Crafty Crayons

Hi and bye, Saturday!

Today flew right on by. Sydni and I took full advantage of some time at the house to tackle a little experimental craft project we've been putting off for a couple of weeks now. It's been done and done and done again, but we had yet to check this off our list. Crayons! :)

Step 1: Pick your help. That's the most important part to any good partner project. My choice?

my excellent and very eager helper!
she did a superb job!

Step 2: Prep work. Peel crayons, pick your color combinations, and get 'em ready. A note to any who think that going any 'brand' other than Crayola may provide inferior quality - nah. We went cheap-o and were completely satisfied. It's all personal preference though.

colors galore! peeled, finely chopped...

Step 3: Arrange for the baking.... and do so at 350 degrees for as long as it takes for the wax to visibly melt. Keep an eye on these things - I noticed that the shapes filled a little less started to smoke just slightly once they were melted to a certain point.

bright!

Step 4 [if you're in my house]: Don't forget to take a picture of them before they're fully cooled and your daughter dashes off with them to hide them in a special place in her "castle." LOL. Trust me, once I find those things, I take a picture. They turned out really well! I would suggest, though, if you're going to use the method we did [cookie cutters in a pan], wrap the bottoms of the cookie cutters in aluminum foil so that there's no leaking out of the wax once it starts melting. We only had some minor melting, but I'll remember this for next time. 

Step 5: Relax. Craft time is taxing. ;) 

adore. adore. aaaaadore.

We'll see you tomorrow, friends :) 

xo | cmd