Disintegration Project - Gathering the Papers

A little birdie kept a few bundles from flying off.

Aren't the textures and patina's yummy on these papers?

Last week I gathered as many bundles as I could find outside. May 1st was the target date to bring our papers inside and photograph them and then post. I actually waited a week longer as most of my papers blew into various neighbors yards during that freak storm. I made extra bundles after that "just in case".

All the bundles I rounded up were very interesting. Some were damp from a spring shower. Some were covered in rust or dirt. All of them had chiggers. I had to wipe them clean, then insert them in a large zip lock bag, removed the air and sit the bag outside in the sun for a few days. The chiggers all died. They are nasty critters and you do not want them burrowing under your skin laying eggs. Itchy will take on a whole new meaning.

I love them! The papers are so tattered and worn in places and ways I never imagined. Now I have to start making something with them. Ahh. So many possibilities. Run over to Seth's blog , The Altered Page to check out some of the other papers people have posted.