DIY Craze - Melty Crayons

Lately, I have been on a do-it-myself kick. I, like many others I know, have been sucked into Pintrest, Stumble Upon, Tumblr, basically sites that make you feel like no time has passed at all, you can still finish that mile long to do list... and then you look at the clock and realize it's 3am. Let's just call it what it is: addiction.

Anyway, I've been DIY-ing and have a little project I'd like to share with EVERYONE, mainly because it involves crayons and melting things so it'll appeal to the child within and make you forget that you have to be an adult (that person we all wanted to be when we were little who we now realize has to do something that we NEVER, EVER want to do: pay the bills).

All you need for this project is a canvas, a box of crayons, a hair dryer, and a hot glue gun. And maybe an artsy roommate that is willing to sketch and paint the silhouettes at the bottom of your melty art so that you can have something redeemably artistic about your indulgence in childhood mayhem.

1. Hot glue crayons to canvas wherever you want the melting magic to begin.
2. If you'd like to paint a silhouette or words at the middle or bottom of your creation, sketch it out but do NOT paint it yet.
3. Melt the stew out of the crayons until desired magic is obtained. Do this outside or surrounded by newspaper. Spattering will occur and although it's pretty, it's not the desired outcome of this particular mayhem. Note: if you turn the hair dryer to the side, you'll end up with cool streaky marks. If you want globs of color, try aiming the dryer to the lower half of the crayon and angle it down to encourage the wax to go straight down.
4. Observe the awesomeness of your creation!
5. If you sketched something, you may now paint it.
6. Go run and tell all your friends how awesome of an artist you are!

…and voila!

Crayon Melty Art

So, if you know you do not possess one artistic bone in your body but still like to have fun with a lot of colors and melting things (beware of splattering, it happens!), then you'll enjoy this little project. And if you want cute silhouettes, google images can be a great resource!

Happy melting!