Crayon recyclying!
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craftgrrlI was surfing around and I found this awesome craft out of recycled crayons! I wasn't sure if this was OK to post here, since I haven't made them myself yet, but I plan on making some fun shapes for my cousins (4 and 7).
I hope you all like it!!
We just wrapped a photo shoot at my new house where the photographer Jennifer Levy was shooting my new 2010 wall calendar. Yes, you read that right: 2010. We shoot WAY WAY WAY in advance, don't we?
Anyway, one of the projects we photographed was an idea in recycling old crayons into something new, fun and functional. I took a bunch of runty old crayons and placed them (unwrapped) in an old baking pan in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Here's the mess all melted and looking very cool and tie-dye looking.
Here's the sheet of melted crayons cooled off, but still slightly warm to the touch. I used a sharp cookie cutter to make out shapes in the crayon (best when it's still a little warm). Then I let it cool completely.
And here they are: butterfly crayons. I LOVE how all the colors melted together to make beautful mirages of colors. Isn't it pretty? I did two different sizes.
We shot them in a fun and whimsical way. I can't wait to share the calendar with all of you. It'll have to wait until the end of 2009 to see! Hope you enjoyed the sneak peek.
I hope you all like it!!
We just wrapped a photo shoot at my new house where the photographer Jennifer Levy was shooting my new 2010 wall calendar. Yes, you read that right: 2010. We shoot WAY WAY WAY in advance, don't we?
Anyway, one of the projects we photographed was an idea in recycling old crayons into something new, fun and functional. I took a bunch of runty old crayons and placed them (unwrapped) in an old baking pan in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Here's the mess all melted and looking very cool and tie-dye looking.
Here's the sheet of melted crayons cooled off, but still slightly warm to the touch. I used a sharp cookie cutter to make out shapes in the crayon (best when it's still a little warm). Then I let it cool completely.
And here they are: butterfly crayons. I LOVE how all the colors melted together to make beautful mirages of colors. Isn't it pretty? I did two different sizes.
We shot them in a fun and whimsical way. I can't wait to share the calendar with all of you. It'll have to wait until the end of 2009 to see! Hope you enjoyed the sneak peek.
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