*Tip:* there are a lot of very specific (and expensive!) materials that this video recommends you get. But you can actually make substitutions using household products for many of these. Yes, the result won't be as nice - however, if you're curious and want to try wax stamping before committing to expensive equipment, or you want to practice a bit before using the expensive stuff, then you'll find these substitutions handy. *Stamp:* You can actually use rubber stamps (the kind you would use with ink) for stamping. Note that rubber will not cool down as fast as metal, so after pressing the stamp on the wax, let go of it and leave it there for a few minutes before lifting it. *Wax:* You can make your own wax using two parts candle wax/crayon and one part glue gun stick (cut your materials into similar-sized pieces before you start). This will make a supple wax, which is suitable for mailing. You can mix glitter into it too. Don't use the chunky kind, obviously. If it's too runny or is bubbling, you're overheating it. Wait for it to cool a bit before pouring and stamping. *Stove:* Completely unnecessary. You can use just the candle. The stove is good for convenience; you can judge the heat better and you can put the spoon down while the wax melts. It's also a little safer with the stove. But it's not essential. *Spoon:* Of course, you can just use a normal spoon. But this is actually one of the materials that would be better to get. As ARA mentioned, you should use a metal spoon with a wooden handle for safety. I doubt that everyone has a spoon like that which is also big enough to hold the wax. And of course it's easier to pour with the wax-specific spoon. The non-essential items are all basically household already. I just wanted to mention that if you don't want to use a dinner plate in place of the *marble plate* for whatever reason, you can just put some parchment paper onto a clipboard (or other hard surface if you're not worried about slippage). It does have to be parchment paper though - don't use wax paper! The wax paper will stick to your hot wax seals. Parchment paper won't As I said, these substitutions are good for those who are just want to try stamping out, or want to practice before using the actual supplies. If you want to do stamping for an event, like a wedding, you should stick to the stuff that's made for this purpose. Asides from the parchment paper; that'll work no matter if you're using commercial wax or homemade. Hope this could help even one person out!
@jiaxii3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
I've tried it before and it really does work :) I only have one old metal stamp and I did heard it before that you can use rubber-stamps but I can't find my stamps for ages :') the only thing if you don't have those spoons and stove you have to hold a normal metal spoon and a normal candle but it works fine too. it only will get hot if you hold it above a candle for too long. maybe you can also find something or make something as a holder for your spoon if possible but it ain't a big deal since they melt pretty fast. the only thing is that the glue gun sticks melt slower than crayons so you have to use a toothpick or another object to stir it up.
@cobaltblue27563 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
Yes...the kind of Stuff he's using is so intimidating
@CatherineCheng3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
and you can use parchment paper to substitute the big stone thingy too
@ammulubulli81003 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
Thank you so much for this, dear. Have a wonderful day! You did a wonderful job. โบ๏ธโค๏ธ
That'd be a disaster, google translate is pretty crap right now so them using it on comments would definitely strike some problems
@raynpark61663 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
@@ใใชใค-f6p they could use Papago to translate it maybe
@ใใชใค-f6p3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
@@raynpark6166 Do you mean KZbin using Papago? or OP using Papago? If it's the latter, they might get a sense of what the comments says, but MTL is still MTL, I still wouldn't recommend it because it's an MTL and MTL's are bad at picking up some themes and inuendos, but I guess it's okay for personal uses, just make sure to remember that Papago's translation are not 100% correct most of the time!! If it's the former, it's worse since Papago is a different company to KZbin and Google so I doubt they'll use it. Same thing with the latter, Papago is still an MTL so it might translate wrongly and create problems!! btw, MTL means "Machine Translator" and it's probably generally agreed upon to take their translations with a grain of salt! Papago is better than Google translate, so you might get better tls from them. If you want slightly good MTLs use Papago for Korean then DeepL for other major languages!!
Me who don't have stamp equipments and will never use it. Me: YES.
@francisabellana4453 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
Agree
@shiislittleroom3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
Me too XD
@jiaxii3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
you can use old crayons and glue gun (the filling of those hot glue gun) you can cut them into small pieces like wax beads and melt 2 wax crayon beads and one glue gun piece for a normal one. there are KZbin tutorials for this if y'all are interested in it :) I've tried it out and it really works
@reyzuppy52473 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
crayons are also usable because they are wax (try cutting them to the size you want or the size of bead wax)
The most detailed tutorial I've ever seen: every step clearly explained and justified, with a warning for every little problem or difficulty. Thank you for your care and attention to detail.
Uncommon arts like this are truly fascinating. Especially in a world where we're losing to machines being able to do this with no emotion or passion. Thank you for sharing, this was really neat!
@ARALAND3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
Thanks a lot for watching & for such a nice comment๐๐Happy to have you here!
