When you all mail things out, especially anything in bulk, do you just take your chances? Or do you pay the additional fee for hand canceling? As my cards weighed less than an ounce and were under a quarter inch thick, I took the risk of running them through regular mail again. Upon googling afterwards, I realized she was trying to get me to do hand canceling. I was super confused, as I had previously dropped my other sealed letters at this post office without issue. The postal worker immediately said that I would need to pay additional postage for every envelope. Their letter drop box was full, so I took my cards up to the counter. I had some things I needed to physically take into the post office today. I had previously just dropped these in a USPS blue box without issue. None of these cards were returned to me, and I know the seals arrived intact to recipients as I received a plethora of photos. With this guide in hand we are confident that you have everything you need to start your wax sealing journey! This is just the beginning.Utilized wax seals for the first time earlier this year and absolutely love them! I have sent out quite a few things with seals, including 50+ cards for Halloween, all with wax seals, utilizing Forever stamps. Please take care when using the stove as the metal plate and wooden base can get very hot. Number of wax beads (standard size 12mm beads) If you don’t like the impression you can re-melt the wax and use it again. Tip: To clean your sealing spoon, when the wax is still hot use a tissue to wipe away the wax.
The weight of the wax seal didn’t put the STD’s over the edge, though, so a regular first class stamp was enough to cover it. They did have to be hand cancelled so they wouldn’t run through the machine, but the USPS worker let me cancel them myself at the post office. If you feel some resistance, leave it to cool for a little longer. Weird, my wax seals didn’t add any cost to the postage of my STD’s. Firmly press your sealing stamp in the wax for a couple of seconds and leave it to harden for about a minute. Slowly pour the wax into a shape just a little smaller than your stamp head.If the wax has started bubbling, then you have over melted it, take it off the flame and let it cool down until the bubbles have subsided. Place the spoon on top of the stove until the wax has melted. If you're using a stove, light a tealight candle and put the stove above it.Depending on the size of your sealing stamp head, see below, put a number of wax beads on your spoon.You can just leave the spoon over the furnace freeing your hands to do something else. It is very easy to use and saves so much tine.
If you are using wax sealing beads regularly we recommend you to invest in a wax melting stove. Something to stir the wax such as a paperclip or cocktail stick.These are our personal favourite because with this method you can make marble and multicoloured wax seals! You can get extremely creative using different coloured wax and also different types of wax such as semi-transparent vellum or transparent amber wax. This type of wax comes in different shapes, sizes and in a huge variety of colours. If you feel some resistance, leave it to cool for a little longer. Firmly press your sealing stamp in the wax for a couple of seconds and leave it to harden for about a minute.Light the wax stick and let the wax drip down into a puddle just smaller than the size of your wax stamp.It is the simplest method and the only equipment you need is a lighter or matches. Wicked wax sticks come in all different types of colours. You never know how the wax will drip and this will create a messier but more traditional looking wax seal. This is the easiest and most convenient wax to use however it is harder to control. A chilled wax stamp will cool the wax faster and will help prevent the wax from sticking to the stamp. To make a wax seal faster, first chill the wax stamp before use.Once it has cooled you can easily remove it and stick it down for next time. If you want to use the wax seal for later, pour the wax onto a piece of parchment paper, a stone coaster or any heatproof non-stick surface.Later we will add a section for wickless wax sticks and wax for glue guns.
Since we almost always use supple wax, this is what this guide will focus on in particular wicked wax sticks and sealing beads. It comes in a variety of different forms, such as wax sticks with or without wicks, wax sticks for glue guns and wax sealing beads. Supple wax is more flexible and can withstand the rough handling of the postage system.
The main downside of this type of wax is that it is brittle and therefore not suitable for mailing. Traditional wax is the same type of sealing wax used by Kings and Queens in bygone days. There are two main types of wax used for wax sealing: traditional wax and supple wax. allow the wax to cool and remove the stamp.press the wax seal stamp into the hot wax.melt the wax and pour it where you want the seal to be.
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