I have felt a little lost since I now am not the Relief Society President anymore. I have more time on my hands then I know what to do with. Being in a city, where I get lost almost every time I go anywhere. Knowing no one...all my neighbors speaking another language or incredible unfriendly seeming bitter. I've decided its time that I once again work on some crafty projects in the safety of my own home. Where getting lost and feeling lonely among strangers can temporarily be at bay. This project was one that I actually saw on one of my cousins blogs that she did, and later found it on pinterest. I followed my cousins instructions to the T. The only problem I came up with was that my blow dryer decided to stop working during the middle of the creation. I've decided that regardless of this fact I still like the look of the ending result.
I had to buy 5 50 crayon boxes to get the amount of yellow,orange, and red that I wanted. I was able to find them for a good price at Wal-Mart for $ .50 a piece. I already had the glue gun but I got it at Jo-Ann's for about $4. The 11 X 16 canvas I also got on sale at Jo-Ann's for $5.
I organized and made sure all the crayons fit on the canvas like I wanted. Then I began to glue each crayon into place.
Once the crayons were all in place I took the blow dryer. Turned the blow dryer on high/hot and begin heating the crayons from the tip to the end. It really does splash quite a bit so I was glad I followed my cousins advice and made sure to cover the area I worked in well.
Thankfully I was able to get a lot of the wax melted before my blow dryer gave up the ghost. I was hoping to make the wax bubbly all the way down the canvas like it is down the bottom have of the piece. Either way...I like it.
Now that it's cooled I will be hanging it up in my dinning room, next to the dinner table. I love fall colors!
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