How Do You Make Fake Aged Paper?
Need a fake treasure map to use as an advertising flier for your small business? Or maybe you’d like to pull a prank on your business associates by claiming archaeologists found old, original documents for your company–but you need some old-looking paper to supply that claim of ‘authenticity.’ Here’s how to produce your own aged paper. Use the legal-sized sheet of paper for your map, which will lead party-goers to the pirate’s treasure–or maybe just the haunted house with ghosts. First, lay the sheet of paper in the cookie sheet. Then slowly pour a little of the cold tea from the glass over the paper, moving your hand across the whole sheet, gradually covering most of the surface with a very thin film of tea. Pick up the paper and tilt it so the extra tea runs off, back onto the cookie sheet. Let the paper dry, in the sunshine if possible. If the paper doesn’t have an ‘old enough’ look, repeat the cold tea bath and dry it once again. Once it’s thoroughly dried, carefully tear a tiny
