1. dylan Said,

   will you still be able to wright on it after ur done

2. Kathleen Said,
   You can write on it after you age it, but it is better to write on it before so the entire thing looks aged, instead of looking like new writing on old paper.
3. Davon Said,

   Thank you had to make this for a project in History and Got an A+ with 10 points of extra credit

4. nicolas Said,

   hey where do i put the paper when it is still hot and just came out of the oven?

5. Jami Said,

   Will you be able to fold the paper afterwards?

6. Joely94 Said,

   After you soak it in the tea do you take the tea out then put it in the oven or do you keep it in the tea while in the oven?

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9. Allison Said,

   Thanks so much Kathleen! I used this technique for a paper I was writing (I was supposed to be writing a letter in ancient times). I got an A+ much credit due to you! The only thing I would have to say is that once I took it out of the oven it still wasn’t dry so a hairdryer helped out a lot. Thanks!

10. alejandra Said,

    hey what do i do after i pour the tea into the pan. do i take it out or do i leave it in when i put it in the oven

11. Maggie Said,

    If you write on the paper before, will the ink smear or smudge?

12. stephen carvalho Said,

    hi, Kathleen thanks you so much for the idea ya its realy working once again thanks

    stephen

13. Amaterasu Said,

    Preetttty coool….. I put quite ALot of coffeee so I put it in the oven 4 a longer time…..

14. Jenny Said,

    Hello, Thanks for the great tip! I recently received an email containing what each starsign means and I really liked it so I copied and pasted the text from the email, changed the lettering to an old fashioned style, printed, and used the coffee staining trick to make the paper look old. I then framed them and they made great presents for friends! It has given me more ideas too.

15. Jennifer Said,

    do i have to but the paper in the oven?

16. Hallie Said,

    thank you soo much! i was really stuck on how to make paper look old and i found this. it really helped for a school project.

17. J.J. Said,

    Thanx much!!! When I took it out of the oven, it was completely dry, but, unfortunately, it fell in water that was in the sink. I didn’t want to put it in the oven, so I put it in the microwave for just and minute and… viola! It was perfectly dry!

18. Anoof Said,

    thank you very much, This was very helpful.

19. Tina Said,

    can you use this method on on a paper that you typed on?

20. Karmyn Said,

    Take the tea/coffee out of the pan before you put it in the oven.

21. mary Said,

    Thanks so much for these steps. They are very helpful. I added a few of my own knowledge but it was good.

22. Julia Said,

    Does this stay permanitly or will it come off? and im very excited to try this!!!!

23. tammy Said,

    that a great i idea if iwas you i would write on it last

24. tammy from town center malll Said,

    thats excellent i should try that. lol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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26. Nicole Said,

    Are you able to fold the paper or roll it after it’s been baked? I think it looks great!

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29. joe sitark Said,

    It really didnt work hur hur duh duh cracka stewy is poopy

30. tyler kithas Said,

    I like crackers huh huh huh dur dur dur dur l like it good haha shut up no yes no yes poop poop stop it joe bob fart

31. josh beck tard!!! lol! Said,

    i like dollies haha rockn roll lol roll over haha bob fart stop it joe and ty no yes no yes bob fart hahahahahahahahhahahahhahaha lol!!!!!!!

32. kayla Said,

    so far so good

33. kayla Said,

    this is so fun and cool

34. kayla Said,

    im waiting

35. kayla Said,

    we poured the tea on

36. kayla Said,

    its going kinda good and kinda bad

37. kayla Said,

    its kinda brown

38. kayla Said,

    im ripping the ends

39. kayla Said,

    almost done

40. kayla Said,

    in the oven now

41. kayla Said,

    its dome it looks great

42. kayla Said,

    thnx website

43. kayla Said,

    i am going to get a A+

44. kayla Said,

    im so happy

45. bivsey Said,

    very good it worked a treat for me and my son really thought it was an ancient parchment when i buried it for him and his friends to find and wanted to contact the queen about it !!

46. lulu Said,

    bivsy is right it works a treat

47. jayjay Said,

    bivsy is correct i really bet it was funny when her son wanted to contact the queen

48. bivsey Said,

    yes it was he is still bugging me !

