A little tip from paper making: when you pull your pages out of the oven do it when they still have a little dampness, place them on the edge of a towel so that you can then fold the towel over them as well. When you have stacked them all and folded the towel over them (or another towel if it is too small to fold) place a couple of books on top of them and let them dry under the weight of the books. Check on them after a couple of hours and when you do, separate each page and change the towel if it is wet. This just makes them dry flat if that is something you are interested in.
@@Sukekiyoki that hasn't happened to me, so I don't think they would. Something you can do is restack them every hour or so, so they don't get a chance to stick together
Another fun thing is to open a tea bag and sprinkle some of the leaves on the paper before baking them. They will brush off after ward and leave really interesting patterns! "Discovered" this when a bag broke and I got some on the paper accidently. It was so cool!
If you wanted it to last really well you could get a pH meter (there are electrical one or paper strips though the electrical one need calibrating regularly so not if you aren’t going to use it a lot). pH 7 is neutral so that would what you would want to be at. Different water and tea/coffee will have different acidity so the strip could be useful.
Just for those who read this comment... Purple onion skins create a green color on your papers, not purple. Avocado skins will create a nice pink color.
I remember making tea-stained paper at my grandparents' house when I was younger so my brother and I could draw a treasure map. We didn't put the paper in the oven, but let it air-dry. Definitely took a lot longer lol. Anyway, thanks for this video! I always forget that this is something I could do to make pages in my bullet journal (or letters to my friends) more interesting!
I tend to crumple the pages before I stain them, it makes interesting dark lines on the pages where the tea collected in the grooves, to flatten the pages when they are dry I iron them on a low heat
I do pretty much the same with tea and coffee (instant coffee, usually, because I don't have supplies to brew proper coffee as I don't drink it) and I noticed that coffee has a better light resistance, as well as a little less warm tone ^^ Tea smells better, but it seems that it holds less exposure to the direct sun and the tone fades. If it's to keep it enclosed on a journal it's not a problem, but it could be one for piece of arts that are to be exposed on the wall ^^ I love painting with tea and coffee
i have an English assignment where i have to make a journal for a character in a book and write entries in them from that character’s point of view. i chose Hermoine Granger from Harry Potter, so this tutorial is great!
I would definitely try this in my next journaling sesh ✨ It seems to be a very therapeutic process 🌷 also, just want to say… You’re my biggest inspiration for bullet journaling & my favourite bullet journal channel on TH-cam 💫
I absolutely love this! I lead a therapeutic journaling group in a hospital and love the idea of adding this process to our program! Thank you for sharing ✨
Wow. I have been tea-staining paper for years for my boys who make maps and write stories on it. I can't believe I never thought to use a deeper pan and do more sheets at once! Your tips will save me so much time! 😅 Thank you for this video!
Love this video, I just used a tea bag and just kinda stamped it all over my paper when I made some and I did the same with my husband’s coffee just took the filter out of the coffee pot and made a little bag with it and stamped it on some paper
Wonderful video😍😍 Thank you for sharing ☺☺The pan definitely makes the process faster 😅 I have never used a pan to make tea paper. I make small batches (10-12 sheets) with loose tea leaves. Instead of boiling, I just soak the leaves for 15mins and squeeze it with a spoon, and use a paint brush to coat the paper along with the tea leaves. It gives different patters every time. I also like to crumple the paper and tear the edges before dyeing to give it a more vintage like feel. I coat the paper twice and leave it to air dry. It a lot more time consuming but its worth it☺
Hello from Sydney Australia darling. I put mine in the oven on a flat cookie tray (easier to not burn yourself) on top of a sheet of baking paper. If you use the same sheet of baking paper for several tea sessions the effect is amazing! 💙
I made tea-stained paper today (which is probably the first craft-y thing I've done since I was a kid) using your method and it went great! Thank you for this video!
I've done this many times too for journaling pages and projects! The first time I ever did it was with coffee for a "Survivor" themed birthday party I had when I was 13 LOL I wanted the paper to look aged and weathered. The pages end up having a coffee scent which I personal love lol Black tea bags also work! Then let dry on a rack of sorts. Can be messy, but super fun.
Ohhh I'm planning to do a tea/coffee type theme for November (ordered some stickers too) so I definitely want to try this!! Thanks so much for the walk through, it was very clear and I'm already excited to try it myself.
