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You can make coffee, then, let it cool off, but not for too long, it can’t be cold! Then, pour it on the paper, and let the paper dry, to get an really historic looking paper.
Contributed by Lauren E. Reichart
If you want to make a document look old, gently wipe it over with an old wet tea bag, then leave to dry.
Alternatively, you can burn the edges of the sheet to give it that old "charred" effect. Thanks to Andrew for sending us this one.
If you want to add those little brown age spots, sprinkle individual grains of instant coffee onto the paper whilst damp, these will spread giving the really authentic looking mark.
Also, ripping the edges all the way around can help to give it an aged look.
Courtesy of Natalie
A hint to making a paper look old would be to drip lemon juice on the edges of the paper and put it in the oven.
Ashleigh
After soaking it in tea put in the dryer for 1 minute or 30 seconds to make it look crumpled or crumple it by hand.
Annalyn Donaldson
Another way to make paper look old is to put it over a candle. But that is very dangerous as it could turn into a pile of ash! (you end up with dark spots too.)
Michael Moloney
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