My brain is going in a million directions and cannot wait to experiment! And I have so many decorative papers that would be PERFECT for this!!!

I have not done this before but have made paper suede using brown paper bags and hair conditioner

@amandaspence8167

2 жыл бұрын

What a great idea! I like to do paper bag decoupage to achieve a leather like effect. Thanks for the tip!

@judithchiasson8554

2 жыл бұрын

kool! hair conditioner could be as nifty as foot lotion! 😊

Hi Mike - i just made a batch of momigami papers - 10 i did with liquid starch and 10 i did with hair conditioner - they both came out soft and delicate - some videos show gluing pieces of newspaper to strengthen them - to i made "sandwiches" lol - i glued my momigami to the front and back of a page of newspaper - so now its a beautiful and more flexible momigami page - and i truly love the idea of making enough to create a Journal - oh yes lol - thank you xx

Brilliant! How could I ever have doubted you?! LOL

I am loving this project! Can’t wait to see what you do with it! I will definitely still be following you next year-I’m already going on five years, believe it or not! Hugs! 🥰

Dear Mike, Just a note to say thank you for all the wonderful inspiration and informative videos. I also wanted to say that it is a comfort to see that the cabinet behind you full of crafting supplies looks very much like the one in my office. I feel seen and validated! ;-)

Hello mr Deakin 🤗 I've been looking forward to part 2 🌹 Blessings to you, Ian and your family, incl the charming Mr Bentley 💕💕💕

I'm always learning from you. Thank you.

Looking forward to the art you make on those delicious random collaged pages.

Dude! way to think outside the momigami! mad scientist artist! 😊

Thx for introducing us to a new technique. Can’t wait to try it!

A delightful second followup video. You're both easy to listen to and lovely to watch. I'm looking forward to getting started on my own soon.

A brilliant idea for a journal 📓,,,,,xxxx 🌷💗🌸

Almost there Mike. Thank you!!!! 💜

I'm fascinated by this new technique. You've given us plenty of time to prepare and I look forward to next year. xxx

My journal is ready for next year. Can't wait! Thank you Mike ❤️

Very interesting, looking forward to the journaling in 23.

It's looking great! So, I've started patching up my pages with scraps ... a tad concerned about the kneading bit as I have quite severe arthritis in my hands. Might take me much longer to achieve the fabric feel ... hahahah! Looking forward to 2023 to see how your journal gets filled and wondering what might happen in mine. Only 12 pages - 🙄😬- no discards, then! 😄 Thank you for yet another intriguing idea.

May just have to do another page now and add craft card for the cover- I have just spent the last couple of days sticking all my scraps onto the paper- goodness knows what my neighbour thought seeing paper hung out on the line to dry! Thanks for keeping me busy Mike! LOL.

What a cool process and interesting journal! Cheers from 🇨🇦Calgary, Alberta🇨🇦

That’s fantastic. I will try this. It intimidates me less for some reason. Thank you. 🎉

What??!! Wow!! So cool to see you go through this process and I love the final result.

@MikeDeakinArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - the pages are wonderful to work on! Mx

Excellent!

Fascinating!

Fun, Mike! Nice outcome, too. TFS. From Cheryl in AZ

Hi Mike! So glad the technique worked. Looks great! TFS

I wonder if the lotion, over time, turn or cause yellowing like some things do with age?... maybe not since they are natural oils... tea tree oil, etc. I'm very anxious to see you start working in this Momigami journal next year. Thank you for sharing this procedure with us Mike.

Very interesting technique, the Japanese make quite an art of manipulating paper. Will look fwd to seeing the journal nxt year. Take care U3

Love this, I had been using coconut oil on my papers…which I love but for the magazine papers the lotion works so much better. TFS love the book too.😊

Despite my good intentions last week, I didn't end up doing these pages! I will eventually, I love the idea. I already do make journals out of all sorts of stuff, magazine pages, brown paper, callico, whatever scrap stuff is laying around, is big enough and needs using up. Thanks for sharing. 😀

Hi Mike! So glad I watched your two Momigami videos. I have some collaged pages already done and am not motivated to use them for tags, etc. so this technique is perfect! I also saw another You Tuber use hair conditioner to soften Amazon packaging paper and she used that to make faux leather for journal covers. I'm off to try hair conditioner on my collage pages! Best to you and Ian and Mr. B. Cheers from Denver CO!

Great art journal. I just might try this as I have way too many scraps of paper. I have made momigami paper previously but I used Konnyaku powder. I may use it again or try the lotion.

@MikeDeakinArt

4 ай бұрын

Go for it!

