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The Story Behind My Antiqued Spell Book

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I love making ALL myAntiqued Journals. The Spell Book was the first antiqued book that I created many years ago. My inspiration came from seeing the movie “Practical Magic” where they had a wonderful ancient-looking Spell Book that the witches consulted when they were looking up a spell.  Two witches (Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing) from the movie "Practical Magic" using their lovely, mysterious Spell Book ☾☆ That lovely old book had crinckley old pages with torn edges, and I really wanted to re-create that look. Some pages from the "Practical Magic" Spell Book Lovely, magical pages from the "Practical Magic" Spell Book After weeks of experimenting, I found the perfect way to create those pages the way I envisioned them, using black tea, Windsor-Newton Inks, and some other magical ingredients!  ☾☆ I make each antique page one at a time My process is a secret, but I love making those antiqued pages, ea...