Melted crayon art is a fun and easy project. You don't have to be an artist to do this project. You can go with a design like I did or just melt some crayons in an abstract way like this. This project is a good way to decorate your room and it's cheap!
What you need:
- A canvas/canvases
- Crayons (I've found that Crayola melt the best)
- A hot glue gun
- A blow dryer
What to do:
- Start by picking out your colors. You will need to peel the paper off of the crayon, and since I used smaller canvases, I also broke the crayons in half, doubling the amount I had.
- Hot glue your crayons to the canvas. Be patient and wait for the glue to dry. The hot glue will initially melt the crayon a little, so don't move it around much.
- Blow dry your crayons in the direction you want them to melt. Use a LOW setting but HIGH heat. If the power is too intense, it will blow the crayon right off of the canvas. You have to be patient with this. You don't want your crayon to move around while heating it, you just want it to melt slowly.
- TIP: Put down newspaper or something. The crayon might drip off of the canvas, and you don't want to ruin a table or floor with melted wax!
- As you can see in the picture below, I have tape on my canvas. That is because I wanted to draw a silhouette there with sharpie. I used tape so that I could peel off that spot if any crayon melted.
- When the melted crayons have dried, you can draw on any extra silhouettes like I did. You can see them in my final product below: a girl with an umbrella, an owl, and the middle of the sun. If you are leaving it as is, then you're done! Hang your canvases or give them as a supa cool gift!
