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If youre using a hair dryer youll need to put it on a low blower setting or use a diffuser otherwise it will spatter the wax everywhere. Glue crayons onto the top of your canvas in rainbow order.
Place the crayon pieces in paper cups and heat on high in the microwave.
How to melt crayons with a hair dryer. Turn on your heat tool or hair dryer. If youre using a hair dryer youll need to put it on a low blower setting or use a diffuser otherwise it will spatter the wax everywhere. Focus the heat on the crayons.
Steps Download ArticlePRO 1. First find your supplies. Glue crayons onto the top of your canvas in rainbow order.
Let the glue dry. This might take up to an hour. When your glue is dry place your canvas against a wall so its easier to make the melted wax drip downwards.
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With your hair dryer setting on high blast the heat on the ornament. I found I could handle the ornament if I didnt hold the heat too long in one spot. I twirled the ornament as they dripped with my hand.
Sometimes the crayons were uncontrollable. With a blow dryer the wax tends to fly in all directions not just drip down. A heat gun produces hotter heat and blows the air with less force.
Using a heat gun instead of a blow dryer seems to cut down the total time of the melting process by at least half. As is it will take 45 minutes or so to melt the crayons using a canvas of similar size. I think attempting this project with a blow dryer.
We did try the infamous hair dryer method of melted crayon art. It failed miserably by the way. We first glued down some crayons with hot glue and set the hair dryer on it.
A couple of crayons melted. But even after 20 or so minutes and a. Well you can just draw on the canvas and then melt the wax with a heat gun or a hair dryer being careful not to scorch the fabric or catch the wax on fire of course.
You can lay the canvas flat and shave bits of crayon onto the surface then heat it to about 150 degrees Fahrenheit for just long enough to melt it. Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements. We used an old cookie sheet as a drip tray for this activity.
The melted crayon wax can get messy so be sure to protect your surfaces or do this craft outside to. The materials will be hot. You will still want to peel the crayons and break into pieces.
However your best bet is to separate by color since you will be doing a melt and pour style of making crayons here. Place the crayon pieces in paper cups and heat on high in the microwave. Aim the heat right at the mid to bottom of the crayons where the tips are.
Once the wax starts melting move the dryer around as needed to prevent splattering and get wax to go straight down. This is after 50 and 60 minutes. It took me about an hour to make it across the canvas getting all the colors to melt sufficiently.