This easy DIY seed paper tutorial is fun to create and makes a great gift to all your flower loving friends and family. All you need is some shredded paper, some wildflower seeds, and a few things you probably already have at home.

Seed paper thank you tags and flower cut out card.

I've been given cards made from seed paper before and now I wanted to try and make some. The process is very similar to my handmade paper with flowers post with a couple of differences.

How to Make Seed Paper

Start with shredded paper. If you don't have a home shredder or access to shredded paper you can cut up paper for this project in small pieces.

Shredded paper and water pulsed in a blender.

Get it nice and wet. Then pulverize it in a blender. I used a magic bullet for this project. I just made sure to clean it up quickly once the paper was blended into a pulp.

Paper pulp with wildflower seeds on top.

Take the pulp and place it back into a large bowl and add some flower seeds. I used a packet of wildflower seeds but you could also use save seeds from your garden to use in this project. A shallow bin would work well too.

Now add some water to the mix. Enough to more than cover the pulp. I think making this slurry is the key.

Cover an aluminum pie pan with some pantyhose leaving an opening on one side. Then dip the pan into the bowl under the paper pulp and lift. You will get a nice thin layer of pulp on top. You could also make some cheap frames and staple window screening or pantyhose on them just like the ones I used in the handmade paper project. However, I couldn't find mine so I went with this pan method.

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Gently press on the pulp with an absorbent towel pressing the water through and soak up as much water as you can. You may need more than one towel. At this point, you can also pour out the excess water collected below the pantyhose in the pan back into the bowl with the paper pulp.

Group of seed paper drying on sieve and towels.

Allow the pulp to dry a bit on the pan before flipping it over onto a dry towel to dry completely.

It will take several hours to dry maybe as much as a day.

Here's what they look like all dry. If you want to you can gently press the seed paper flat with an iron. Just cover it with a cloth first.

Seed paper and two thank you tags with seed paper backing.

Now you can use the seed paper as a backing for a tag.

You can print out a sheet of these tags by clicking on the image above.

Yellow cards with a flower cut out of seed paper and instructions of how to plant it.

Or cut the seed paper into a fun shape like the flower shown above and add it to a card. Feel free to print out the flower paper card here for your own personal use.

Seed paper thank you tags and flower cut out card next to twine, a paper punch and a packet of wildflower seeds.

A simple craft that you can create to gift to any special person in your life.

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5 from 2 votes

Homemade Seed Paper

This homemade seed paper craft is great for making gift tags and cards to give to your flower loving friends. Turning scraps of paper into pulp you can add wildflower seeds and turn it into unique paper.

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Total Time1 1 5

Course: Flower Crafts/Decor

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Author: Patti Estep

Cost: $1

Equipment

Plastic bowls
Water
Aluminum pie pan
Old pantyhose
Old towels

Materials

Shredded copy paper
Wildflower seeds

Instructions

Place shredded paper in a large bowl.
Mix in water.
Pour into a blender until the paper becomes pulp.
Pour the pulp back into the bowl.
Add more water to make a slurry. More than enough to cover the pulp.
Place pantyhose over the pie pan leaving an opening.
Dip the pie pan under the water and lift.
Carefully tip the pan and allow the water underneath to pour back into the bowl.
Place a towel on top of the pulp and gently press out more water.
Pour the water into the bowel and repeat.
Allow to dry for about an hour, then flip the paper onto a towel to completely dry.
Continue to dip the pan into the paper slurry mix and create more pieces of paper.

Notes

Once you have made your paper you can iron it to flatten it some by placing a thin cloth on top of the paper and gently pressing it with a warm iron.

You can cut out the paper and add it to cards or make a tag with it as shown above.

Use whatever type of seeds you like but keep in mind the area of the country where it may be planted.

Tried this project?Tag @hearthnvine on Instagram

Comments

Shanna

February 26, 2024 at 12:58 pm

Could magazine paper be used?

- Patti Estep
  
  February 26, 2024 at 2:15 pm
  
  Shanna, I have never tried it. I would worry about the slick coating that magazine paper has and its ability to break down and then stick together. However, that being said I don't see why you couldn't try it. Let me know if you do. I'd love to hear how it went.
  
DOROTHY MCLEOD

September 07, 2021 at 12:18 am

I did the above method or something similar but the seeds never germinated. I wondered if they got too wet. I tried this a few years ago. Have you had success growing the above seed paper?

- Patti Estep
  
  September 07, 2021 at 6:57 am
  
  Dorothy, this was meant to be a fun craft but I do agree that sometimes growing anything from seed can be difficult. There are many factors that could come into play. Light, water, soil etc.. It's also possible that the seeds if purchased are old and no longer viable.