Last year I recreated your October 2019 set up where you used the tea stained paper and I absolutely loved it. I‘m so tempted to go with the exact same theme again just to look if and how I improved during an entire year. If I do I’m definitely going to tea stain paper again next weekend :)
when I tea stain paper, I usually just make a cup of tea and use the tea bag to colour the paper straight from the cup. That way someone gets a cup of tea and I have aged paper. It takes a while to dry but it's very rewarding when it's done. Since I normally use it to make treasure maps or old posters I'll go over the edges of the paper with a lighter to make it look burned
Thank you for this video! I tried your method today and it worked beautifully. For my paper that was still a tiny bit damp, I ironed them between parchment paper sheets.
This was so helpful! I wanted to age some paper so I could roll it up and have scrolls sticking out of my bag as part of my renaissance faire outfit. Thank you!!
I made my first batch of tea-stained papers today and used ginger and mixed berries tea because my toddler used them for their online class, I didn't want to waste the bags. The ginger made beautiful yellowish brown papers but the berries one didn't. I was kind of hoping it would be a nice reddish color but it just turned out gray 🙃
Thanks for this video. I know it's meant for journaling but I'm going to use it to make some old scrolls to give out to my players in my D&D game and wanted to say thanks!
I watched a video where the person used paints & dish soap in the water, suds it up into bubbles and laid the paper a sheet at a time gently in top of the bubbles. Interesting pattern of circles.
Hi I saw your video and thought I would try the papers in Tea and make a journal. I just lost my fiancé and I needed something to occupy my mind this is relaxing me thank you
Good afternoon 👋☺️ Plant Based Bride 🌹 Thank you for sharing this video congrats 🎉 your pages look great I don't bake my pages tho other than that I do everything you did stay safe and be careful 🙏✍️🖌️🎨💌🌹👋☺️ enjoy your weekend too 👍☺️🦄
4:50 was that a kitty? ;A; what a cute lil noise ,, How did they not stick together tho when you baked them on top of each other? :o ps: lol your outfit is very fitting :D It looks teastained
Thanks for this video! My 8 year old daughter and I are starting to get into paper crafts. I am going to tea stain some paper and she is going to see what happens with some unsweetened Kool Aid packets for more vibrant colors.
Sorry I just have two questions. Is the oven part necessary? Do the results vary depending on air drying or oven? Also after putting the paper in the oven can you fold the paper, or is to brittle?
I linked my reading journal flip through in the cards (tap the little i on the video player) which shows me using it quite a bit! I’m also planning on incorporating it into my October theme ❤️
A little tip from paper making: when you pull your pages out of the oven do it when they still have a little dampness, place them on the edge of a towel so that you can then fold the towel over them as well. When you have stacked them all and folded the towel over them (or another towel if it is too small to fold) place a couple of books on top of them and let them dry under the weight of the books. Check on them after a couple of hours and when you do, separate each page and change the towel if it is wet. This just makes them dry flat if that is something you are interested in.
That’s a great tip! Thank you for sharing it ❤️
Question: Will the towel be wet or damp? Shall I remove it after a few hours if it is damp?
@@anomalyunit4637 it will get damp/wet eventually and I do recommend changing it after a couple of hours
Will they stick together too much if you stack them?
@@Sukekiyoki that hasn't happened to me, so I don't think they would. Something you can do is restack them every hour or so, so they don't get a chance to stick together
Another fun thing is to open a tea bag and sprinkle some of the leaves on the paper before baking them. They will brush off after ward and leave really interesting patterns! "Discovered" this when a bag broke and I got some on the paper accidently. It was so cool!
Such a wonderful video!
That is an amazing tip! Thank you so much for sharing ❤️
If you wanted it to last really well you could get a pH meter (there are electrical one or paper strips though the electrical one need calibrating regularly so not if you aren’t going to use it a lot). pH 7 is neutral so that would what you would want to be at. Different water and tea/coffee will have different acidity so the strip could be useful.
Just for those who read this comment... Purple onion skins create a green color on your papers, not purple. Avocado skins will create a nice pink color.
How long would it take for the papers to become brittle? Thanks.
I remember making tea-stained paper at my grandparents' house when I was younger so my brother and I could draw a treasure map. We didn't put the paper in the oven, but let it air-dry. Definitely took a lot longer lol. Anyway, thanks for this video! I always forget that this is something I could do to make pages in my bullet journal (or letters to my friends) more interesting!
