Silhouette Melted Crayon Art

I tried the whole melted crayon art out around 2011 and I have to say it is harder than it looks.  This is my results.  Maybe I did it right, maybe I didn't but I gave it a go.  I grabbed my hair dryer, glue, poster board and I had to buy a bunch of boxes of crayons just to be able to get a large enough line of crayons for the poster board.  I placed a little super glue under each crayon and stuck it on the matte side of the poster board.  

I placed my poster board with my glued crayons propped up against the wall.   I used a vinyl table cloth and newspaper for protection.  Glue your silhouettes down so the crayon will go along the shape.   Turn your hair dryer on and start the melting process.   Start around the middle of the crayon and it will start melting and running down and you will get your designs.  I did it on the high setting to start the melting process and the crayon paper will get darker and it will start the run.  Once it does that, turn it down to low and pull the dryer back at a further distance to prevent too fast melting and splattering.

*I had a few of the no name brand crayons mixed in with the crayola crayons.   Crayola crayons have a thicker and more controllable melting process.  The cheaper crayons splatter easier and has a more watery and runny consistency....so try not to use those.   I did mine inside, but would advise to try to do it outside with your dryer plugged in through the window.   Once the melting process starts, it goes pretty quickly.   Do one small section at a time.  Control where your crayons melting run with the dryer.  If you want it to stop them quickly put the dryer towards the end of the running wax to dry it.  Watch out for wax splatters, they are super hot. 

I have seen plenty of forms of just the colors of melted crayon art and the ones with photos under it like the one with the little girl and the melted crayon art rain, so I decided to try something different.  These are the silhouettes I choose to work with.  I was actually trying to make a piece of framed art for my husband.   I wanted the crayon to melt over the silhouette and then I was going to remove them, but it didn't work like that.  So that is why I said glue instead of tape.  You will more than likely get a better result.

It is actually easier to see in person, in the photos it is a little harder to distinguish the outlines in at least 2 of the photos.  I still was happy to have tried the project the one time.  :) 

Have you ever tried doing the melted crayon art?  

Letter "A" Train Painting

The kids started painting outside and my son and I worked on Letter A for over a month and every time I would ask him what letter it was when shown and he said E every time.  I just left it alone for a while, because it was a tad frustrating.  Well, he says "Look Mom, Big A and Little A!"  I was super proud of him.  I suppose we can work on letter B now. : )

 Even though it was a big and little uppercase, I was happy.  He is getting so big.

Well, he just kept on painting and painting and somehow it turned into a train.  He actually painted it upside down.  I noticed it was a train while standing on the opposite side of him and I asked him where his other wheel for the train was.  

He did not even realize he painted a train.  Double win there. 

Here is little misses painting....photo bombing cat....he was slapping the paint brush with his paw.  Both kids were painting and giggling because they thought it was so funny. 

Don't you just love your kiddos creations? Do you have a photo bombing pet?

Art & Crafts with those Plastic Easter Eggs!

I do not know about you but in our house those lovely little plastic Easter Eggs are just one of those things you just keep finding throughout the months following the Easter holiday.  For some reason it seems like they are multiplying.  I found a way not only for us to have more fun with them, but I was able to dispose of the ones we used.  The kids can only re-hide the eggs over and over so many times before they are just over it.

Silhouette Paintings from Local Art Students

I love silhouettes; they are just so pretty.  It was only natural to want to snap a few pictures of all my favorites. These silhouette portraits that local high school art students painted and displayed throughout the mall. This is a wonderful way to show the talent of all of these students and open your eyes to the way some else views are and what their inspiration led to them painting.

This one is my favorite...it just reminds me of a romantic date night.

This one would be really pretty in my little girls room ad I love the sunset colors.

Could possibly be a big brother cheering up a little sister.  I think this would have been so much prettier with a little orange or pink in the back ground and the little boy and little girl a little further apart...just my take on it.

This would be a really great man den portrait for a man that hunts.  My husband doesn't hunt, but I really like this photo. It wants me to get an Autori and shoot some ducks. Yes, I am an 80's child and the duck shooting game, Mario and Pac Man were bomb games! 

I really like all kinds of silhouettes, how about you?