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@blackstar_43 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
The small marble works ... jus put some moisturiser or baby oil that prevent it from sticking
@ARALAND3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
Oh! The moisturizer or baby oil can prevent sticking๐คฉThank you sooo much for such an amazing tip!๐๐๐
@blackstar_43 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
@@ARALAND because I have that exact same thing from Taobao too...beginnersโ kit ๐คฃ
@ARALAND3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
@@blackstar_4 Ah you have exact same one!๐I'm happy to know that๐
The best and most detailed video you can find! Everything is shown very nicely and everything is pointed out that you could do wrong! If you still do something wrong after seeing this video, you can't be helped! Fantastic! Thank you very much!
If you get wax on your clothes, try this: put some layers of paper towel over the wax. Then use an iron on top. Heat the iron just enough so that the wax will melt. The melted wax will attach to the paper towel. You may have to keep doing this with new paper towels for several times. Depending on the wax and the cloth, this can help. I have had wax spill several times, also on my carpet. It worked. However: vibrantly colored wax, such as red, may leave a stain due to the red coloring. I was never able to remove that stain.
I didn't think that wax sealing would come out so beautiful! Why didn't youtube recommend this earlier? I love your channel it's so visually pleasing and relaxing. Thank You for posting!
I'm just starting in wax-sealing. All the products I needed are almost here, so I can begin soon. But I had many doubts about how to do it great, and your video helped me greatly. Thank you very much
What a well thought out informative and aesthetically pleasing video. Watching your video almost put me to sleep but in a good way b/c it was so therapeutic. Thanks for the video!
@ARALAND3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
OMG Thank you sooo mych, Kaliah๐๐I am deeply touched by your sweet commentโฃ๏ธIt means a lot to me! Thank you, have a wonderful day๐๐
Love it so much! It's like soft music being played when you made the violet colored (lavender?) ones. This is an amazing and soothing pastime that healing the soul by just watching it. Thank you! Very good video!
@ARALAND3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
OMG Thank you sooo much for your sweet comment!๐โจ๐I'm really happy to know you enjoyed it!๐๐
I started off with a question to KZbin and was mislead to so many weird sites I almost gave up I'd been at this for over 2 hours, but then as a last try I stated my question differently and it lead me here WOW!! What a wonderful way of teaching you about the waxes!! I have saved this one for future reference! Thank you so very much for answering my questions without saying a word!! :)
@roseaoud47804 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
Dearest Ara, Happy New Year!!! ๐ Even though I had some time off during the holiday season, I got a bit too caught up in the festivities and before I knew it, it's back to work again! Today I finally had the chance to watch all your incredible videos that I've missed, and it's been a wonderful start to my week. ๐ Actually, this video answered a lot of questions that I had while watching your wax seal compilation, such as the point of a marble plate, whether you could or should clean out the wax before switching colors, and how to attach seals that you've already made. You also taught me a lot of things that I didn't even consider, like the difference between the types of marble plates that you use, the impact of the size of the candle and length of the wick, reusing seals that don't turn out well, and all the soot that collects at the underside of the spoon, even if you don't use it for very long! All of this shows that you've not only made a very thorough and helpful guide, but somehow managed to put yourself in the mind of a beginner and thought of absolutely everything!! It's amazing! I always say that you are truly an expert at something if you can explain it clearly to someone who doesn't know anything about it...and without a doubt, you've proven that you're an expert when it comes to wax seals!! ๐คฉ I also wanted to thank you for pointing out safety measures with the heat and ventilation. I'm sure it's partly because I am terrified of accidentally setting things on fire and can be overly cautious... ๐ But honestly, it may seem quite obvious, but too often, I find that people don't think of mentioning these things, and a beginner may never even realize! Especially when it comes to ventilation...I think this is so important for many crafts that are getting more popular these days, like wax seals and especially resin, but for some reason I don't see many people talking about it. So thank you -- for teaching us all these incredible things and also for reminding us to be safe and take care of our health! ๐ Another thing that I really liked was the fact that you explained which items are optional, and even alternatives for some of the items! This is soo helpful for a beginner, especially now that we live in a world where people think that you need to have as many things as a popular youtuber in order to make your creations as nice as theirs. And some of their items may be very expensive! It's just not feasible, especially for beginners who want to try something out for the first time. One example is when you showed us the Taobao candle vs. Daiso candle. At first, I was a bit disheartened to hear that the Taobao one was better because the Daiso one is more like the standard tealight and is much easier to find. But then I became really happy again when you showed us that