Gifts and Wax Seals

Last month, I purchased my first wax seal set. I blogged about that here.

Here’s a condensed CliffsNotes version of that post – the seal itself worked great, but I was bummed that the wick didn’t light again after it was extinguished.

The wax had a use it all or lose it all type of lifespan. Because of that waste of wax, I decided I wanted to try using a melting spoon version of wax sealing.

So, I purchased a set on Amazon. The set came with a melting spoon, 2 tea candles, and an assortment of small star shaped wax in a variety of colors.

The wax seal spoon version worked way better for me, it was way easier to control the wax and I didn’t have to rely on a wick that wouldn’t light again.

Please note, the wax seal stamp did not come with the melting spoon set. I bought the Merry Christmas wax seal stamp from Hobby Lobby.

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Details

After I wrapped my Christmas gift in kraft wrapping paper, I taped one end of the red and white baker’s twine to the back of the box.

Then, I wrapped the baker’s twine two times around the box, taping the other end of the twine to the back of the box as well.

Next, I brought out my wax seal stamp (similar, mine is from Hobby Lobby) and kit.

After lighting the candle and putting the wax seal stamp together, I placed 3 shimmery red wax stars into the melting spoon, and placed the spoon above the flame (leaving a 1 inch space).

The wax was completely melted after 1.5 minutes.

With the spoon in hand, I slowly poured the wax onto the middle of the baker’s twine.

Immediatlely after I poured the wax, I applied the wax seal stamp, leaving it on for a good 2 minutes. Just an FYI, the seal will come off easily. If there’s some difficulty, it means the wax isn’t cool enough just yet.

Then I took my green Finnabair mica powder by Prima Marketing, placed a bit of it on my finger and applied it onto the wax seal (this gives it a sparkly shine).