Wax & Paper

I'm an old soul. I like old products, rituals and processes, the traditional ways of life. I'm analog in a digital world. I like books, real books; not e-books. I like the look, the feel, the smell and the feeling of reading a compendium of pages printed with the written word. I like reading magazines & newspapers on real, physical paper - not on a computer screen, because I think paper is as essential to magazines and newspapers as the words and images upon them. I prefer jotting things down with a pencil rather than a keypad, I like the tactility of marking the page with my own unique style of hand. I prefer honest materials to plastic. I like walking into shops, perusing and handling, rather than clicking a mouse. And I have physical copies that contain my music and film collections; I don't download. I like to use cash over debit cards. I want a fireplace, not an electric heater. And I prefer handwritten letters and postboxes to emails and inboxes, because nothing feels as personal and thoughtful as receiving a handwritten letter in the mail.

Which is why I purchased a brass & timber wax seal, engraved with my first initial, from the Wax Seal Shop.

Now I can make handwritten letters that extra bit special by sealing the envelope by using a hand-forged ritual of days gone by. Infinitely more pleasant than a bit of saliva on an adhesive strip, for both the sender and the recipient.
My fascination with imperfectly hand-stamped wax seals began in childhood when I witnessed Ms. Bennett excitedly receiving her post in a much-loved BBC period drama. Two lovely and honest materials, paper & wax, fashioned together with a petite, personalised, hand-engraved design. Perfection.

The fascination continues..