Staining Paper

I thought I would delve into a new world in book making. One would have thought that I would have done this long before I ever dreamed of creating books from scratch, but I didn't. I'm going to stain paper. Coffee stain.

What does Coffee Staining do?
Coffee staining paper make the paper look aged and old. The stain gives the paper a look of age, while the liquid wrinkles the pages, further ageing the paper.

I've already stained my pages using old coffee grounds from my morning coffee, I'm now awaiting the paper to dry. I've hung them in my room (i didn't really plan this, it was just a spur of the moment thing). So far I've only done two pages...so as to see how well this works. I've got my fingers crossed that they turn out well, but I'm kind of a pessimist, and fear it's not going to turn out the way I want it to. I will post pictures a little later to show how they turned out, then I will detail to you how to make your own stained paper, with images.

Why am I staining paper??
Yes, I have my small Practical Magic style Book of Shadows/Grimoire I'm using for my information, but I am also re-starting a new book of shadows. From the time I started my old, previous Book of Shadows

It's grown quite large. As you can see from the pictures above, it's big (it's four inches thick!! They don't make four inch binders).

There is still much I want to add to my book of shadows, however the unfortunate time has come for me to create a new volume (I say unfortunate because I wanted to limit my book to one, but I now know that's a fantasy dream).

I'm staining papers so I can make my new book look aged, even though the information is new. Let's hope my new endeavour works out.
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UPDATE
Well, my pessimism paid off...it didn't turn out as I thought. BUT...I now know why. I made my coffee too weak. I tried again this morning, with very little water, and lots of coffee grains. VOILÀ!!! Stained paper. It's currently drying on my makeshift "paper-line". I'll shoot some pix after they dry to show you how they turned out.