49. Jose Said,

    we should start a i love bivsey club but aye if you wanna join

50. jayjay Said,

    aye

51. lulu Said,

    aye x 10

52. collie Said,

    aye and bivsey i shall try this after your story on my lil bro

53. me the one Said,

    aye the bivsey im so trying this

54. bivsey Said,

    wowa ive got a fan club for this one oh would you think me sad if i joined my own fan club (aye)

55. popwas Said,

    oh bivsey ill actully start a website saying i love bibsey

56. alejandra Said,

    ohh thnkks fo’dhu tipp ay need neht fo’a historyy project..!!!

57. Kathie Said,

    My ink is smudging…How come? and how can I prevent this?

58. NeNe Said,

    Will my paper mess up if I print it from the printer first then, stain it like you did???

59. Brittany Said,

    Thanks for the tip i needed this for a history project.

60. GobbleDownToffees Said,

    lolz but i almost failed BUT i managed 2 get it. historys lookin great.

61. emma Said,

    i love the tea bag staining im using that idea for my sa. on the cilvil war

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63. Leah Said,

    Hey, Iwant to try this, but I’m afraid this will smudge the ink. I wanted to know, does the tea/coffee have to be cold, because I might not have enough time. If it must be cold, any tips on making it chill faster. My project is due tomorrow, and I wanted to make my paper look old, and I found this. By the way, what IS instant coffee, I’m planning on just using regular coffee ground. Are they the same thing, if not will regular coffee ground be OK? So, if anybody has any input please comment. Please Kathleen comment because I’m slightly afraid to do this. Also, my project is on the Renaissance, it’s for National History Day(NHD), it’s on a trifold, and I was wondering if you have any ideas what I could do to make it better. I have the basics, but it needs more creativity. Thanks, comment soon!

64. alex Said,

    is it posible to make it neat

65. Pipo Said,

    thanks. but it didnt really help me. try youtube. it actually shows you. but this is great as well. as i hear from the other comments

66. Woffle Said,

    Thank you for this! Works nicely for me!

67. Jessica Said,

    Hi, Thanks for this, It really help for a school s.s. projectt:)

68. moony Said,

    i used this to finish off my marauder’s map from harry potter!

69. Celina Said,

    this` is good to use because it works

70. Celina Said,

    and i’m olny 11

71. Celina Said,

    i use it for all my old art works

72. Missa Said,

    I did the same as #68! Marauders Map, ftw~ Thanks so much for a simple tutorial!

73. Ben Said,

    Can you stack the paper?

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75. Brodie Said,

    Just trying this now, looks promising already!

76. homeschool101 Said,

    Lovely site. I am glad this was given to me. Will be following you for sure.

77. Tgorham Said,

    Thanks this will help alot with my paper I have to do on a drummer boy!!!

78. Isaiah Norris Said,

    Thanks

79. ladi look gud Said,

    hahahai have to do this for drummer boy to “tgorham”

80. Diana Said,

    OMG!!! Thank you I am gonna get an A+

81. Alisha Said,

    This was just what I needed. Thanks alot!!!!!!

82. Emily Said,

    do i crinkle it or cut it and what can i use instead of the instant coffee

83. Dogwrld Said,

    Mines not dryingg i guess i’ll do it for a longr time!!!!! blaahhhh….. but its goooddddd

84. ec Said,

    nice

85. Alex Said,

    Thanks, my daughter is only 10 so we didn’t use the oven. We used cinnamin on it and coffee on the edges, then we rubbed it in, then blow dried it, it came out crinkly and older looking. CoOl.

86. Becky Said,

    im trying this for my history project. we have to make a newspaper from the revolutionary war. luckily i dicided to work alone. and it works great!

87. elishah Said,

    there r lots of other ways of making a paper old, u can even invent ur own ideas………. use ur brain guys!

88. elishah Said,

    let me tell u somethin guys u try these methods n never tell anyone how u did it otherwise u can’t always score best!! !!
    gOod LUcK

89. Laz Osle' Said,

    Better than I expected. I like making my artwork look like it came from an ancient time. This was very successful and I like the way it looks. Thanks for these cool tips.

90. Julia Said,

    I have a project and am very exicited to try this! Can’t wait!

