Believe it or not, coffee isn’t just for drinking! For crafty people, coffee can also be used to give your paper a charming, aged effect. Keep reading below to learn how to make paper look old and aged with coffee.
Get the Aged-Look of Paper with Coffee
Do you like the look and rustic charm of aged parchment? You are in the right place! In this easy tutorial, we will show you how to transform ordinary paper into a vintage aged style using everyone’s favorite morning pick-me-up: coffee!
So grab your cup of joe and get ready to make coffee paper that will not only bring out your creative side but also add a touch of nostalgia to plain paper. Let’s get to the step-by-step tutorial.
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Materials Needed
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- Shallow pan
- White copy paper
- Brewed coffee grinds or steeped tea
How to Make Paper Look Old with Coffee
I shared the tutorial for how to make paper look old with coffee on a Facebook live which you can catch here. Or if you prefer the photo tutorial, continue reading below.
Brew your coffee or steep your tea and let cool. Fill a shallow pan with the cooled coffee (or steeped tea).
Place your paper into the pan and press gently so that the coffee covers the entire surface.
Leave the paper in the coffee for a couple minutes and then remove and dry on a rack or paper towels.
You can also add coffee grounds to the wet paper for a bit of texture.
For additional aging effects, you can crumple the paper lightly or scrunch it up to create creases and wrinkles before placing the paper into the coffee.
And that’s it! You just need to let your paper fully dry before using it for crafting.
We hope you enjoyed this tutorial showing you how to make your own paper look old with coffee. Think about all of the creative ways you can use this vintage-style paper. Let us know in the comments below if you give this project a dry.
You can see how we used this coffee paper to make a label for an upcycled coffee canister craft.
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How to Make Paper Look Old with Coffee
Materials
- Shallow pan
- Paper
- Coffee or steeped tea
Instructions
- Brew your coffee or steep your tea and let cool. Fill a shallow pan with the cooled coffee.
- Place your paper into the pan and press gently so that the coffee covers the entire surface.
- Leave the paper in the coffee for a couple minutes and then remove and dry on a rack or paper towels.
- You can also add coffee grounds to the wet paper for a bit of texture.
- For additional aging effects, you can crumple the paper lightly or scrunch it up to create creases and wrinkles before placing the paper into the coffee.
- And that’s it! You just need to let your paper fully dry before using it for crafting.