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DIY Wall Art Melted Crayons on Canvas

DIY Wall Art Melted Crayons on Canvas

I bought some canvas a few weeks ago with the intention of painting some really awesome robots for this giant, empty wall in my living room. HeyMatthew and I drew the robots out and bought the paint but after a week of staring at the pencil outlines we decided not to finish them. So, when I was looking around on Pinterest this afternoon and saw the idea for melted crayon art I knew THIS was what we would use or canvases for. Most of the people on Pinterest glue the crayons to the top and then melt them a bit to let the wax run down the canvas in straight lines (see here) but HeyMatthew and I got a bit more creative with ours and actually painted pictures with the melted wax. Take a look...




The first step was to pick out our colors. HeyMatthew and I actually split the box completely in half with our choices. No fighting over colors in this house.





The next step is the easiest and the harderst. Peel those crayons and get to blow drying. I kept burning my finger with the direct finger to crayon to heat action so I eventually started stabbing the crayons with a fork and then heating them up that way. There is definitely a method to doing all of this properly and 4 burned fingers later Id be happy to give you tips if you want them.




HeyMatthew came up with his own method and kept his canvas vertical while melting his crayons. If you want the watercolor smeary look then keep yours flat but if you want the drippy look then this is the way to do it. Also, rotating the canvas every now and then helps keep the drippy things interesting!




Here is the finished product. Arent they a-ma-zing!?!? Dont you think HeyMatthews (the one on the right) looks like a rooster? I think he named his "Chicken Dinner" or something crazy like that. This project took a little over two hours to finish and only cost us about $35 dollars with a 50% off coupon (for the canvas) from Michaels. I read online that the girl who makes the solid crayon drip paintings sells hers for like $250 so when you think about that, ours are totally worth $35. Make your own and let me see them!! Hope everyone had a great weekend! UPDATE FROM JULY 2013- I didnt seal mine but if you try it and find a way to seal yours, please let me know! I get a lot of questions about how to do it and Id love to be able to share tips from someone else. Thanks!

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