Aw haha that’s so sweet! It definitely speeds up the process ❤️
Nice! I dob't have an oven - just a mikrowave and I was wondering if air-dry is possible. Thank you for mentioning
tip using fruit teas and herbal teas gives a variety of awesome colours I love the pink dyes from raspberry tea.
I tend to crumple the pages before I stain them, it makes interesting dark lines on the pages where the tea collected in the grooves, to flatten the pages when they are dry I iron them on a low heat
I do pretty much the same with tea and coffee (instant coffee, usually, because I don't have supplies to brew proper coffee as I don't drink it) and I noticed that coffee has a better light resistance, as well as a little less warm tone ^^ Tea smells better, but it seems that it holds less exposure to the direct sun and the tone fades. If it's to keep it enclosed on a journal it's not a problem, but it could be one for piece of arts that are to be exposed on the wall ^^
I love painting with tea and coffee
Oh that’s a great tip! I love the smell of baking paper soaked in tea and/or coffee 🥰
i have an English assignment where i have to make a journal for a character in a book and write entries in them from that character’s point of view. i chose Hermoine Granger from Harry Potter, so this tutorial is great!
How cool!
I tea stained paper this evening. So calming. And so happy. I went crazy and did 50 pages of tea stained paper
I would definitely try this in my next journaling sesh ✨ It seems to be a very therapeutic process 🌷 also, just want to say… You’re my biggest inspiration for bullet journaling & my favourite bullet journal channel on TH-cam 💫
Aw thank you! That is so kind of you 🥰
I absolutely love this! I lead a therapeutic journaling group in a hospital and love the idea of adding this process to our program! Thank you for sharing ✨
Oh I love that! ❤️
Wow. I have been tea-staining paper for years for my boys who make maps and write stories on it. I can't believe I never thought to use a deeper pan and do more sheets at once! Your tips will save me so much time! 😅 Thank you for this video!
Love this video, I just used a tea bag and just kinda stamped it all over my paper when I made some and I did the same with my husband’s coffee just took the filter out of the coffee pot and made a little bag with it and stamped it on some paper
Wonderful video😍😍 Thank you for sharing ☺☺The pan definitely makes the process faster 😅 I have never used a pan to make tea paper. I make small batches (10-12 sheets) with loose tea leaves. Instead of boiling, I just soak the leaves for 15mins and squeeze it with a spoon, and use a paint brush to coat the paper along with the tea leaves. It gives different patters every time. I also like to crumple the paper and tear the edges before dyeing to give it a more vintage like feel. I coat the paper twice and leave it to air dry. It a lot more time consuming but its worth it☺
Hello from Sydney Australia darling. I put mine in the oven on a flat cookie tray (easier to not burn yourself) on top of a sheet of baking paper. If you use the same sheet of baking paper for several tea sessions the effect is amazing!
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I made tea-stained paper today (which is probably the first craft-y thing I've done since I was a kid) using your method and it went great! Thank you for this video!
Wonderful! 🥰
I've done this many times too for journaling pages and projects! The first time I ever did it was with coffee for a "Survivor" themed birthday party I had when I was 13 LOL I wanted the paper to look aged and weathered. The pages end up having a coffee scent which I personal love lol Black tea bags also work! Then let dry on a rack of sorts. Can be messy, but super fun.
Yes, I love the smell! My whole house smelled like chai while they were baking and it was heavenly 🥰
@@PlantBasedBride Think I'm gonna have to make some this week, you have inspired me!
Currently watching my envelopes and pages as they soak in the pan! I'll be using these pages for my grimoire. Thank you.
Man just a few days ago I was like "Man, I bet tea stained paper would be so nice to put in my art journal" and here you are, just what I needed!
Ohhh I'm planning to do a tea/coffee type theme for November (ordered some stickers too) so I definitely want to try this!! Thanks so much for the walk through, it was very clear and I'm already excited to try it myself.
I’m so glad it was clear! ❤️
Last year I recreated your October 2019 set up where you used the tea stained paper and I absolutely loved it. I‘m so tempted to go with the exact same theme again just to look if and how I improved during an entire year. If I do I’m definitely going to tea stain paper again next weekend :)
when I tea stain paper, I usually just make a cup of tea and use the tea bag to colour the paper straight from the cup. That way someone gets a cup of tea and I have aged paper. It takes a while to dry but it's very rewarding when it's done. Since I normally use it to make treasure maps or old posters I'll go over the edges of the paper with a lighter to make it look burned
Have you considered using a brown stamp pad to darken the edges instead of a lighter?
