A Craft That Even I Can Do!

I'm not a very crafty person, but I've enjoyed checking out some of the crafts on Pinterest and imagining that someday I might actually do them.  About a month ago I decided to give one of them a try.  Unfortunately, it didn't go as well as I thought it would, so it sat partially finished on top of my dining room hutch, waiting for either inspiration, or the hot, hot, heat of a Medicine Hat summer to finish melting the crayons.  I originally used a blow dryer (which was suggested by multiple pinners) to melt the crayons, but it was taking forever and not doing a very good job of it, especially since the force of the blowing would speckle the wax across the canvas.

Then this weekend my sister-in-law told me that my brother-in-law had done the project with their daughter using a heat gun.  So this morning before heading out to work, my hubby dug his out of the garage for me.  Success at last!

I bought a $2 canvas from Dollarama and had an unopened box of 64 crayons in my desk (approx. $5) that I used.  It didn't even use half of the crayons, although I did have to pull a couple of extra yellows from a small box of crayons, as there weren't enough in the 64 box.  Once I had the colours arranged to my liking, I glue-gunned them on and then used the heat gun to melt the wax.  Easy Peasy!

Make sure to use a drop cloth or old sheet when melting the wax, as some will pool at the bottom of the canvas and splatter around the sides.