Stained Papers

If you need some inspiration, I just mixed up a batch of blueberry jam with boiling water. Poured it sheet by sheet of plain copy paper into a large baking dish. I will let it soak for a couple of hours, then put it out in the sun. Not sure if it will have a blue or gray tint. Maybe I should have used strawberry jam LOL.

Hmm peach jam?

I tried some red wine. I should have diluted it, but the color is gorgeous. VERY expensive experiment!!

Thank you for these suggestions! I’m going to try both. I wonder if some old red wine vinegar would work? Would it be stinky like Easter egg dye?! I’ll test it for fun!

Boiled some almost gone black berrys down. gonna try that to see. Got some whiskey too,,,hahaah

Great idea! I'm going to try to soak some blueberries before throwing them away!!

I have made avocado dyed papers, they come out pink.

New video onion and avocado papers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCV2hO6B7gI

The blueberry stain is gorgeous!! I add water and boiled and simmered the crushed berries. Strained the liquid and let it cool. The juice looked reddish, but the papers dried blue. i let them soak overnight before drying.

I boiled some dried hibiscus pedals and alum. The result was a beautiful shade of blue on copy paper, but surprisingly a bright pink when I used rice paper..

I diluted my blueberry juice with water. I'm aiming for a pale blue color.

@shoreart yes your papers came out great!