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I’ve always been a DIY (Do it yourself) kind of person and after looking into all the workshops that were offered, Wax-Seal Stamp Making workshop intrigued me the most. The instructor being polite and very patient made the process fun and easy to do. Giving everyone a small ball of clay, we had to craft the small ball into a form of a stamp. Making the ends flat but on the middle it had to be thin, that’s where we would be able to grip the stamp with our fingers. The instructor offered us free cans of soda and as you may see, I chose a Mountain Dew soda.

Once the small ball of clay was shaped into a stamp, the instructor would take one last look at it to see if it was properly molded. Using the pencil-like stick, it helped smooth the edges of the stamp. As well as helping form a small design on the ends of the stamp. After receiving approval, the instructor would ask us to decorate on either or both sides of the stamp. Anything was acceptable because it was just for fun. For my stamp I put a smiley face and a weird thumbs up which didn’t come out as I hoped, but it’s okay because I had fun making it. The instructor had a small oven, where the heat of the oven would mold the stamp. Everyone’s stamp was put into the oven, each 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes it was time to see how our stamps looked. The instructor gave us each a small ripped paper and a variety of colored candles to choose from. Providing us with a lighter to ignite the candle that when once on, the wax of the candle would drip onto the piece of paper and we would try to make the wax into a circular size, so we can put our stamps on it, leave for 10 seconds and pick it up. Once picked up, you would be able to see the design you did on your stamp onto the wax that was on the piece of paper, it was definitely a fun experience.

Hello everyone, My name is Christopher. I am a transfer student who graduated from QueensBorough CC in the summer. Taking a break from the winter semester of last year, this will be my first semester at Baruch. My intended major is Accounting and I am looking forward to this class.