Coffee Dyed Paper

One of my favorite things about the Internet is that it allows me to connect with like-minded artist from all over the globe.  One of my favorite book artists is Liz Constable and I’m very fortunate to have received her new book “DIY Notebooks made easy”.

In it she describes how she creates the amazing paper she uses in her notebooks, so I just had to give it a try.

coffee dyed paper
Dyeing Paper in Coffee

The longer the paper sits in the coffee, the darker it gets.

drying dyed paper
Paper drying with cookie cutter shapes on top

If you place things on the paper while it’s drying, the area under them will be lighter.  It looks like I finally found a use for all those cookie cutters I bought years ago and never used.

coffee dyed papers
Stack of dry papers

Here is a stack of the finished product.  They smell as amazing as they look!

liz constable's book
DIY Notebooks made easy

To learn more about this technique, as well as how to make some amazing notebooks, head over to www.bookartstudios.co.nz and order a copy of DIY Notebooks made easy.

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