The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-06

The Amateur Crafts Woman Uses
1t In the Fashionlng of Many
Pretty TriAes For Her Personal
Use and Adomment.
HE amateur crafts woman will
find sealing wax an interest
ing medium with which to

how many novel and attractive articles
NAV be fashioned with the aid Of wax
such as is used for sealing letters or
packages.
When one sets out to work with seal
ing wax. the best article to start upon
is a simple round headed hatpin.
For this plain hatpin with small
black or white head is required and
stick of sealing wax the desired color.
Now light candle. hold the hatpiD
in the left hand and the wax in the
right. Heat the latter at the candle
until it 1.-THE wax, is at melting point.
then rub it over the knob Of the hat
pin.
Moisten the palms Of the hands
slightly to prevent them from getting
burnt and roll the still soft waxed hat
pin head between them to get it as
perfectly round as possible.
II the wax hardens too quickly. be-
fore it has been got into the required
shape. heat it near the candle till 1t is
pliable again.
Remember that the fame of the can
die must not actually come into con-
tact with the wax at any time. or 1t
will get blackened
If the hatpin is to be more ornate 1t
is an excellent plan to dab pieces of
melted gold sealing wax here and there
and press them fat with the fingers,
heating any bunny looking" places.
SO that the result may be perfectly
smooth, glossy surface The effect Of
this combination often closely resem-
bles the finest Venetian glass.
All sorts of artistic or grotesque
shapes in hatpins may be fashioned by
the ingenious girl. Oblong shapes have
a round headed hatpin for a founda-
ton. The wax is first smeared all over
It and Is afterward nodded by the fin
gers into this popular shape. More
wax. Of course. IL required in this in
stance, and II Is necessary to let 1t
harden gradually.
Rather a pretty effect is produced by
pressing a, watch key all over the soft
wax surface A kind Of blackberry re-
suit is produced in this way. In fact
quite a number of small articles, such
az seals. tiny bronze animals or other
models. may he used to make an i'm
pressiep on the wax.
Another good way to get pretty
shapes is by means Of a cork.
A clever girl might shape the cork.
by means of very sharp knife. into
the model of bird. or any other OBJ
ject that may suggest itself to her as
suitable Having done this. the blunt
end Of headless hatpin is thrust into
the thickest part of the cork model and
secured there with wax. or some strong
glue II preferred. Then the model is
covered over with the wax in the man.
ner already described Still another
way il by using wooden button molds.
It Is q little difficult TO 6x these
to the hatpins IN the first instance
The blunt end OF hatpin should be
smeared round with wax until large
enough to he inserted In the hole at
the center Of the button. It should be
inserted, Of course. while the wax Is
still hot, 10 that the two articles will
adhere.
The further covering of sealing wax.
both over and under the button mold.
help to make it still more secure.
There is great art In the blending
Of colors. Pretty blues and green's. vel
lows. reds. ETC.. can be amalgamated as
desired by Just putting one color above
another in thin layers before the pre-
vious layer has been allowed to harden.
In this manner the one color blends
into the other. and novel effects are so
produced.
The prettiest results are got by using
good deal of both gold and silver
wax. along with other colors.
Button molds will not do for sealing
wax buttons. as they have no shank.
and so there would be nothing to sew
them on by to the garment afterward
1t is best to procure a smooth sur
faced. quite plain button. with the
usual shank. the latter being held be-
tween pincers while the wax modelling
is going on.
Brooches. too. are easy work to the
girl who makes up her mind that she
will excel as a sealing wax worker.
These are made by attaching small.
strong safety pin to the back of an
oval piece Of stin cardboard. or any
other fat surface that will take" the
wax aud decorating with the wax and
jewels as described above.
Buckles which have seen better days
will look like new again If pretty
shade Of sealing wax is used as a
decorative medium
A plain little wooden box may be
transformed into IA thing of beauty
and joy forever" by means OF sealing
wax.
To do this. thick layer of the wax
should be melted over the top Of the
box. and round the sides wax should
be smeared thinly
To act as a handle. embed the feet Of
the model Of q metal elephant. or any
other animal If liked better. right in
the center Of the thick wax on the top
Of the box.