Crayons!

   Today I am going to talk about crayons. You can make a lot of different crafts with crayons. One craft that I found is how to make a melted crayon or recycled crayon. I found two different directions on how to make them. I hope that one of them can help you make the craft even better. So, lets get started!

                              Confetti Crayons
  
 

I’ve seen these all over the place lately and have been anxious to try them. You may have tons of crayons around your house–but if not, luckily, they are about 25 cents in all the Back To School sales now-a-days.

Peel off the paper. When I was a kid–this was easy. But crayons today are a bit more snooty.  They have some plastic stuff under the paper to help the crayons not break so easy–which also makes the paper harder to get off. Ask for help. I was surprised at how many people like to take the paper off of crayons.

Break them up and sort them into whatever color combos interest you.

Drop them in paper lined cupcake pans. Heat the oven to 350 degrees, then turn it off. Set the pan on the top rack and leave them there for about 10-15 minutes…

until they look about like this.

Set them in the freezer for about an hour.

Peel them out of the paper…

and there you have it…

 I got this fromhttp://www.graciousrain.com/2009/08/24/confetti-crayons/




  Tip: You can use a veggie peeler to peel the crayons. 


  So, the other direction that I found was slightly different because you can use a grater to shred the crayons into pieces. If you want to use a grater then you should grate it on the smaller side. You should try to spread the colors so you can get an even better effect. The rest of the directions are the same as above. I hope you guys liked making these recycled crayons. Comment below if you liked this craft and if you have any suggestions for my next post.

      Duct Tape!

Hi, guys. Today I am going to teach you how to do a duct tape flower. I really like how to do this art project. You guys should really try to make this. I love this art project because it is very simple to make. This is a great thing to make. 

 
Instructions




1. For each flower put a pipe cleaner with green electrical tape, leaving an inch or so at one end uncovered.

 

2. Fold a 9-inch piece of duct tape in half, sticky sides together. Fold the tape in half again and cut a teardrop shape, keeping the edge intact to create a figure eight. Repeat with2 more strips of tape.

3. Stack the petals and secure them by wrapping the uncovered end of the pipe cleaner around the centers. Fan out the petals and add a small piece of tape at the back to hold them in place.

 

4. Stick a contrasting color of duct tape onto waxed or parchment paper and cut out a 1/2-inch circle. Peel away the backing and stick the circle in the center of the petals.

5. For a leaf, fold a 6-inch piece of green duct tape in half with a 2 1/2- by 1/2-inch strip of waxed or parchment paper sandwiched between the ends. Cut a leaf shape, then remove the paper from the base of the leaf and wrap it around the pipe cleaner stem

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                                            How to make charms!!

  Today I decided that I should blog about charms. I found this really cool video on how to make plastic shrink charms. This video explains on how to make these cute charms.  I hope you guys love this post! Plastic shrink charms are really easy to make because you get to draw your shape and then you bake! It sounds really simple because it is.
  
  If you don't want to watch the video then this explains on how to make the charms:

  First you need #6 recycled plastic,sharpie markers,wax paper,baking pan,oven,scissors,spoon or spatula, and a hole punch. Second cut the plastic from your container. Then, you can draw your shape on the plastic. Next, draw about 3 times bigger. Cut out each of your designs. Punch holes on where you want them. Place on baking sheet and pan with the side you colored on face up. Space out your charms. Preheat your oven around 250 degrees F then you can put your design in. Watch your charms curl up and shrink. Once they are small and flat again take the pan out of the oven. If some pieces are not flat then flat them out with your spoon or spatula while it is still hot. That is how to make a charm!

                               Making a collage!!!!! 

 A collage is when you rip up tiny pieces of paper to resemble a picture. Collages are easy to make but it might be hard to resemble a picture with ripped up pieces of magazine paper. Try to look at the pictures of collages that I posted so you can get an idea of what you should make!

Things that you will need:

* a piece of paper
* a few magazines
* glue
  

For making your collage decide what you want to make first. Then look through your magazines and find the colors you need. You can rip out anything from the magazine that has the color or colors you need. Try to rip everything to tiny pieces and not all large pieces. Then, glue the things on the paper. You need to try to resemble your shape or picture so it won't be a bunch of ripped up pieces of paper. Try not to use scissors because your hands will make the it easier to make your collage.

                               A meaning of collage

A collage is a piece of art. It can be made with photos,newspaper,
ribbons,magazines,etc. A collage is on a piece of paper or you can call it a canvas. The collage is glued on the canvas. Making collages is a very old art. It can be traced back hundreds of years ago. Making collages reappeared in the 20th century as an art form of novelty. Collage means "glue" in French.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collage

 Hey guys, today I will show you how to make bat decorations for Halloween. The first thing is a hanging bat that is pretty easy to make. The second decoration is a bat mobile that is pretty cool so you should see the video that I posted. I hope that you will find all you need on my art blog!

                                    
                                                         Batty Halloween Decoration!
You will need:
                                                      * Black sock

This is batting

* Batting
* Black and white crafts foam                      
* Two black pipe cleaners
* Glue gun
* Scissors
* Safety pin



 First, you have to put batting up to the heel of  your black clean sock. Trim the extra fabric off. Then, you fold the fabric and secure it with a safety pin. Next, you cut your black and white foam out to make the bat wings, the eyes, and the mouth. Cut, the pipe cleaners into 3 pieces and twist the pieces together to make a bat foot. Lastly, you hot glue gun the eyes,wings,mouth,and the bats feet onto the bat. Hang your bat anywhere and enjoy your art skills.
http://www.parents.com/holiday/halloween/crafts/bat-decorations/#page=1


The next Halloween art project I will show you is the bat mobile. As you noticed today I am all writing about bats. Bats are a part of Halloween too. So, In this video it will teach you on how to make the wonderful bat mobile. In the video you will learn that you have to make a mobile evenly. In the video they will explain all you need to know. I know it is not Halloween yet but, I love to blog about making Halloween crafts. For these crafts I am trying to make them interesting but, I am trying to make them so it is easy to make. I would like to see what you guys want for me to blog about and what topics. So, I need all you people and future artists and crafters to tell me what you want on this blog. Remember that this blog is for you guys! Read it! Share it! Comment!

 

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