How To Make Recycled Valentine Cards

A good sharp blender
Shredded paper of all white or if you would like more colorful cards paper of all colors (maybe red or pink shredded paper)
White Glue
Water
Felt fabric
Sponges
Screen or Mesh frame. Most paper making kits have one. If not you can easily make one.
Food coloring
A sink or large container to let the water drain.
Workspace
Paper press or phonebook
Optional: Iron, crayons, markers, edger scissors, stamps, stamp ink, and other crafty material you can think of.

1. Make sure you have plenty of space to work and some rags or sponges.
2. Soak the shredded paper for about an hour
3. Fill the blender half way with water (glue and food dye is optional)
4. Add a handful or two of soaked shredded paper into the blender (not to much or it will jam the blades)
5. Blend the paper until it becomes mush.
6. Empty mush into large square tray
7. Dip the mesh frame with heart shaped (heart shape on top) mold into the mush.
8. Gently lift the mesh frame with heart out of the tray. Let it stand there over the tray for a little while and let the water drain out of the mush inside the mold. Do not touch it!
9. When the water stops draining. Remove the mold. Don't touch the mush.
10. Grab a wide sponge or felt fabric, place it on top of the mush and then gently turn both over and lie down on the flat surface of a paper press or a page of a phone book so that the mesh from the mesh frame is now on top
11. Use another thicker sponge to gently rub against the mesh soaking up even more water.
12. When plenty dry gently lift the mesh off the heart shaped mush.
13. Place a felt sheet on top of the heat shaped mush and then close the paper press or the phonebook and let the pressure from these squeeze the water out and dry the mush.
14. Once dry remove the mush now sheet of paper and decorate
15. Take pictures and hand out

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