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I saw Mary Rose use wax seals on her cards on her blog and immediately went to Honey Bee Stamps to order the supplies. Just hours after placing my order, they are out the door and on their way to me!!! I'm so excited!!! I got wax melts for fall and Christmas cards, along with 4 seals (a bee, heart, Christmas tree, and leaf), the sticker sheets, silicone mat, melting spoon, and wax stirrer. How fun to add these to cards and, for hand-delivered cards or cards attached to gifts, to add a seal to the envelope closure.
If you've ever used wax seals, let me know how you used them and what you thought of them please!
__________________ Nicole
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Hey, Nicole! Many years ago I received a boxed set of beautiful cards that included a monogram seal and a stick of colored seal wax. Today's versions with the wax buttons seem so much nicer, and one doesn't have to light that wick to get the wax to melt. haha
Alas, the pretty seal/handle was lost long ago during one of our moves. It's nice to see this coming back to those who send cards & even letters!
I have not used those but, a long time ago Yes. And what I did was a dripped the wax on punched circles so that I had paper to glue to the finished projects later. ( did that make sense?) then because, my wax was not perfectly round I just trimmed the extra paper from the back sides so that all you could see from the top was wax.
not too long ago I seen a thing somewhere that they actually make molds now that you could drip the wax into to get perfect shapes. and sticker things to make them adhesive backed for use later. ( like if you did a whole batch and only used a few)
I have not used those but, a long time ago Yes. And what I did was a dripped the wax on punched circles so that I had paper to glue to the finished projects later. ( did that make sense?) then because, my wax was not perfectly round I just trimmed the extra paper from the back sides so that all you could see from the top was wax.
not too long ago I seen a thing somewhere that they actually make molds now that you could drip the wax into to get perfect shapes. and sticker things to make them adhesive backed for use later. ( like if you did a whole batch and only used a few)
I bought adhesive-backed circles in the same order for that very purpose. The silicone mat has wells for making it easier to form the seals into neat circles. I’m super pumped to play with these! I’ll make a bunch at once to keep on my desk to add that bit of elegance to a project.
They’re beautiful! I think I’m in the minority though that I don’t mind if they are not a perfect circle. I kinda like the imperfect look. A few months ago, we sent out some wedding invites with a wax seal on the closure and it didn’t cause problems with delivery. Thought I would mention that in case someone was wondering… we were concerned it would.
I recently dug mine back out, but haven't used them... bought my first set in 1969 when I was in college (yes, 54 years ago)... back then the world was into letter writing, especially with pen pals. I still have a few sticks: I'd just use a match or lighter, and slowly let the stick melt down on the the envelope and just let the drip form into somewhat of a circle. My sealers were a pair of lips (for sealed with a kiss), one with letters SWAK, a small rose and a large rose, and I'm sure one or two others. I kept them in a box with my keepsake stuff, and when I saw they were coming back a few years ago I dug them out - but still haven't used them. It was all the rage and a huge hit back in the 60's and 70's and I'm glad to see it coming back. I used to do "Russian Punch" or "Needle Punch" too, and it came back a few years ago... I also saved those craft items and have made a few greeting cards with them, using unbleached muslin as the material for the punched design. Everything seems to come back around at some point: I even saved one pair of bell bottoms, and maybe 2 shirts. I still wear them on special occasions. LOL
I have a few sticks of wax, I have always loved the idea of using them but need to mail more cards to give me the opportunity. Next best thing is finding a use for them on the front of the cards I give away or for use on a layout.
Sharon
My order arrived and I spent some time yesterday making a bunch of seals to use on fall, Christmas, and Valentine's Day cards. It was so fun and I'm excited to use them. It took some experimenting with the number of wax beads and pressing the seal but like you said, Adriana, the imperfect look looks good!
Just a tip to get a better round wax seal. Pour out the. wax and wait a few seconds to put the stamp in the wax. The wax doesn’t spread as much this way. If you get an imperfect one you can always trim it with scissors.
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Reading through this thread has given me a couple ideas to try: 1. Melt the wax with a match and let it drip. 2. Maybe safer for me than 1: use silicon molds and melt the wax in them in the microwave. I have one or two, maybe three silicon molds I purchased for candy making that just might work. These ideas prompt me to add some wax pieces to my next scrapbook dot com order. Thanks, ladies!
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Thirty or so years ago I tried wax seals and many times they broke before they were given out. I gave up. At one point I used to cut up 1/8" tp 1/4" pieces from glue sticks and melted them with my heat gun. I wonder if there is a way to color them and use them instead?
Thirty or so years ago I tried wax seals and many times they broke before they were given out. I gave up. At one point I used to cut up 1/8" tp 1/4" pieces from glue sticks and melted them with my heat gun. I wonder if there is a way to color them and use them instead?
I think there are colored glue sticks. I've also seen people use hot glue to make their own glue dots.
I have a few sticks of wax, I have always loved the idea of using them but need to mail more cards to give me the opportunity. Next best thing is finding a use for them on the front of the cards I give away or for use on a layout.
Sharon
Christine Leung does a beautiful job with that. (YouTube) My favorite is anchoring die cut stems.
I use wax seals on my cards all the time!! I love them! I'm one of the Spellbinders Wax Seal of the Month influencer designers and post my cards using the kit on my Instagram and blog. I need to get better at posting them to my gallery here. Check them out if you're interested. Links in my signature.
Jennifer Mcguire has a great instructional video on her YouTube channel (Jennifer Mcguire Ink). She uses both Honey Bee and Spellbinders wax beads. I've ordered the Spellbinders kit & other supplies but not had a chance to play with them yet. I want to have plenty of time to not feel rushed. I want to put seals on my Christmas cards this year.
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Christine Leung does a beautiful job with that. (YouTube) My favorite is anchoring die cut stems.
After watching her wax seals videos, I noticed she melts a LOT more wax than I do. Of course, she's using them in journals and I'm using them on cards where it's nice to have them thinner. Too thin, though, and they break. I'm going to experiment with pouring it as thick as she does, because I do like how it looks.
Reading through this thread has given me a couple ideas to try: 1. Melt the wax with a match and let it drip. 2. Maybe safer for me than 1: use silicon molds and melt the wax in them in the microwave. I have one or two, maybe three silicon molds I purchased for candy making that just might work. These ideas prompt me to add some wax pieces to my next scrapbook dot com order. Thanks, ladies!
I also used silicone molds and a microwave, it’s very convenient and this method really makes the process easier!
Have any of you ever used wax seals?
