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How to make a Melted Crayon Monogram Wall Art

Shruti Acharya | July 15, 2015 | 9 Comments

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You’ve seen them on Pinterest. They’re being sold on Etsy. These gorgeous melted crayon works of art are all over the Internet. To be completely honest, I’ve always wanted to do this because it just seems like fun and it looks pretty cool, but I’ve never tried using crayon shavings before. There may be nothing new about recycling crayons, but there’s magic in creating something  new & personalized with what we have lying around the house, Here’s

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How to make a Melted Crayon Monogram Wall Art
Materials to make the Melted Crayon Monogram Wall Art
Steps to make your Melted Crayon Monogram Wall Art

How to make a Melted Crayon Monogram Wall Art

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Materials to make the Melted Crayon Monogram Wall Art

  • White Canvas board – A4 size, square, the bigger the better.
  • Lots of crayons – we used really cheap variety ones that were no good to color.
  • Washi tape / duct tape
  • Monogram Letter paper cutout
  • Sharpeners or a Grater
  • Heat gun or an oven

Steps to make your Melted Crayon Monogram Wall ArtMonogrammed Melted Crayon wall art for kids to make - Artsycraftsymom

We got together at Juhi Khanna‘s house for this easy craft. The above pic has both our daughters busy at work!

  • Gather your supplies. line your work area with old newspapers.
  • On the canvas board, make your letter of choice by lining duct tape or washi tapes. For the first & second canvas, we used a washi tape to make a P. Cut small strips to make curved surfaces. For the third canvas, we used a cutout of a paper monogram and stuck it using a glue stick.
  • Remove all the wrappers from the crayons, Get the kids to use a sharpener or a grate to make lots of crayon shavings. You can stick to warm colors like in the first frame,  mix and match like in the second canvas or use powdered crayon shavings arranged row wise in rainbow colors.

Monogrammed Melted Crayon wall art for kids to make - Artsycraftsymom

  • Once your canvas is covered, use a hot gun at low setting and carefully heat the crayon bits. Be careful as they melt really fast. Heat them just enough so that tiny blobs of color are formed. Alternately, you can just pop the canvas into a microwave oven for 10 seconds. If you mix the colors too much, the darker colors overpower the lighter ones and make one gooey mess. A beautiful mess, but still a mess!

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  • You can also try the crayon drip method to create art pieces with perfect dots.
  • Let dry
  • Once its completely cooled, peel off the duct tape or washi tape or paper monogram to reveal your Melted crayon Monogram Wall Art masterpiece!

 

We came back home & made another as a gift for a friend.

Our masterpiece with crayon shavings that were powdered and arranged in rainbow colored rowsMelted Crayon Monogram Wall Art _1

 

The finished product makes great teacher gifts, favors for birthday parties, or as a backdrop for parties or as a Nursery decor . Have fun experimenting with different color combos and  shapes– and use this opportunity to chat with your children about everything from the basic chemistry of wax properties changing, to where colors fall on a color wheel. Have fun! If you liked this post, Feel free to share the below image on pinterest

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About Shruti Acharya

Shruti is a writer, photographer, DIY lover, passionate homemaker, and the chief dreamer at ArtsyCraftsyMom.com . Shruti lives in Bangalore, India with her husband and daughter. She loves showcasing fun art activities, crafts for kids, celebrations, childrens books & all the craziness that is India.

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Comments

  1. sangeetha menon says

    July 16, 2015 at 9:24 am

    Loved the colours used. Will this work only on canvas? Any other material suggestions.

    Reply
    • Shruti Bhat says

      July 16, 2015 at 3:04 pm

      We used it on card stock too – see http://artsycraftsymom.com/melted-crayon-heart-card/

      Reply
  2. Cheryl says

    July 24, 2015 at 6:11 pm

    I love this idea, but my canvas has staples, so the microwave method is a no no. Can it be done in a conventional oven? If so, what do you recommend for temperature and time?

    Reply
  3. Rachel says

    April 14, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    How do you get crayon shavings that are powdered???

    Reply
  4. Jennifer Reitz says

    November 21, 2017 at 9:22 am

    How well did the tape and stencil come off after the crayon was cool? Did you have a lot of loss from cracked or chipping crayon?

    Reply
    • Shruti Bhat says

      November 25, 2017 at 6:41 pm

      It came off easily. We used paper tapes on canvas so there was no residue.

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    August 24, 2019 at 9:39 am

    I want to do this on construction paper. What do you suggest I use to make the letters?

    Reply
    • Shruti Acharya says

      August 24, 2019 at 9:41 am

      A non porous material works best. Melted crayon tends to be oily and construction paper could tear. Use butter paper and then stick on construction paper .. canvas board or MDF works best. Hope that helps

      Reply

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