No Worries for DIY Beginners! A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Your Paper Items Stylish with Wax Coating

2017.09.20 published

Semi-transparent Paper "Waxed Paper" is Stylish!

Waxed paper has an antique and stylish atmosphere, and it's the same as the wax paper used when making sweets.

The "waxing" in waxed paper refers to the process of impregnating the paper with wax.

By impregnating the paper with wax, it becomes semi-transparent and finishes with a natural and antique feel ♩

Did you know you can make waxed paper yourself?

The stylish waxed paper can actually be handmade.

With waxed paper, you can create chic and elaborate thank-you tags and invitations＊

Now, let's introduce how to make waxed paper ♩

*How to Make Waxed Paper*

Here are the items you need to prepare to make waxed paper＊

☑ Candle

☑ Cutter

☑ Hammer

☑ Cooking sheet

☑ Iron

Everything except the iron can be obtained at a 100-yen store, so you can make it for just 400 yen◎

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Here’s how to do it ♡

① Shave the candle with the cutter. It’s also recommended to crush it with a hammer ◎

② Place the paper you want to wax on the cooking sheet and sprinkle the crushed candle on top

③ Cover it with another cooking sheet and iron it

④ Wait for it to cool down, then peel it off the cooking paper to finish ♡

You easily made waxed paper this way＊

After completing, crumpling it up and spreading it out again adds a nice touch, and it's recommended ♩

Recommended Items for Waxing ♡

Waxed paper makes it easy to stylishly enhance paper items. Senior brides have used waxed paper for these kinds of paper items＊

This bride has waxed seating cards ◎ The combination of dried flowers and waxed paper is outstandingly good ♩

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There was also a bride who waxed instructions for a child photographer ♡

Placing it alongside an instant camera creates a retro cute atmosphere ♩

Adding wax to a thank-you tag with leaves for petite gifts like Martinelli is also very stylish ♡

It turned into a wonderful thank-you tag with a touch of luxury＊

Easy and Stylish! Let's Try Waxing ♩

We introduced how to apply "waxing" to ordinary paper to make your paper items stylish ♡

You can easily do it by shaving the candle and ironing it, and it adds a touch of luxury to handmade paper items, making it highly recommended ◎

Try making wonderful paper items using waxed paper ♩