Thanks Cory! Here in the Philippines, we are just starting to create something from wastes and we've seen leaves as one option because these are very available everywhere, I am linked with the transport sectors and informalized vendors while doing nursing. Thanks very informative.
you can make paper of literally anything!! but the most important is turning it into a pulp too much printed papers? No problem! turn them into a clear paper with no texts or anything!! its my best method yet i havent made any paper because it kept failing, but for you! it might come in better
I've made a bottle of maple leaf ink from last year's fallen leaves, just now reappearing with the melting snow. As a natural fungicide to prevent mold: cloves and clove powder, which also make the house smell great while the "tea" was being boiled down. 😋 Something else I did: I strained it several times through coffee filters add paper towels to get out any fine sediment. Trust me - there was a lot of it. Best wishes from Vermont 🍁
anyone on here think if i mixed in "normal" like thicker sketch pad paper im thinking like cardstock that it would create a surface that could be written on with a pen. my girl friend is very much into nature and art that i think she would love a note pad made from grass and i could bind it with some cedar sheets. just an idea if anyone sees this any thoughts?
well, this one IS the content I was looking for: I'm pursuing a career in science, and I'm an amateur artist, so y'all can figure I use a lot of ink... Being so, I wanted to find a more sustainable alternative than just pens, hence I turned to writing/drawing with a fountain pen and india ink (as to get rid of having to waste pen carcasses). Soon I realised, I would generate a lot of waste by buying ink continuously. So this is probably my last piece towards a near-zero-emissions note-taking and drawing/painting 🙂 tysm, greetings from Chile!
