Homemade plantable seed paper is a simple DIY project that can be done at home in a very short time. It can be used in a variety of ways. Given that I enjoy hosting parties and gathering, I use homemade plantable seed paper as memorable party favors and gift tags!
What I love most about homemade plantable seed paper is that you recycle paper items that normally go to waste, like toilet paper rolls, while also providing a beautiful keepsake that will grow and provide beauty and nourishment for years to come!
The below DIY Tutorial: Homemade Plantable Seed Paper video and instructions will help you create your plantable seed paper. I’ve also included a few tips at the end of the post that you won’t want to miss!
What do you think? Is this something you would create at home? Let us know in a comment!
Also, feel free to check out my other DIY projects.
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DIY Tutorial: Homemade Plantable Seed Paper
What you’ll need:
- Cardboard toilet paper rolls
- Seeds
- Food processor
- Hot water
- Parchment paper or plastic wrap
- Cookie cutters in a variety of shapes
- Hairdryer
- Food dye (optional)
- Tissue paper, preferably without dye (optional)
- Ribbons
Instructions:
- Cut toilet paper rolls into small pieces and shred tissue paper.
- Add shredded tissue paper and toilet roll pieces to a bowl and pour boiling water into bowl, covering paper.
- Add soaked shredded paper, with enough water to cover the paper, into a food processor or hand blender. At this point, you can also add food coloring, if desired. Blend until all lumps are removed – it should look like a mushy pulp.
- Spoon pulp back into bowl. With hands, add seeds to pulp, stirring gently to combine. Note: Do not blend seeds. In order to avoid damaging the seeds, this step must be done by hand.
- Lay parchment paper, or plastic wrap, onto a flat surface and place cookie cutters on top of covered surface. Squeeze pulp gently to remove some water, leaving it moist enough to form shape. With hands, add a small amount of pulp into cookie cutters. Press gently into cookie cutter shape. This will also remove excess water. (Note: you can also spoon pulp directly onto surface and use a rolling pin to flatten pulp into sheets.)
- Remove cookie cutter (if applicable) and blot seed paper / shapes with a towel to remove any excess liquid. At this point, if desired, rubber stamps can be used to embed a design into the paper.
On a cool setting, blow dry the shapes / paper with a hair dryer. Make sure to use a low setting. You don’t want to blow the seeds out! (This step is important, because you don’t want the seeds to begin germination before they are planted.) - Remove paper from parchment paper. Place same in a dry area, away from the sun. Let the paper sit until completely dry.
- Once dry, decorate however you’d like. Use a hole punch and ribbon, pens, or whatever you’d like!
Tips:
- Use food dye to change the color of the paper.
- Before the paper dries, embed a design in your homemade plantable seed paper with a rubber stamp. Or, use a child’s toy, like a toy truck – just press and roll the tires right over it!
- When gifting, make sure to note the type of seeds used, and provide planting instructions. You want to make sure they grow and provide years of beauty or nourishment!
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I’m not a crafty person at all but you make these cool crafts seem so easy! The seed paper craft is clever and amazing. Never knew it was that simple! Go Mig! 🙂
Lisa recently posted..Time to Relax During My Vacation with @Netflix #StreamTeam
I actually did something like this before, only by accident. I was making homemade paper. My dad said, “Here put some of this mulch in it. It may look cool.” Well it was cotton mulch. I had cotton growing out of my homemade paper.
I’d try sometime like this. I have made little planters out of 1/2 ice cream cones, paper egg cartons, and 1/2 lemon peels. It’s fun.
Alissa Apel recently posted..Pityriasis Rosea
What a fun project! it came out so good.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) recently posted..5 Ways to Keep Kids Learning this Summer
I have received seed paper as a little note in Christmas cards and have received cards that were seed paper. I think its a great idea and now that I know how to do it, might be something worth looking in to doing.
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I never would have thought to do this but we do have a ton of cardboard paper rolls and parchment paper. I think it makes an adorable gift too.
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This is a great craft idea,I will give this a go,Thank you for the idea.
Kay Adeola recently posted..Vinyl Impression Wall Stickers + UK Giveaway
Your video demonstrated it perfectly! I never would have known or thought to do that before. Awesome!
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What a fantastic idea! I am going to have to give this a try.
Felicia recently posted..DIY Water Alphabet Game
This is so cute! These would make great gifts. Love the tag idea. I am going to keep this in mind for the holidays.
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Wow that is really neat. Fantastic idea.
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I just received a card that was plantable with seeds! I had never seen that before!
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That is a neat idea! I will have to try it with my daughters.
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I had NO idea you could even do this! How cool is that?!
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Whoa, this is AWESOME! What a fun craft idea!
what a cool idea. I’d love to try this when i plant tomatoes next.
What a great way to upcycle. I would love to try it.
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This is so neat…I have never seen seed paper before. Pinned your post.
We thought about giving seed paper cut outs with a cute card at our wedding reception. I love seed paper.
MommaDJane recently posted..How to Repurpose Lanterns to Match Your Home Decor
it’s really cute. i pinned this too
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I love this idea of reusing toilet paper and toilet paper rolls! This a great way to upcycle. Thanks for sharing.
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I have a million toilet paper rolls ready to be used and this is just darling! The seeded wrapping paper from the store can be so expensive.
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Great video! This is so cool!
Oh my gosh – thank you! I have been given these as gifts before and loved them. Never knew exactly how to make them though…..now I do!
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Really cute! I really like this idea! I would perhaps like to try this
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This seems like an awesome craft. You did a great job!
This is really cool. I would love to try this out sometime.
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I’ve seen this concept for favors, but never seen someone make it themselves. This is so awesome, I can’t wait to try!
Jessica (Savory Experiments) recently posted..Grilled Mexican Corn (Elotes)
I love the thorough instructions. I think this kind of thing is awesome! I have purchased one but never made one.
I always consider myself to have a black thumb, but this looks easy! Thanks for the video walk through!
Megan @ C’mon Get Crafty recently posted..Sprucing up the Backyard with a Wooden Gazebo?
Ok- so we are so doing this! This would also make for a great teacher appreciation gift!
Great repurpose for those toilet paper rolls! Great gift idea too!
This is awesome 🙂 We got a packet of seeds as a guest gift at my sister in laws wedding. A cute idea and this would be perfect for planting them.
I never would have thought to make something like this. I really love that you included a video on it. Makes following along a lot easier!
Theresa recently posted..July 4th Fun
That’s really cool! My crafting skills are severely lacking. You make these seem totally doable!
cam | bibs and baubles recently posted..Getting Dirty in the Desert!
OMGosh I love it. Such a great idea and for someone like me, who needs it simple – I can do this!
What a clever idea! It’s a great way to seed and spread the love!
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This is a fun project! I would love to have things like this.
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What a creative way to use toilet paper! My mom has used it for gardening before! Oh the many uses…
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So cool! My mom has made paper before and it is always so beautiful!
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This looks really cool! I might have to give it a try soon!
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I love how easy you made this seem in your video. Definitely not something I’d ever thought I’d try, but I really want to give it a go!
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I love this idea! These are to cute and look easy enough to make.
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