Using Melted Bees Wax with the Electric Kistka

10/8/2011

I found a scented candle melter at Marshalls in Clearance for $3.00. It was worth buying at that price to experiment with. Using bees wax in liquid form is different than using solid beeswax in the funnel part of the kistka, as most of us have been taught. I prefer to use the BeeBestWax©BlackDiamond© wax fine points and BeeBestWax©BluSapphire© when filling in larger areas, using a medium sized point, as it spread so well. One draw back on the melter is that heating up the wax takes a while; so I heat it up one hour before I plan to use it.
How to Fill the Kistka: dip the heated kistka tip into the wax-gently tap on the side of the container- quickly wipe any excess wax on the kistka with a square of toilet paper. I will not go back to using solid spaghetti wax or blocks of wax again! I love using melted wax; it was smoother with more precise lines. Another benefit is that you don’t have to stop fill the funnel, wait for the wax to melt; or scrape off the wax from a solid block. Keep your eyes open at yard sales and craft shops for wax melters; www.ebay.comhas lots of candle warmers at great prices...or buy a La Petite wax warmer("Google" it).
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by Maggie Tarris Bauer

I am of Ukrainian and Polish ancestry, 2nd generation American, who grew up in an ethnic household and neighborhood in Passaic, NJ. Keeping with tradition, I learned to write pysanky as a young girl and continue to work on my passion for pysanky. I teach classes and demonstrate the art year-round.