Tea-dyed Antiqued Book Pages ☆☆NEW☆☆

After over a decade of perfecting my "antiquing" technique for the pages in my books and journals, I've added a new, all-natural process, of tea-dying. This new process, which I call Chai-Dye, since it uses many of the same ingredients I use in my morning cup of Chai Tea (sans the frothy almond milk!) gives my journal and book pages a BEAUTIFUL vintage tint-- much different to my original paper antiquing technique, which features "burnt edges" and has a more "ancient" feel rather than "vintage".

❤︎ I love them both ❤︎ 

Burnt edges are featured with the original antiqued page process.
Both processes use a wet-on-wet method and are time-consuming, but the results are amazing.



After a few applications of the special, all-natural dye,
the pages are ideally dried in the hot sun
although sometimes during the winter on cold and rainy days,
I am forced to hang pages near a heater.
Here are two creamy Chai-Dyed papers next to some
untreated white pages. 
My original antiquing process requires two more steps than the Chia-Dye method, which is why it costs a bit more, but it is perfect for an ancient, mystical look-- ideal for the Spell Book or Tarot Journal.



Pages from my made-to-order, extra large Spell Book

Antiqued pages are also lovely for the Ship's Log, which
makes it look like it once belonged to an ancient mariner.



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