What’s wax seal clip? Wax seal clip is a stationery clip with wax seal decoration, we can use it to clip papers or postcards. How to DIY clips with wax seal? Today, I'll guide you to DIY three beautiful wax seal clips using different wax seal stamps: rose, plant leaves, and snail. Let's get started!
First, I will prepare these materials:
- Wax seal stamps: We will pick different designs, this time I will use the available rose wax stamp, plant leaf wax stamp, snail wax stamp.
- Sealing wax: I think black is more suitable, this time I pick black sealing wax.
- Wax melting tool : melting spoon, furnace or glue gun. This time I will use a glue gun to melt the sealing wax
- Metal clips : golden clips or stainless steel clips.
- Gold Paints
How to use wax seal stamp to diy wax seal clips?
1. Choose Wax Seal Stamp Designs : For this project, I pick wax seal stamps with the pattern like Rose, plant leaf and snail.
2. Select Sealing Wax: I chose black sealing wax for a sophisticated and classic look. You can pick any color that suits your style or matches your stationery.
3. Prepare Melting Tools: You can use melting spoon and furnace to melt the sealing wax. This time I will use glue gun.
4. Get Metal Clips Ready: You can choose stainless steel clips, but I most like gold clips.
5. Melt the Wax: Melt the sealing wax with a glue gun
6. Create the Wax Seals For each clip:
- Pour a small amount of melted wax onto the top part of the clip.
- Press the wax seal stamp into the hot wax. Hold it in place for a few seconds.
- Carefully remove the stamp.
Repeat this process to make rose wax seal clip, plant wax seal clip, and snail wax seal clip.
7. Add the Gold Detail: use a stick with gold paints to add gold color to the details of rose, plant and snail.
Now, three styles of stationery clips are made, let us use them to clip the postcard. How special and beautiful they are!
These DIY clips are perfect for adding a touch of personality to your office supplies, or they can make lovely handmade gifts. Are you ready to enjoy crafting wax seal clips?