I use a mixture of 50% water and 50% glycerine and get the same result

Hi Mike, Good idea to use the foot lotion since it has a special softener for feet. They use lactic acid and urea in low percentage to soften feet so I imagine it would do the same for paper and it did, well done!! Thank you for a problem-solving video I enjoyed the process!

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I use hair conditioner

The only difference I see is using oil makes the paper a little translucent . I like the idea of infusing the papers with beautiful smells .

The nature of the paper fibres is key to a very successful result. Newsprint is the poorest quality of paper because of its short fibres and tearing is likely. I like to use glycerine and water in the kneeling process. Japanese mulberry paper is the best. So using better quality paper is advisable.

@MikeDeakinArt

Жыл бұрын

Maybe so but that defeats the whole exercise of creating a momigami journal out of junk mail really.

This is time consuming but you don’t actually know until you have finished the double side of one how much time has passed. It’s great making yourself a journal like this, it is cost effective which at the moment is brilliant. Well done Mike making something that anyone can make. Could glue and water work just as well? I might try it as well. Thank you xx

@suzishapiro9867

Жыл бұрын

White glue and water would probably be similar to acrylic medium. Let it dry before manipulating the paper or you will have much of the paper stuck to your hands.

@anazec2887

11 ай бұрын

Better use cheap acrilic then water colours. You can use thicker paper in color lets say you use light blue paper and onda the other side just paint in dark blue. It's look amazing and if is paper thick you can make even cover for journal

Wondering if a residue is left that may interfere/resist with future journaling "enhancements"? This looks to be a rather satisfying and therapeutic way to create "paper". I'm looking forward to giving it a try.

@MikeDeakinArt

Жыл бұрын

If there is I’m sure clear gesso will solve the issue!

Oil change color that you can get totally unespected resoults!

I did see any ads!

Mike does it have to be magazine paper or can it be any paper ? X

@MikeDeakinArt

2 жыл бұрын

Any, I also used ordinary newspapers!

Is this the journal you're going to use for Mission Inspiration?

@MikeDeakinArt

2 жыл бұрын

No, this for something else.❤️

I used glycerine on file folders and it turned out looking and feeling like leather.🦌💌❤️📚

@electrichen6243

2 жыл бұрын

Yes thicker papers go more like leather, thin papers are more like fabric. I use coconut oil.

I used cornstarch and water and the whole thing fell apart when it dried. Not sure I want to go through the process again with matt medium. 😵‍💫

@MikeDeakinArt

Жыл бұрын

It’s your choice which materials you use or don’t, I can only offer my own suggestions as to what I find works.❤️

But how does one use it?

@MikeDeakinArt

8 ай бұрын

As you would with any other journal...

Please l can’t find the part 3 or 4 😢

@MikeDeakinArt

Жыл бұрын

There isn’t a part 3 or 4!

@artsbydebi

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeDeakinArt sorry…. I misunderstood the term Momigami….Guess I was looking to making the paper into soft…like leather.

Oh my. You need to do a bit of research on the chemistry of the products. Acrylic paint and medium are plastic and when dry are water resistant and usually waterproof. The paint doesn’t wash off your house in the rain when painted with acrylic paint. Hand sanitizer has alcohol which can break down the acrylic a bit. The amount of oil in it is very minimal. Lotion and oils on paper make them poor art materials as they stain other papers.

@MikeDeakinArt

Жыл бұрын

…and yet it works beautifully!

@suzishapiro9867

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeDeakinArt I’m sure it is nice and flexible and soft. I appreciate your willingness to experiment and try new options. My concern is the hours you and others will put into making this type of momagami to find that it doesn’t hold up well. Paper you apply to it may not stick or may have stains. Alcohol will just evaporate. Better options might be : Mineral oil will not attract animals or get moldy but if too heavily applied it may damage papers you use with it. Glycerin and water will hold the moisture in and may keep the papers flexible longer than just water. It may make the scrunching process easier buy may eventually dry out. I painted with acrylic on one side of paper and the wrinkles from kneading it kept it soft while the plastic in the acrylic binder made it stronger. No moisture needed. Hope to see you continue with you exploration.

Too much work with no assurance that, over time (1) the glue will stick well to the surface, (2) the oil will not become rancid and start to smell bad, and (3) the pages will not stick together. It looked okay with where you left it, but that really isn’t the end of the project.

@MikeDeakinArt

Жыл бұрын

There are never any assurances in life, all I can say is, it’s now been months and the oil hasn’t gone rancid, the pages haven’t fallen apart and I still have faith. ❤️