Sep 5, 2011

Kayleigh vs Crayon Art

Difficulty Level: Easy
Price: About $9 if you already have a glue gun


I first saw this awesome melted crayon art on Pinterest, and I knew I had to try it. Luckily for me, crayons were on sale at Target for back to school, so this craft ended up being SUPER cheap. Yay for budgets! Now... Here's how it's done....

Materials:
1.Crayons-- I recommend getting Crayola, they melt nicer. For the one I made, I used 46 crayons (2 pack of 24 with the browns taken out)
2.Canvas (mine is 16" by 12")-- available at Michael's for around $7
3. Hot glue gun
4. Hair dryer
5. Some newspaper to catch the melted crayon


Step 1- Line up crayons across the 16" side of the canvas in whichever order you like. (I did rainbow order with black and gray in the center)
Step 2- Hot glue them in order, with the name facing out.

Step 3- Lay out the newspaper, and stand the canvas up at a slight angle on top of the news paper.

Step 4- Turn your hair dryer on HOT and aim at the center of the crayons. They start to melt almost immediately! 


 Step 5- Let the drippings dry and cool before moving the painting. You're DONE!!

I loved doing this. Instant gratification, super cheap, and great decoration for a craft room or the classroom!


Don't wanna make it?? No problem! You can by this one in our Etsy Shop !

Winner: Kayleigh!

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