I was browsing Pinterest a few weeks ago and I saw a post about melted crayon art! I loved how the colors bleed down the canvas and together so I decided to give it ago. This was my first attempt and it took me a while to figure out splatter control! My darker colors got all over my lighter ones so I decided to melt them in all different directions and let it be a little more abstract (at least I'd like to think that's what it is!).
Doing this was quite simple! All you have to do is take a canvas (you pick what size) and hot glue crayons to the side you want to call the top like so:
Next, you will want to fully cover your work space with newspaper or a drop cloth of some kind, the wax will occassionalyl splatter and it is a pain to get off of tile and walls...just ask my husband!
Prop your canvas up against the covered wall so that the crayons are up top. Using a blow dryer, blow hot air onto the crayons at the low power setting. It is a time consuming project but it's fun. It took me about 10 minutes per section and I considered this to canvas to have three sections. After that I spent about an additional 15-20 minutes playing with the wax drips until I was satisfied. My end product was:
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