Thread: Wax Seals

So I was searching thought antique stores today and I came across a wax seal ring.

It got me thinking, I know we enjoy the old ways but do any of you use a wax seal.

I understand it's not an everyday thing. But how about for invitations or other special occasions.

It actually got me thinking about using them to seal my wedding invitations.

Hehe. For the first half of your post I thought you were talking about toilets.

I have seen wax seals for sale at some of the fancy gift stores or at places that sell high end stationery. I have never used one.

I don't use them but have often thought of using them. I think they are pretty wickid and I very much reccomend them on your wedding invitation. You could even invent or do some research into what sort of seal / crest is yours / appropriate. Very cool I think.

hahah I used to use one for the tops of my wine bottles. I would dip the corked end into red wax, and stamp a seal into the top bearing my initial. Not really what you were asking i guess, but it sure set my bottles apart. And I thought it looked really old-school.

I have several, they have been put away for several years... The "wax" can get expensive, depending on what you are looking for...

I started using colored hot glue gun sticks, plus they won't crack or flake off... I heated it with a torch lighter, it's faster to melt and easier to dab rather than drip on the surface. The come in a large range of colors, maroon, silver, gold... You name it it's there.

This is very old school and a great idea...

http://www.just-hold-everything.com/...5/DSC_2783.jpg

1+ for the glue stick variety.
They are more pliable than wax when cool which means that they will not be broken during the travel through the USPS sorting machines.
They need to be mailed in a cover envelope as well, don't ask how I know this...

I thought it was the wax seal for a toilet at first as well.

Originally Posted by ptjeff

They need to be mailed in a cover envelope as well, don't ask how I know this...

So how do you know this... Do you work at the Post Office?

For what it's worth, making a press yourself out of some hand crafted wood and either melting wax against it or even just using it with ink leads to incredible fun results.

With the products I make though, doing a metal seal with engraving really makes an impression.

Thanks. I had the idea in my head but just didn't know if I could get that to happen in real life.

But thankfully it all turned out well. Now to make the other 100 and mail them out lol.