We had some old crayons laying around and Cupid is coming soon! So, we couldn’t resist breaking out the craft supplies for a Valentines Day DIY Video.
If your windows need a little extra prettiness, follow our step by step instructions to make a Melted Crayon Window Garland. You probably already have everything you need at home. If not, this project will just cost you about $5 at the craft store. This is a great Valentines Day craft for kids to help with, but there are a few steps that should be done my mom or dad. Lets get crafting!
Valentine’s Day Craft: Melted Crayon Window Garland
What You’ll Need:
- Crayons in cheerful Valentine’s colors (Use up your old beat up nubs!)
- Wax paper
- Cheap pencil sharpener (a veggie peeler or plastic knife work great too)
- Embroidery floss
- Scotch Tape
- Scissors
- Kraft paper or brown grocery bags
- Old towels
- Iron (medium heat and no steam)
- Printed shapes or letters to trace (optional)
What To Do:
- Cover ironing board (or tabletop) with an old towel to protect it from crayon wax.
- Tear off a long piece of wax paper and fold in half.
- Unfold paper and shave (unwrapped) crayons over one half of wax paper with pencil sharpener. Spread shavings thinly and evenly.
- Fold other half of wax paper back on top of the shavings.
- Sandwich the wax paper between two pieces of kraft paper.
- Iron on medium heat with no steam until wax melts and blends together (3-5 minutes).
- Allow wax paper top cool for a minute or two.
- Place printed shapes or letters under wax paper to trace, or cut freehand.
- Tape letters and shapes to embroidery floss and hang anywhere! They look especially beautiful against a window with natural light coming through.
More Crafty Fun Coming Soon!
We had so much fun putting together this tutorial that we’re keeping the creativity going with a DIY video series called Crafty at Home. Watch this video on YouTube and subscribe to our Blinds TV Channel to see more Crafty at Home videos coming soon!
