Don't really have a use for them, but didn't have a use for the wax seals either. Melted a few down and put them into molds (i used to make wax melts). But this was fun!

The mother of my good friend passed away a few weeks ago. As the fortieth day of her passing is approaching, I wrote a condolences note for my friend and her family — drawing on some light cultural Greek Orthodox references for comfort. I sealed the envelope with black wax as it is the color of mourning in the Western tradition. After the seal had dried, I colored the inscription bearing my name in Ottoman Turkish in gold. I really wanted to have it colored with silver; but I didn’t have any. So gold had to be used.

Hello :)

So I understand modern wax is practically plastic and it’s elastic and durable enough to to somewhat withstand the USPS machines (even though it recommended to have it hand-processed).

What about the traditional wax? Can we still do the non-machinable processing with it? Can we still mail envelopes with traditional wax non machinable and it won’t break?

*Pic is of modern wax

I've had really shit luck with octagon wax, but finally found decent product that's not straight up plastic. But lo and behold, it's warpy 😠

All of the seals have warping in the background, some more, some less. Dark colors are the worst offenders.

What are your thoughts on wax-sealing a postcard? Not sealing the envelope containing the postcard, no, wax-sealing the postcard itself and mail it without an envelope.

Trying to figure out what this deal is. Any ideas?

I am looking for someone to customize my wax seal in .jpg format. I have some ideas, just no software to do it. I will tip!

Anyone have any favorite waxes they have purchased without breaking their wallet? I have seen great deals on Temu and amazon but not too sure about the quality. Thanks in advance!

Hi! Wich size do you guys recommand for a wax seal stamp for my weddingcard? My card will be around 12cm by 16,5cm.

I do not want it too big or too small haha.

Thank you!

My grandad recently passed away and came across this, doesn't match his initials. Sorry if this isn't the right place but I thought It was really cool and wanted to know what it was?

I occasionally dabble in making wax seals, but I've recently broke one myself and was a bit let down by how soft and flexible it was. I've seen wax seals that break and snap when bent.
Could someone tell me which wax i'd need for it to snap like that? Or is there some kind of technique behind it?

The tealight candle that you light underneath the spoon...do you just set it directly on your table/desk? Or do you use some kind of heat-safe mat underneath the candle?

Hi all! I recently noticed these black dots on the metal on my seal heads. They don't seem to affect the seal when I use them, but they are annoying. I have tried to look up how to get rid of them and tried a lemon juice/baking soda mix that seems to have done nothing. Any suggestions on how to clean them and what are they?

https://preview.redd.it/56shmajl1lud1.jpg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c9d5de2a62c0facfb989ffe964a45389cd8aba9

So, I got the gorilla glue gun, but my issue is that if I want to change colors, it takes forever to push out the original color and then it just seems to blend forever. Especially because there's no way to really tell when one will end and the other will begin. It really just seems to waste the wax sticks because there doesn't seem to be a 'clean' way to transition colors.

What am I missing here?

Thank you so much in advance.