30T15:41:00.000-07:002013-09-30T15:41:10.302-07:00Geese Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother and Father<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/158483540/family-of-geese"> Goose</a> guiding the little ones on a beautiful blue pond</td></tr>
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PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-82362343793398839962013-08-18T13:35:00.001-07:002013-08-18T13:35:32.691-07:00I nominate myself<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/80957?=EML_AM_2013_CONFIRMATION"><img alt="Martha Stewart - American Made 2013 - Nominee Badge" src="http://www.marthastewart.com/sites/marthastewart.com/modules/features/mslo_american_made/images/badges/badge.png" title="Martha Stewart - American Made 2013 - Nominee Badge" /></a>
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Like all my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/158483836/berries-on-a-branch">cards</a>, this one was inspired by nature, sort of. In my botanical drawing class, I struggled with, well everything, but especially depicting light and shadow. With every exercise I thought how much easier it would be to make some paper, then use the paper to create a picture. And so I did.</div>
PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-27331789161563789542013-07-22T10:47:00.001-07:002013-07-22T10:47:05.438-07:00Hyde Park Parrots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In my Chicago neighborhood there is a year round population of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/157443116/winter-parrots">Monk Parakeets</a>. Their beautiful blue/green and yellow plumage is almost as loud as their squawk. It is still amazes me to see these tropical looking birds perched in a bare tree in the middle of winter. The mottled green and yellow paper that comes in so handy for a<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5514259821703507549#editor/target=post;postID=2362951441188433134;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=3;src=postname"> dandelion studded lawn</a> works well for these birds.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-26999923968842883432013-06-20T10:59:00.000-07:002013-06-20T10:59:32.843-07:00The Spots!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I knew handmade paper was good for feathers and flowers, but fur? That's a new one . . . for me.PulpPaperScissorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049962307428356571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514259821703507549.post-10926962278185687302013-06-06T15:21:00.000-07:002013-06-06T15:21:05.777-07:00Mosaic Treasure BoxTaking advantage of the incredible sticking power of newly made paper and the abundance of pint-sized plastic berry containers this time of year, I made this little stained-glass treasure box.<br />
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By mixing up green pulp, then adding some yellow paper and mixing again for just a few seconds, I was able to create this very summery field of grass and dandelions. I liked the effect so much I used it again to create the backyard scene in my picture book,<a href="http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/3728758-this-old-man"> "This Old Man."</a> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing says "Summer" like a dandelion bouquet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/152012491/dandelion-bouquet"> card</a>, I used several kinds of handmade paper and some recycled paper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this<a href="http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/3728758-this-old-man"> picture book</a>, I used handmade paper to create a summer backyard</td></tr>
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