Thanks for sharing such a strait forward walkthrough! I can't wait to make some for my own journal 😄
Thank you for this video! I tried your method today and it worked beautifully. For my paper that was still a tiny bit damp, I ironed them between parchment paper sheets.
This exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! Now I’m off to tea stain some papers. 😃
Great tips! Getting ready to “age” some piano music for a display at school about Music Composers. Thank you! Plus, your nails look amazing!
THIS WAS GREAT. I EVEN TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER AND USED A PUNCH ON THE CORNERS OF MY PAPERS.
Wow such a wonderful idea... it is going to help me for my vintage theme journals... Thankyou Elizabeth
This was so helpful! I wanted to age some paper so I could roll it up and have scrolls sticking out of my bag as part of my renaissance faire outfit. Thank you!!
queen i'll say it every video- you NEVER disappoint.
Aw thank you! You are too sweet 🥰
This is rally cool, sometimes I like to brew string tea and then paint with it!
Oh that’s an awesome idea!
String tea?
Now wanting to try this so I can have some papers to include in my bullet journal 🥰🥰
I hope you enjoy the process!
This is great, thank you 🥰 I love vintage things but never tried this before.
It’s so easy! Really nice to use in art/journaling ❤️
Wow! I love all the tips in the comments. Can't wait to try.
I made my first batch of tea-stained papers today and used ginger and mixed berries tea because my toddler used them for their online class, I didn't want to waste the bags. The ginger made beautiful yellowish brown papers but the berries one didn't. I was kind of hoping it would be a nice reddish color but it just turned out gray 🙃
Aw darn! I haven’t tried it with berry tea myself. I’m glad the ginger papers turned out pretty!
Your paper is beautiful! Great job‼️
Hello Yoda, you beauty! Good job with the tea dying. Can’t wait to try it! 🐈⬛❤️
if you want some darker spots try putting some of the damp tea grounds on the paper. Thanks for sharing with us!
Using a tray is GENIUS! Why am I always trying to do it on my desk and just making a mess 😂 I can't believe I didn't think of this 🤣
Thank you for this tutorial. I made some paper today using your method and they turned out great!
love how your top has a tea stained effect
Haha I do love to match the theme of the video 😂
I do it with coffee. And after doing 20 to 25 pages I bind them into a vintage journal.That also works pretty good
That sounds beautiful! I would love to learn book binding someday.
I have a lot of aged paper I need to make so this is gonna be a big help!!
Edit: it was! It came out so nice!
I'm so glad! ❤
If it is a letter then i like to scrunch up the paper because it give it an older look :)
I already loved your thorough video but that RuPaul reference deserves a subscription!
Trying this out for the first time. My daughter is watching me and staying up to see the whole process.
Oo good luck! I hope you love the results ❤️
Many hugs and snuggles to Yoda and Chewy❤️❤️
Thank you so much I never liked the stripes the oven rack left on the paper. I will be using a pan from now on!
Thanks for this video. I know it's meant for journaling but I'm going to use it to make some old scrolls to give out to my players in my D&D game and wanted to say thanks!
I’m so glad it could help! I’ve always wanted to try playing D&D 🤗
Thank you for making this video!
I have tea stained paper as well. I have also tea stained cross stitch fabric before I stitched on it. Looks great. Blessings.
thanks this helped me alot with my history project!
Hello Yoda! My black kitty, Effie, is sleeping on my leg as I watch this. I also love that your shirt matches your project 🤭❤️
Aw, hi Effie! 🥰
I watched a video where the person used paints & dish soap in the water, suds it up into bubbles and laid the paper a sheet at a time gently in top of the bubbles. Interesting pattern of circles.
I love this!! Do u think they used oil based paint? I think other types wouldn't mix well.
it worked like a charm. thanks so much for this walkthrough :D
Finally found a use for my expired black tea 🥰 I haven’t thrown away because well, it’s a waste 😅 I’m doing this between cookies today 😂
That’s perfect! ❤️
Those kitty chirps! So cute
I've done this with matcha powder and with ground turmeric, also. I might try beet juice next.
Ohh that’s a great idea!
