Friday, April 5, 2013

Melted Crayon Art

Hey everyone! Today I made melted crayon art, which I saw on Pinterest and also all over the web. It took about two hours but was really fun and definitely worth it.
You need:

  • About 50 crayons, depending on how big it is
  • Glue gun
  • Glue sticks
  • Hair dryer
  • Canvas
  • Unwanted newspapers
  • Paint (optional)
Here's the steps:
  1. Lay you canvas on newspapers, to prevent  a big mess, then paint your canvas if you want, I painted mine black.
  2. Peel the paper label off all your crayons and then break each crayon in half.
  3. Once your paint is dry (if you painted your canvas), arrange the crayons how you want them, they could be in a heart, in a line, or in any other shape you want.
  4. When the crayons are all where you want them, use a hot glue gun to glue them in place.
  5. Then use a hair dryer on the crayons, keeping in mind which direction you are blowing it, this can take a little while because the crayons have to get very melty before they start dripping/running on the canvas.
  6. Once you have gone around all the crayons, let them cool and your done! I did add a little, using stamps and black paper, but this is completely optional.

1 comment:

  1. I love your blog. Your projects are beautiful and inspiring! I hope I have time this summer to try some out.
    -Tracy

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