91. Christopher Said,

    Will you be able to use these pieces of paper later say for….paper mache?

92. Tori Said,

    Does this smear the ink and can you do more than one paper on a tray?Whould that effect anything?!?!Thanks.!!

93. Tori Said,

    Does the ink smear when you put the tea on? And also, can you put more than one paper on the tray,would that effect anything?Thanks!!

94. Sam Said,

    can u fold the paper when it comes out and cools

95. I Said,

    Hi

96. Twig Said,

    if you crinkle the wet paper up before you dry it, it looks more like a treasure map (if thats what you’re using it for) and more authentic as an old piece of paper.

97. ur mom Said,

    Thanks, this helped me sooo much!

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99. Claire Said,

    can you do this same process with a paper that has tape on it?

100. Brianna Said,

     I used the microwave instead of the oven. You put the paper in for 3:00 minutes. I know you can also use a hair dryer.

101. Anessa Said,

     Thanks a million. This really helped a lot

102. TheMadElvishPoet Said,

     Can you do multiple pieces of paper?

103. Maddie Said,

     This is so cool
     I got an A+ in English from this

104. Grace Said,

     I did Too
     See you at school Maddie!

105. The girl in the pink shirt Said,

     My science teacher loved this but it smeared
     is there any way you came prevent this?!?!?!?!?!?

106. The girl in the pink shirt Said,

     sorry
     you CAN prevent this?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

107. C Said,

     I think this was wonderful idea and I used it for one of my projects. But just as a tip, don’t use colored ink. I used blue, yellow, and brown ink and all of those areas turned a light blue. If you use black, it will come out just fine.

108. Quora Said,

     How can I make a paper document look half a decade older?…

     You’re not trying forge a legal document are you? I don’t think I want to part of this, if so. In any event, there is nothing to do. Paper will not have any discernable visual differences after only five years. I’m looking at some right now (from…

109. Heather Said,

     This turned out wonderful! i thought tea wouldn’t work that good, but its a real nice color:) thanks alot…. now to work on the rest of the present-_-

110. igottaname Said,

     thx!!

111. AAaggghhh.... Said,

     Does it really turn up looking like that??

112. Pinger Said,

     I did this and my teacher told me i failed because she thought I just dug it up instead

113. ptms Said,

     thanx u roc

114. ptms Said,

     <3 u all :]

115. Kathy Said,

     Works great! I can’t wait to try it for scrapbooking. We used it to make my son’s history project look “old.” And it did. Thanks!

116. the "somebody had to say it" guy Said,

     so i found an old aged document in my back yard from like the Civil War, is there any way I can reverse the aging to make it look brand new?

117. Walter Said,

     The same thing happened to me, well first you need matches, lots of white paper, and kindling, and gasoline. First you crumple up all the printer paper and pile it at your feet, then you stack the wood in a teepee like manner around your legs, then you poor the gasoline all over yourself WHILE holding the document you want to reverse age. Finally, strike the match!

118. Kathy Said,

     Walter, have my babies

119. Graciefrogs Said,

     This is a really fun and easy way to ace any project. Thanks so much for the tips!

     = )

120. John Lennon Said,

     YOU ALL LOST THE GAME! MUHAHAHA

121. Charles Manson Said,

     Kathy have my children ;p

122. biscuit Said,

     what about if your making a whole journal look old?

123. KitKat Said,

     This was a very great idea. I tried it but put a pan on top of the paper that i put in the over to make sure it did not warp.

     Also john, you suck, and everyone around me thinks i suck.

     to people that don’t know about “THE GAME” (that he title) it a game of not remembering, if you remember it, you lose and you have to tell everyone around to you lost.

     SPREAD IT AROUND THE WORLD so i can go around saying it and make everyone lose.

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125. keyarna Said,

     hay just wondering if i can glue something on the paper then age it ?

126. Molly Said,

     this really helped me with my science project! thanks(:

127. Nicole Said,

     I tried this for my son’s pirate party invitations, the ink smeared too much. It isn’t legible. Am I doing something wrong?

128. sam Said,

     Can you still see the letters

129. sam Said,

     if you type it

130. nycciii Said,

     dnt no if i would ace the project its for literature n hoping it will b successful like the count of monte cristo

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