we could just trim the wick to make it work the same way! That is just brilliant -- both as an idea and that you thought of pointing out this very important piece of information! And speaking of Daiso, when you pointed out the items that you got from there, I couldn't believe it! They look so expensive and I actually thought that you'd specifically ordered them from a fancy place for this purpose ๐ not that there's anything wrong with that either, but it was a very nice surprise and now I will have to think like Ara when I'm shopping at Daiso and find alternative uses for things. ๐ You know, there are some things that you pick up after watching many videos of wax sealing, such as incorporating leaves, flowers and ribbon, and using markers to highlight some parts. But it was only in your compilation video that I realized you could also use glitter, and I did notice the difference when you mixed the glitter with the melting wax and when you sprinkled it on top! I definitely prefer the second technique, and I was actually hoping that you would include it in your guide! So thank you for that, too. ๐ฅฐ It's a very pretty effect, and I'm definitely a bit too obsessed with glitter, haha. Btw, I know you prefer the marker pens, but I actually really like the effect that you get by dabbing ink! Even if it's not precise, it adds a very nice vintage, handmade touch without being too perfect, if that makes sense. And now I actually wonder if you could use eyeshadow for this effect if you don't have this type of ink... Oh Ara, you've taught me so many things in this wonderful journey of yours but I have to say, with this guide, you've absolutely outdone yourself!! You've done such a remarkable job and everything about this is just perfect -- much more than I ever thought it would be!! Congratulations, and thank you for this!!! What a beautiful lesson it has been! ๐๐ I'm very sorry for not wishing you for Christmas and New Year's in time (and actually, for your "Korean birthday," too, because my friend once told me that all Koreans turn a year older on Jan 1!) but I hope you had lovely, warm, joyful and safe celebrations! All my love and wishes for a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous 2021, and many thousand more subscribers!!! ๐โค๏ธโค๏ธ
@ARALAND3 ะถัะป ะฑาฑััะฝ
Dearest Roseaoud๐ Oh my God๐ญ๐ญ Roseaoud, Happy New Year!!โจ I really really really missed you! I used to imagine how you spent your holiday. And after receiving your comment yesterday, I found out that you had a great year-end and you were very happy! So I was also happy๐ I wanted to reply to you quickly, but it took me a long time to organize my thoughts and transfer them to English. I'm very sorry. I couldn't help but be surprised because your comment was so long๐ณ I know it's really hard work. No one even my mom watches my video in this detail. You didn't miss everything I planned to make the video. I am very grateful for that. It's very different to just watch a video and write a comment while remembering each one. It is like a task. I'm really touched by your words because I fully understand it takes a lot of time. Not only me but also my husband was very impressed after reading your writing. He said he can feel your warm heart through your writing. And he also said you must be a very good writer and intelligent person. Because people show their hearts and character through their words or writings. Roseaoud, you noticed 'everything' I was trying to tell people in this video! For example, the importance of ventilation, the difference between Daiso and Taobao candles, and cleaning up the soot underside of the spoon. Thank you so much for telling me of everything, not just looking at it. Actually, I'm not an expert on wax seals. Because this is just my third time using a wax seal, and I didn't know anything about it before. As a beginner, I decided to make a video because I learned some things from using it. I would be so happy if this video is helpful to others. Of course I'm already very happy that you know that. Oh, I also like the effect of dabbing ink on wax seal! It has a softer effect than a marker, but there is a subtle image that only it can have. And I like it more because you said you could feel the vintage mood when you saw it. And your AMAZING idea! Using eyeshadow! I slapped my knee when I heard it! Oh my God, you're a genius!!๐โจ I will definitely use my pearl eye shadow in the next wax seal video. Thank you so much for giving me this perfect idea๐ Roseaoud, I'm sorry too, I couldn't wish you for Christmas and New Year's in time๐ฅ It's late, but I hope you're having a very happy and healthy New Year! It's very cold in Korea, it's close to minus 20 degrees. So I don't go outside these days. Because if I catch a cold, it's the end๐ญ Roseaoud, please take care of your health and don't catch a cold. Ahhh, I have over a thousand subscribers on KZbin! It's all thanks to you. When I first started KZbin, I didn't expect it. It's all thanks to you that I was able to consistently make videos. You gave me warm & sweet comments every time. I'm really appreciate it๐ I will send you a letter soon! I'm sooo sorry it's too late. I wanted to spend it before Christmas. I'm so ashamed๐ My dear Roseaoud, I hope you're well. And stay safe. Much love๐๐๐
2:54 'MADE IN INDIA'...FELT SO DELIGHTED TO SEE IT WRITTEN ON THE MARBLE PLATE... actually it is present in almost every Indian household FOR making chapatis (INDIAN BREAD, ITS A PART OF EVERDAY MEAL FOR MOST), sometimes wooden, sometimes marble... NEVER THOUGHT IT CAN BE USED THIS WAY๐ LOVE FROM INDIAโค
This is new something for me, I never hear about what's Wax Seal stamps. of course it's so hard experiment. I don't be brave to try it because basically of fear to burn with fire. Thanks for sharing tips๐ great job for you๐๐