100 day joyful creativity – Page 4

Day 53/100 Wire Words

Day 52/100 Wire Word Art and Dyed Papers

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Had an idea to make some hidden paperclips with wire words on them so that’s my next project.

The wire I used is welding wire; it’s very hard and holds its shape really well – it will break if you bend it too much though.

The coffee dyed papers didn’t need to go in the oven which was a nice surprise.

Some of the edges are really saturated with coffee, seem a little sticky and have a really strong coffee smell. There are some really pretty ones though.

Hmmm, since I have some dyed papers I’ll have to assemble a junk journal!

Day 51/100 Paper Dying

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I did a fruit tea dye yesterday, leaving the papers in the pan over night then putting them on drying racks through the day. I could tell they weren’t going to be that vibrant – a really pale greyish mauve.

I put them in the oven tonight – at 250 degrees and checked on them every 20 min or so. They dried up really nicely, I could pull a couple of the top papers off every time I checked.

I was a little disappointed in the colors so I decided to try an instant coffee dye.

Instant coffee dye

I may have gone overboard on the coffee – I didn’t measure just poured a few spoonfuls (probably more than 3 heaping!) into a cup and went for it.

I wonder how much caffeine you can absorb through your hands – we’ll see if I can sleep tonight!

The papers were left in the coffee for a couple of hours, when I checked they were VERY dark. I drained the coffee off and rinsed them a bit.

I tried to rush it and put them in the oven before letting them drain over night – it didn’t work out very well.

They were in for about 15 minutes, when I checked the pages were getting sticky and the edges were looking burnt. There is a lovely pattern on the bottom sheet though!

They are going to air dry until tomorrow night then I’ll try them in the oven again. Fingers crossed they aren’t too saturated!