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Chai & crafts; a good start to the day! |
Tea is always the best way to start pretty much anything; your morning, studying, sleep. Anything and everything goes, and that is especially true when you're hanging out with friends and gearing up to make some awesome beeswax wraps!
I think a lot of people are trying to live more environmentally friendly, myself included. It's not always making big changes, but smaller ones like using less plastic and preprocessed foods. I don't always do it, but I am trying and that makes all the difference than not trying at all.

We went to a local fabric shop to grab some pinking shears and some really nice 100% cotton fabric. We went pretty much straight towards the quilting section. They always have really nice patterns and a large variety, selling them either by the metre or in quarter fats (which are smaller, pre-cut pieces of fabric).
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So many different pieces of fabric to choose from! |
We took a break after cutting out the sizes and shapes that we wanted, going for lunch at a local cafe.
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In the middle of making the beeswax wraps, Esther was also trying to make her own rose water which turned out really well. |
After the fabric had been cut, we melted the solid beeswax on a low heat and slowly it turned to liquid. Using a baking tray with folded baking paper (to catch excess wax), we placed one of the fabric squares on it and poured a small amount of wax onto it in the shape of a smiley face. Partially by accident, but also because it gave the fabric enough coverage before sticking it into the oven (set at low heat) for half a minute or so to melt the wax further.

The wax spreads out quite a bit in the oven, so we used a spreader to push the wax towards the edges and to also get rid of the excess; lifting one of the corners up to detach it from the paper.
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Straight out of the oven! |
And here is my small collection of beeswax wraps.
A huge thank you to Esther, for showing me how to make these and for the fantastic tea and company. I had a great time and will definitely be trying these out soon!
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Chai & crafts; a good start to the day! |
Tea is always the best way to start pretty much anything; your morning, studying, sleep. Anything and everything goes, and that is especially true when you're hanging out with friends and gearing up to make some awesome beeswax wraps!
I think a lot of people are trying to live more environmentally friendly, myself included. It's not always making big changes, but smaller ones like using less plastic and preprocessed foods. I don't always do it, but I am trying and that makes all the difference than not trying at all.

We went to a local fabric shop to grab some pinking shears and some really nice 100% cotton fabric. We went pretty much straight towards the quilting section. They always have really nice patterns and a large variety, selling them either by the metre or in quarter fats (which are smaller, pre-cut pieces of fabric).
![]() |
So many different pieces of fabric to choose from! |
We took a break after cutting out the sizes and shapes that we wanted, going for lunch at a local cafe.
![]() |
In the middle of making the beeswax wraps, Esther was also trying to make her own rose water which turned out really well. |
After the fabric had been cut, we melted the solid beeswax on a low heat and slowly it turned to liquid. Using a baking tray with folded baking paper (to catch excess wax), we placed one of the fabric squares on it and poured a small amount of wax onto it in the shape of a smiley face. Partially by accident, but also because it gave the fabric enough coverage before sticking it into the oven (set at low heat) for half a minute or so to melt the wax further.

The wax spreads out quite a bit in the oven, so we used a spreader to push the wax towards the edges and to also get rid of the excess; lifting one of the corners up to detach it from the paper.
![]() |
Straight out of the oven! |
And here is my small collection of beeswax wraps.
A huge thank you to Esther, for showing me how to make these and for the fantastic tea and company. I had a great time and will definitely be trying these out soon!
Thank you very much!
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