I have been addicted to this website - pinterest.com, which people post pictures, crafts, recipes, and everything else in between! You can re-pin pictures onto your pin-board. I saw this idea which involved gluing crayons to a canvas, and then use a hair dryer and melt them down onto the canvas. I immediately fell in love with it, because you could call me a Crayola girl. Every year for Christmas since I was 3, I've collected the Crayola Christmas ornament. (Ironically, they started creating ornaments in 1987, which was when I began my collection.) I also love their crayons, and being a teacher, I go wild when they are on sale at Wal-Mart for 10 cents at the beginning of the school year and stock pile on crayons! (You never know when they will quit making them, right!?)
So I purchased a 12x12 canvas at Big Lots for $5, grabbed my hot glue gun and began creating this art. I decided that I would take it to school for my students to see, so before I melted the crayons, I added my name. I am very excited to see my students' reaction! I know they will love it and want to do it too! Here are pictures of my art creating process:
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| Supplies needed: Canvas, crayons, hot glue gun, and marker (optional) |
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| I measured out for the spacing of the crayons and decided of the color order I wanted them in. Then, I carefully hot glued them to the canvas. Surprisingly, I didn't burn myself with the hot glue! I usually do.... |
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| The final project! It has a yellowish tint due to the flash and angle of the picture. But the canvas is white, the same as the first 2 pictures. |
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