Hello fellow crafters I would like to take a few minutes and
review the Prima waxes. Prima waxes are beeswax-based paste that allow you two
effects out of one product. The wax will give you generous color and shiny
results on dark backgrounds and iridescence on lighter backgrounds. The waxes
allow for a vintage and even antiqued look when used on projects. The waxes can
be used on any type of surface, when allowed to dry for 24 hours are permanent.
Prima designer, Finnabair, developed the waxes as part of her mixed media line,
with several colors to choose for your projects. One particular color line of
the waxes are called “Opal Magic”. The opal magic line gives amazing color on
dark/black backgrounds and very subtle color on light/white backgrounds. I was not sure about this line until my sister and I took a class
with Finnabair using the opal magic waxes, and magic is the right term on a
black background. Click here to check out the waxes available at The Doodlebug now!
How or what to use to apply the wax? For smaller projects use your finger(s),or a small paint brush. For
large projects, or to cover a large surface area you can use a large paint brush or a wax brush. In our class with Finnabair, we used a wax brush for
the large surface area covering at one time. The takeaway here is not that you
need to buy a special brush for the wax, but do use a nice quality brush. A
cheap brush will drop fibers/bristles in your project and cause you frustration.
You are probably asking what is a wax brush? I had not heard of this type of brush before, it is used for applying paste type wax on furniture. I cannot stress enough that a little wax, goes a long way. You can get a feel for applying wax on a blank piece of paper before beginning your project. Finnabair recommended using our fingers, and if we had to much to use our hand as a palate.
This is a project I recently made using the large uneven pallet from The Doodlebug and Prima waxes along with various papers and embellishments. I have linked the products I used below.
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