I just finished a bundle as well coffee dyed
Hi I saw your video and thought I would try the papers in Tea and make a journal. I just lost my fiancé and I needed something to occupy my mind this is relaxing me thank you
I’m so sorry you’re going through such a hard time ❤️ sending a big hug your way 🫂
I was waiting for this video from you!! I'm so happy! You've made my day!!!
"It's uniqueness, nerve and talent" YASSS QUEEN
Haha I couldn’t resist 😂❤️
love your video so much its the best thing i have ever seen!!!!!!!🥰
This is so informative! Thank you! Your content is always great, that is for sure!🥰🥰🥰😘😘
Neat process. I love vintage things
Me too!
Good afternoon 👋☺️ Plant Based Bride 🌹 Thank you for sharing this video congrats 🎉 your pages look great I don't bake my pages tho other than that I do everything you did stay safe and be careful 🙏✍️🖌️🎨💌🌹👋☺️ enjoy your weekend too 👍☺️🦄
I'm going to be making some today!
I just love tea staining and doing art over the papers, very nice and informative tutorial. n_n
Great processs .... im surely gonna try this
I’m giving it a try today!!
4:50 was that a kitty? ;A; what a cute lil noise ,, How did they not stick together tho when you baked them on top of each other? :o ps: lol your outfit is very fitting :D It looks teastained
Lovely video. Thank you for sharing!♥️
worked really well thank you!
I’m so glad!
If you do this with paper with print already on it, does it mar the legibility of the writing/ images?
That was interesting. Thanks a bunch.
Thanks for this video! My 8 year old daughter and I are starting to get into paper crafts. I am going to tea stain some paper and she is going to see what happens with some unsweetened Kool Aid packets for more vibrant colors.
Aw that sounds like so much fun!
Thank you for the video! I have a question: Can I air dry my papers if I don't have easy access to an oven? (I don't live by myself)
You can! It just takes a lot longer ❤️
@@PlantBasedBride Yay! Thank you!
you can't comprehend the DISTRESS i felt when i thought i heard you say SIXTY bags, instead of six tea bags... great video nonetheless!!!!!
Haha sixty oh my goodness 😂
tysm i did this fora school project
I do this with coffee and sometimes I crush the paper and straighten it before dunking it in the coffee.
really great video
i only tried coffee stained paper before and I just let it air dry. I didn’t bake them. Is that really necessary with tea?
Using coffee granules when the paper is wet gives you some great dark age spots
Treasure hunt paper perfection!!!! I am making a scavenger hunt for a birthday and this worked perfectly!!! I too used Chai.
Oh I'm so glad 🥰
when i made tea stained paper i just used the bags to "paint" the paper + add spots etc... then i'd let it air dry. but i'm really not an expert lol.
Sorry I just have two questions. Is the oven part necessary? Do the results vary depending on air drying or oven? Also after putting the paper in the oven can you fold the paper, or is to brittle?
Hey maybe instead of using an oven what about just letting it dry ? Maybe under sunlight
can you store the remain tea water and if so where? does it need to be refrigerated? thank you
Thanks for sharing🤗🤗
Im trying this with hibiscius tea to get purple 💕
Oo I hope it turns out beautifully 💜
Can you print before or after staining the paper? Does the ink mess anything up?
Can you print from a printer after they have dried
Thanks for sharing
Hey, I think we have the same stove. Far out! 🤟🏽
Haha nice ❤️
Can you achieve the same effect if you air dry them or use a blow dryer?
You can! It will just take longer to fully dry.
@@PlantBasedBride awesome! I’m scared my mom will freak out if I put it in the oven lol.
Haha totally fair!
Here for Dungeons & Dragons prop making
Bob World Builder used soy sauce. I think I'll do a mix for variation
Can you do this with more than 5 sheets at a time?
Do you know if this process will work on pages that already have ink on them?
متابعتك من المملكة العربية السعودية تحديدًا المدينه المنوره اشكرك و جدًا غير استفادتي لورق الشاي استفدت من لغتك اتمنى المزيد من فيديوهاتك😢❤❤❤❤❤🎉
Will you post a video where you use it? (Or do you already have one?)
I linked my reading journal flip through in the cards (tap the little i on the video player) which shows me using it quite a bit! I’m also planning on incorporating it into my October theme ❤️
@@PlantBasedBride Awesome! Thanks!