Applications with Beeswax

That's a pretty prosaic title, but the whole "wax application" I tried turned out to make not a very dramatic change.

I had a paper bag book I'd finished, and wanted to try putting beeswax over it, as a kind of sealant-texture.

 My book is Christmas-themed.  I was afraid if I put wax on the cover, which is mostly felt, it might wreck it; so I didn't.

Cover of book -- has a lot of tea stain, but no wax on it. 

First page I tried putting beeswax on, had this result.  I melted wax pellets in an electric melting pot, and then brushed over the page: 

It made the finish dull, but I sort of liked it... it kind of unified it.... probably the wax surface can be seen better by clicking on the image....

Second try: I brushed wax (equal parts clear pellets and natural) over a photo.

On a photo, wax just looks like crusty wax!  The surface of the photo repells it, so it doesn't sink in.... Even so, I kinda liked the look after while.

The third try was on paper with mica glitter glued to it.  I brushed wax over it.

I will put another photo that shows more of the shine.....The wax did not totally block the mica shine, so that was interesting. 

And the last try, was on embossed white paper -- I brushed wax heavily on some areas leaving others free of wax.

It adds something; and I didn't like that page much to begin with anyway, so it didn't hurt it.

So, that was my humble experiment putting wax on a couple paper surfaces.  Although at first it didn't seem like much,  after awhile I liked the effect -- on a few pages of the book, not a whole book.    And, it makes the pages waterproof.  If not fire-safe.