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How do I make letters look old?
In History we have to write letters as if we're the soliders writing home and I want to make my letter seem old but I forgot how.
The only thing that was on my mind was coffee but I dont drink coffee and I know that there are so many different ways that people have their coffee. =/
I should handwrite it myself right? And..with a pencil?
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I did this once and it worked really good. You write out the letter(in black pen), you crumble it up really tight, then put it in a cup with hot water and tea bags. You have to make sure the water is really dark. You leave the paper in there for like...3-5 mins. then take it out and dry it fast(a hair dryer works real good) Burning is ok, but I would stay away from it. Ripping it works good too, but be careful, you dont want to ruin your paper.
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Even better, handwrite your letters with a fountain pen! Coffee will work too, not just tea. Also, crumple the paper for wrinkles. You can also burn the edges and maybe rip a little of the corners off so it looks like some wear and tear went on.
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A couple years ago, i had to do the same thing.
I actually handwrote the letter with a pen, and then got wet tea bags, and rubbed them all over it for the old look.
Then, (you might need a parent to use a lighter) I burnt holes in the paper and made it look old that way too :]
rip some holes around it, and all of that together will do the trick!
GOOD LUCK
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