Fiber Frenzy Friday - Junk Mail Bowl

Close up photograph of a junk mail bowl

In an earlier blog I told you all how to make junk mail pulp from old mail laying around the house.  Instead of mixing a vat of water to pull sheets from your pulp, why don't you try screening out some of the water and pressing your pulp into a plastic bowl and size and shape you like.  Put a fan on the bowl and allow it to to dry.  This will most likely take a few days to dry depending on the thickness.

 Completed Junk Mail Bowl

 After the bowl is dry you can Modge Podge the entire thing.  Do one side first and allow it to dry and then do the other side.  This will increase the life of your bowl, and also allow you to wipe it out with a damp cloth when it becomes dusty.  

I love the rough edges!


Peace, Love, and Handmade Paper,