Friday, August 26, 2011

::melted crayon canvas:

 Look what we made!!!  

My blog friend from Pink and Green Mama came up with this idea and I am so happy that she did.  What a smart lady. 

It's been way too long since this pretty lady and I have made something together. 

So we made this stunning art for the babies room.  It is the first thing we have for the new baby and I love it. 

We tested it out first by hot gluing some older crayons to a piece of old poster board.  Then we got out my heat gun and got crazy.  This should work with a hair dryer too, but my heat gun melted these puppies pretty fast.  


 Then we pulled out our canvas and got crazy with the hot glue. 

 I liked it just like this.

 But what fun would that be?
Se we got to melting.  We did it outside because it drips off the bottoms and can splash around a little. 

 Here you go little baby.  
Just for you.

   It cost us $18 for canvas and 48 crayons and this took about an hour to make.

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16 comments:

  1. meganAugust 26, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    brookie there are fun craft ideas like this ALL over pinterest! i've seen this one a few times and always wondered if it worked. i think you might like all the creative inspiration!

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  2. Leslie @ Farm Fresh FunAugust 26, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    Brilliant!!!
    What a happy place to cuddle n dream...
    xo
    Leslie

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  3. pink and green mama MaryLeaAugust 27, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    Beautiful!! Great job and thanks for sharing : )

    Fondly,
    pink and green mama,
    MaryLea

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  4. AmandaAugust 28, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    That's beautiful!

    I’d love it if you shared this with the Fun Family Crafts audience. FFC is similar to Craftgawker but it only features kid friendly tutorials. Looking forward to seeing what fun crafts you submit!
    http://funfamilycrafts.com

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  5. JaneAugust 28, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    LOVE this!!!

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  6. KathAugust 29, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    I've been wanting to try this! yours turned out so good. I'm super impressed. great job! I'm a new follower,

    kathryn
    www.thedragonsfairytail.blogspot.com

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  7. KarenaAugust 30, 2011 at 1:36 AM

    I love, love, LOVE this idea. I can't wait to try it out.

    cookienut.blogspot.com

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  8. AnonymousAugust 30, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    You have the best craft ideas! I am totaly trying that with my 6 year old. And you, you should totaly write a book!
    -Evelyn

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  9. CountryBelleSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    I LOVE it! Over from Under the table and Dreaming. Saw the colors and had to come over to tell you it's awesome!

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  10. Wendy @ Ramblings from the Sunshine StateSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    We will definitely be making one of these! Just gotta get a canvas. Then decide where'd I'd put it, I don't have a craft area.

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  11. JoanneSeptember 27, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    LOVE this! Just made a small one.. turned out great, and I will be buying a canvas and a BIG box of crayons soon!

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  12. Make handmadeSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Creative ideas, thanks for sharing

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  13. AmandaOctober 3, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Congratulations! Your project made it to the top 5 most clicked on crafts for the month of September at Fun Family Crafts! http://funfamilycrafts.com/september-2011-top-posts/

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  14. RachelOctober 7, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    I love it!! What a unique idea. I think I may help my kids make some.
    Rachel
    adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com

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  15. Melissa @ The Chocolate Muffin TreeOctober 12, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    I just notice your whole post on here without permission:
    http://craft-craft.net/kids-crafts-and-fun-melted-crayon-canvas.html

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  16. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 1:17 AM

    Hi Brooke- Did you use only the 48ct crayons or did you add more of the main colors? I'm trying to figure out how many crayons to use. Thanks!

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