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?

Well...I sent 50 invitations with my pen logo sealing the envelope. Got 45 returned, damaged, and about 3 completely shredded along with a, how do I say stern note from the postmaster. Aparently the wax broke during the mechanical sorting process, and sort of made a mess of the machine when bits and pieces were smeared all over the rollers and such.
I use the glue gun stuff and a second envelope and they arrive just as I sent them.

I've used them and as already stated the wax seal ends up broken of with only a coloured stain on the envelope to indicate that anything was there. I like this glue gun stick idea. Anyone know where to get a hold of them in Australia?
With regards to the respondant who mentioned '...crest is yours...', family crests and coats of arms are not something that is inherited. The crest or coat of arms belongs to the family member who has been approved by the Heraldic society (? forgotton the name of them) and the eldest born child of that person only. Anyone else who can claim direct descent, and therefore has a claim to the coat of arms, needs to reapply for that coat of arms after having made a change or addition to the original design to denote that it is different member of the family and not the original bearer of said coat of arms.


Mick