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Elegant & classy wax seal is a great way to make your letter/creation stand out. Here's how to make it [video]

The concept of using personal seals dates back to ancient Egypt, where seals were applied to documents using strips of material. Over the ages, seals have been composed of clay, bees wax, resin and more recently sealing wax.

Sealing an envelope with a wax seal is a great way to make your letter stand out from the rest as it adds a touch of elegance and class.

There are generally two methods to apply wax seals. In the first method, you can directly apply the melted wax to your document/envelope before applying the seal, as shown in the video below:

In the second method, you can choose to apply all your seals to non-stick craft paper (a.k.a. wax paper) first, as shown in the video below. After the seals hardens, peel off and apply to the original document or envelope with craft glue. This method ensures that every finished product has a perfect seal. We recommend practicing before applying your seals to your creations. 

The wax seal stamper should be oiled before each use. Baby, mineral & vegetable oil all work well.

   

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Folks, don't try this at home or you'll risk creating excuses like "my dog ate my homework" :)

Yup, with a regular journal, your pages will fall apart when you roll it up, fold it back, open it wide & push it flat on the table. Sure you can use scotch tape to put everything back together (or risk losing the pages and use oft-cited "my dog ate my homework" excuse.) OR, you can simply use the Zequenz 360 Roll-Up Journal with its unique glue binding which allows for a complete 360 degree opening with perfect writing comfort in every movement & occasion. Roll it, fold it, open it wide & press it flat on the table, the pages in Roll-Up Journal will stay intact, guaranteed. Sorry, but you simply can't blame it on your dog any longer :)

           

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For more than 15 years we have been selling the Space Pen. Why? How could we not? Watch & be amazed

A customer came to our store, went to the Space Pen section and we saw him smiling ear-to-ear. We couldn't help but to notice him, so we asked why he appeared so happy to see the Space Pen. He informed us that he received a Space Pen as a gift 15 years ago from his daughter who now lives far away from him. She bought it from our store. Both father & daughter used to live in Vancouver. Now he's just visiting, and to see the Space Pen still available at our store brought him back so many happy memories.

He then proceeded to purchase another Space Pen from us. We asked him whether he still has the one given by his daughter. He said it's still working perfectly fine, but since he'd like to treasure that one always, he needed another one for his daily use. Yup, made us almost cry :)

Our Space Pen display

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