There are many Forces at work (and Ellises) in the wedding factory. In keeping with our debt (reduction) snowball and our unique personalities we decided on handcrafted recycled paper for our invitations. That figures–the first law of ellisdynamics is “do it yourself.”
Papermaking is riproaring fun. We’ve got it down to about ten sheet per hour (10×16″) after the initial setup. It’s more than lavender tinted, we added lavender blooms to some of the paper, which is why you’ll feel relaxed sniffing our invitation when it arrives. Here are some shots.
This is pulp non-fiction. You have to make a lot of the stuff. Almost any paper type can be turned into pulp for your own custom look. Glossy is a bit of a trick. We used recycled printouts from school, lavender tissue, and some construction paper scraps.
This is my Waring blender. It’s a doozy. One speed–obliterate!
Sponging the water out of the paper through the screen helps it release from the screen.
One of the Forces at work.
Here’s where we learned how to make paper. You should try it.
T h e E l l i s F o r c e 
Yea! The paper is done. And the “hick look” is now public. Cute.