Pumpkin Crayon Art

Halloween is just around the corner.  It's time to decorate and carve those beautiful fall gourd, The Pumpkin! This past week my friend  and I had a great idea to decorate those small ones the same way I decorated my Melted Crayon Art a year ago.  These turned our much better than expected.

   What you will need:
1. Pumpkin, small large, anything will do.
2. Crayons, removing paper will help.
3. Glue gun
4. Glue gun sticks
5. Old newspaper
6. Hair dryer

We started by painting our pumpkins a little before.  This is an option but not required.

 Lay the newspaper out on the surface you would like to work on.  Break the crayons in the size you would like to arrange them on the top of your pumpkin, ours were quite small, but our pumpkins were also small. Glue gun the small crayon pieces to the top of the pumpkin, I would suggest putting them as close to the stem as possible.  

Using the hair dryer on a medium or low temperature, carefully melt the crayons down the side of the pumpkin, this may take a little time to become skilled at, be prepared for a little melted flying crayon. Once all the crayon is melted and melted to wear you want it, let the pumpkin cool down.  Warning, the little pieces will still break off after the pumpkin is cool, so be careful and enjoy your beautiful creation! And have a Great Halloween! 

Melted Crayon Art

This is one of my most favorite crafts, it doesn't take too long and it's a great thing to do with friends!


What you need:

• Crayons (we used old small crayons for these) 
• Foam poster board 
• Glue gun 
• Glue gun sticks
• Silhouette or any type of background that can be covered with tape 
• Masking tape 
• Embosser or hair dryer  
• rags; something to keep the floor clean

How to make the masterpiece: 

    Start by tracing a silhouette on the board, we went online and googled different things that we liked and found pictures we could print out and trace on the board.  

  Color silhouette in with sharpies, washable markers work, but the color is not as strong.  

  Cover silhouette with masking tape, remember whatever you cover with tape will not have crayon over it, be creative. 

  Glue gun crayons in whatever order/pattern wanted.  

  Place rags on ground, hold poster in whatever direction you want the melted crayon to flow. 

  Turn on embosser and hold about 1 1/2 inch away from board, they crayons will melt quickly.  

  When Crayons are melted to desired length, both melted on board and what is left of the crayon on top, turn off embosser and let board sit for about 5 minutes. 

 Take off tape from silhouette 

 Light touch ups might be needed around silhouette: turn on embosser, lie board flat, hold about 2 inches away for about 5-10 second.  

 And wah-la you are finished and you have a beautiful picture.  

Here are some my friends and I have made.  

Enjoy