How To Use Wax Paper

Read all of the steps before starting.

Stride 1: Set up Paper and Wax

Select papers to wax. Sparse papers work best: computer paper, origami paper, or scrapbooking/craft newspaper. Plain or patterned paper tin be used. Apply wax to papers that have been printed on an inkjet or laser printer, and the possibilities for designs are endless! It is specially fun to upcycle scraps of paper left over from other craft projects by giving them the wax treatment! Or endeavor Aunt Annie's patterns for Paper Charms and Souvenir Tags or an ePaper download.

For waxing paper you will demand small bits of like shooting fish in a barrel melting wax. White candles or tea lights are perfect. It only takes a small amount of wax to get started—a stub of a candle or ii tea lights. Place the wax in a plastic sandwich bag and seal it closed. Apply a hammer or mallet to break the wax into pocket-sized bits. The wax crumbles easily and only requires a few hits. Open the handbag and discard the wicks. Tip: Paraffin wax tin exist used in identify of candle wax and is preferable for nutrient use. Paraffin wax doesn't crumble easily, so use a paring pocketknife to shave small curls of paraffin wax onto the parchment paper. (Find paraffin wax in a grocery or craft store.)

Cut a sail of parchment newspaper iii to four times the size of the paper you are waxing. Fold the parchment paper in half. Tip: Your paper needs to fit inside the folded parchment with plenty of room to spare.

Pace 2: Melt Wax

Set your iron to the low setting with no steam. Layout the former towel on summit of your ironing lath and place the opened parchment paper on meridian of the towel. Sprinkle a pocket-size amount of wax crumbles on the right side of the parchment paper.

Melt wax by ironing parchment paper Fold the parchment paper and run the fe over the back of the parchment to cook the wax. It will merely take seconds to melt the wax!

Tip: The wax will spread quickly and tin can hands run out of the parchment newspaper. This is why yous need a large sheet of parchment and an former towel!

Check melted wax Open up the parchment to see if the wax is melted in an area large enough for your paper size. If non, add together more wax crumbles and fe once again.

Step 3: Utilize Wax to Paper

Place your paper on the melted wax. Fold the parchment paper over the paper and fe for a few seconds. If needed, use the side of the fe to button wax toward the paper.

Add more wax bits if needed Open the parchment and check the waxed paper for even and complete waxing. If more wax is needed, add a few crumbles of wax and fe again.

Stride 4: Complete Waxing

Identify the waxed newspaper betwixt two sheets of white paper or paper towels. Iron to remove whatsoever excess wax or wax clumps. Feel the newspaper's surface to see if it is smooth. If not, fe it more than to remove excess wax.

Run into the tips section for ideas on using your waxed newspaper.

That's it! Your paper is waxed!
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