
This is similar to yesterday's post, but I want to focus on tips specifically for wax stamp seals. These are things that I've learned through trial and error as I've used wax and wax stamp seals for the past half-year.
Please note that there are no "right" nor "wrong" ways to using wax stamp seals. It is completely dependant on you, what you like, and who you're sending the card or letter to. Here are 10 tips for doing and using wax stamp seals.

Tip 1: It's ok to have multiple wax stamps seals - they give you options!
While wax stamp seals don't necessarily get "boring," especially for the recipient of the letter, having multiple wax stamp seals gives you, as the user of the wax stamp, a couple more options to choose from and rotate between.
Tip 2: Tracing your wax stamp seal with a pencil before placing the melted wax can help you gauge where to place the wax.
This is easily done by placing the wax stamp seal where you want it on the envelope and tracing a light circle around it. I recommend using a pencil instead of a pen for a simple reason: if the stamp doesn't end up a full circle and hide the tracing, it's easier to erase the visible tracing.
Tip 3: The smaller the wax stamp seal, the less wax you'll need, and vice versa.
I mentioned that I have 3 wax stamp seals the other day. My Star Trek comm badge wax stamp seal only requires 4 melted wax beads, while my "Bee Happy" bee wax stamp seal requires 6 melted wax beads. This is something, though, that you learn as you continuously use your wax stamp seal.
Tip 4: Wax beads tend to be easier than the wax bars with the wicks.
In my experience, especially with Tips 2-3 and Tips 6-7, using wax beads can make using wax stamp seals easier as a whole process. You can gauge how many beads you need for a specific wax stamp seal (like mentioned in Tip 3), and you can mix and match colors without worrying about the wax cooling as you choose a new color. (I.e. you can melt two colors of wax beads at the same time.)
Tip 5: If you go the route of wax beads, you'll want to get a wax melter kit. (If this link doesn't work for you, search wax stamp kit or wax stamp melter kit into your Amazon search bar.)
This one really helps out Tip 4 and the tips referenced under it. It's easier to place the wax in a specific spot, and you don't have to hold a wax bar for 3+ minutes waiting for enough wax to melt into the place you need for your wax stamp seal.

Tip 6: If you have many wax colors, it's fun to blend some of them together!
Mixing 2-3 colors together can be super fun. This one is easiest with wax beads and a wax melter kit, though. Just be aware of how many wax beads your wax stamp seal needs. You can melt them all together, and you don't have to worry about it all mixing together into one, weird color - they should stay as their separate colors and swirl together. However, if you use a regular blue and a sparkly blue, you may only see the sparkly aspect of the sparkly blue.
Tip 7: If you're sending a special card - i.e. birthday, get well, congrats, etc. - try to use a color of wax that correlates with the person's favorite color(s).
I try to do this with most of the letters I send, but using the recipient's favorite color(s) can make the card even more special if you're sending something like a birthday card, congratulations, etc.
Tip 8: Let the wax stamp seal sit in the wax for a couple of minutes.
I have found this one super useful. It mainly helps with allowing the design of the wax stamp seal to set into the wax itself as the wax cools. I've often left mine for around 2 to 3 minutes as the wax cools.
Tip 9: You can buy wax seal pens on Amazon to color the design and help it stand out from the wax.
If you use darker colored wax, or if you're using 2-3 colors of wax, it can help to have wax seal markers/pens to let the design of the wax stamp seal stand out more.
Tip 10: Realize that it's possible for the wax seal to get slightly damaged in transit.
This is always a bit of a bummer, but it's good to acknowledge the possibility of it happening. The possibility increases if the letter has further to go between you and the letter's recipient.
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