For my project, I decided to make a mini journal. It is related to chemistry because you blend the recycled paper to make cellulose which is a chemical bond. This is helping the environment because I used recycled materials (paper) to make it. I used a variety of colors when making the paper, and included in the book. I used multiple colored paper to blend together. My pages in the journal are also different colors on each sheet. To make this, I ripped up sheets of paper and put it in a blender with a 50/50 paper water ratio. After everything was blended together and smoothly, I put it in a container wit some water. I sifted out the paper with a screen, and placed it out to dry. After all of my sheets were completely dry, I cut them into squares and connected them with yarn. Something that was a little difficult was trying to figure out how to make my paper lay flat. Something I would do differently is to use brighter colors. I liked this project because I learned the process of making paper.
