Crayon Melt #3 - Yellow/Orange

Time for 3rd Crayon Melt!! The color scheme: Yellow/Orange!! I've done two crayon melts already, one was all Blue and the other was all Green. And now I've just finished my third one (because art work looks good in sets of 3)..

Also, since I needed a more solid back ground, I used a heat gun instead of a blow dryer. You just need to be extra careful with a heat gun because it could cause things to burst into flames if you hold too close and/or too still for too long. Also, if using a heat gun, point at crayons, and almost as soon as they start melting and running down the canvas, take the heat away or it will melt it too much.

Without further ado, here is my Yellow/Orange Crayon Melt canvas, and step by step pictures and instructions beneath it. :)

You'll need a canvas, crayons, hot glue gun, heat gun or hair dryer, and maybe a box cutter if you need to shorten your crayons any.

Line up your crayons in the order you want on your canvas to make sure you have enough. (if you end up taking the wrappers off, you'll end up with enough extra space for another crayon or 2)

I needed to take the wrappers off mine because 1) I used a heat gun and 2) i cut them a almost in half for a shorter crayon. 

You may find that some colors are more difficult to remove the wrappers from (orange comes off WAAY easier than yellow). Try soaking them in soapy water. Some will come off whole, and the more difficult ones will come off easier)

See how some came off whole? Kinda cool. I just kept them color coordinated so i could keep up with what each color was and put them back in the order i wanted. I took a picture of it before hand (1st pic) so i could remember.

Start Melting!!!!

Try tilting your canvas from side to side a little to help colors blend and mix together.

Melt to your hearts content, let cool and harden for a few minutes. I painted a silhouette on mine to match my Blue and Green ones.

Canvas Crazy

I've been doing a lot of canvas art lately. I just needed a break from scrapbooking for a bit. So I decided to share with you what I've done. :)

Most of them are #scripturedoodles but there are couple other ones as well.

Psalm 91:4  -  This one has "real" feathers on it, and by i real i mean craft feathers. But they aren't just painted on.

1 Cor 14:33 

Hebrews 6:19 

Sing Lyrics from "I Swear" by All-4-One 

Proverbs 18:10

 Crayon Melt - Green and Brown Tree, with painted silhouette of kids swinging

News paper, modpodge, and paint. 3 piece set. Live Laugh Love

Crayon Melt

So, I finally decided to jump on the bandwagon. I did a crayon melt canvas.

My favorite color is blue, so i decided to do a blue one.
Supplies you'll need:
Crayons - I have 8 shades of blue, 32 total
Canvas - Mine is an 11x14
Glue - I used Modpodge
Hair dyer
Newspaper (or go outside)
Black paint and paint brush

Step 1: Arrange your crayons in the color order you want, then use your glue to glue them securely to the top of your canvas. I chose to do mine in a straight line, but you could also arrange them in a wave or zigzag line to be more creative.
Step 2: Prop canvas up against a wall. Use the hair dryer on the highest heat setting. Be patient. The crayons will begin to melt and drip down. Make sure you have newspaper laying under and BEHIND your canvas because the air will make the melted wax splatter off the edge of the canvas!
Step 3: Let the wax harden, it should take no time at all. If you want to paint a silhouette on yours like i did, just use black paint and go for it. I found what I wanted on Google images, printed it out, cut it out, and traced it because i didn't want to try to free and it. But that's up to you.

Make sure everything is dry and hang it up somewhere for all to enjoy your lovely art!!!