Melted Crayon Crafts
Hello, hello!
The melted crayon craft was something that I stumbled upon on the internet, and I have since fallen in love with it. It hangs above my bed in my room at home, and I will eventually move it to my apartment. The coolest part, I think, is that no two works of art with melted crayon can look exactly the same, because the crayons create the design on their own. To some extent, they're pretty unpredictable.
I added the quote "Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain." because I need to be reminded often that life isn't about having everything work out perfectly. Instead, beauty can be found in disorder- just like the chaos of the crayons that create such an interesting picture.
1. Crayons- lots of them!
2. Hair dryer
3. Hot glue gun
4. Sharpies (especially black)
5. Something with which to cover your work surface that can be trashed when you're finished (I used newspaper)
6. A canvas
7. 2 Saw tooth hangers
The melted crayon craft was something that I stumbled upon on the internet, and I have since fallen in love with it. It hangs above my bed in my room at home, and I will eventually move it to my apartment. The coolest part, I think, is that no two works of art with melted crayon can look exactly the same, because the crayons create the design on their own. To some extent, they're pretty unpredictable.
I added the quote "Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain." because I need to be reminded often that life isn't about having everything work out perfectly. Instead, beauty can be found in disorder- just like the chaos of the crayons that create such an interesting picture.
Materials:
1. Crayons- lots of them!
2. Hair dryer
3. Hot glue gun
4. Sharpies (especially black)
5. Something with which to cover your work surface that can be trashed when you're finished (I used newspaper)
6. A canvas
7. 2 Saw tooth hangers
How to:
1. First, you need to cover your work space unless you want your parent/spouse/roommate to be very upset with you for the mess. I used newspapers spread out across my kitchen table for this step. Unfortunately, I didn't discover the need for this step until after I'd already gotten crayon all over my parents' kitchen table...
2. Next, find and organize your crayons in the order that you want them to be glued on your canvas. I did mine in rainbow order, but there are all sorts of creative ways to do it.
3. Glue the crayons to the top of the canvas in a row using the hot glue gun.
4. Wait for the glue to dry and then draw your desired picture on your canvas. I drew an umbrella, but I've seen a variety of other cool ideas. A short stop on Pinterest should be enough inspiration.
5. Use the hair dryer to heat the tips of the crayons. It may take a bit for this to work, but when the crayons start to melt, they really melt! Try to angle the hair dryer in a way that encourages the melted crayon to drip down the canvas. This really works best when you can work on the project with another person. One person can hold the canvas at the needed angle, while the other uses the hair dryer.
6. When your canvas looks the way that you want, allow the crayons to dry for a bit before you attach the hangers to the back.
2. Next, find and organize your crayons in the order that you want them to be glued on your canvas. I did mine in rainbow order, but there are all sorts of creative ways to do it.
3. Glue the crayons to the top of the canvas in a row using the hot glue gun.
4. Wait for the glue to dry and then draw your desired picture on your canvas. I drew an umbrella, but I've seen a variety of other cool ideas. A short stop on Pinterest should be enough inspiration.
5. Use the hair dryer to heat the tips of the crayons. It may take a bit for this to work, but when the crayons start to melt, they really melt! Try to angle the hair dryer in a way that encourages the melted crayon to drip down the canvas. This really works best when you can work on the project with another person. One person can hold the canvas at the needed angle, while the other uses the hair dryer.
6. When your canvas looks the way that you want, allow the crayons to dry for a bit before you attach the hangers to the back.
7. After attaching the hangers to the back of the canvas, your melted crayon art is ready to be the highlight of any room.
Peace out!
Kristen
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