I had an empty space high on my wall, so I bought a large canvas and a box of 120 crayons. I picked out colors to use and arranged them how I wanted - I'm a big fan of Roy G Biv, so that's what I went with.
I hot glued the crayons to the top edge of the canvas. I wanted the names to be showing instead of the Crayola logo, because some of these had great names: purple heart, outer space, wild blue yonder, screaming' green, inchworm, unmellow yellow, macaroni and cheese, razzamatazz, jazzberry jam.
I let the glue dry overnight just to be safe, then turned on the hair dryer the next morning to melt some wax. I had the windows open because it was a beautiful day and I figured the breeze would only help dry the colored drizzles. I didn't count on the hair dryer, on its highest level to produce some intense heat, blowing wax all around. You may think you pushed your furniture out of the way enough, but push it back some more.
Trust me.
Luckily I could scrape the dried wax off my dining room chair and hardwood floors,
and I had been worried this rug was too dark for my style, anyway…
I'm pretty fond of my finished product.
I wanted something to break up all the white space of my wall triangle, but not
something that required close inspection to appreciate - just a burst of color.
Yeah um... it's too early in the morning for that last picture. I was like "Wait... what just... oh there it is! Wait..."
ReplyDeleteBahahahahaha, like those keychains about how to entertain a blond for hours? *angelic smile*
DeleteThis is so cool! My friend actually just did one of these and I really want to try it.
ReplyDeleteIt's really easy, especially compared to your paintings, but I bet you'd have fun with it!
DeleteFun! Nice work :)
ReplyDeleteThank ya!
Deletethats awesome! and love the peekaboo before & after shot!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I thought it was more fun than just putting them side-by-side.
DeleteLove. Love love love. What kind-of amazes me is how well the colors blend without turning into a green-brown poo mess. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteI was worried about the poo look with the green/yellows, but the yellow stayed bright enough that you don't REALLY notice the poo color slightly below them.
DeleteI've seen these and they look spiffy. Thanks for the note about the wax going everywhere! Yours looks nice. I'd probably do RGB as well. I liked the comment that you glued them so the names are readable. That's a good idea.
ReplyDeleteMy chair was actually pushed back waaaay more than it looks in the pic - that's a bad angle. I should have moved everything to the other side of the room, really. But it might have just been my hair dryer's force.
Deleteit would take a real loser to even notice the wax on the floor or chair. I think I might try this project with markers, just so I'm not a copy cat. Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteTry it with Sharpies, the burning fumes will do wonders for your sinuses
DeleteSeeing these epics makes me miss your place!
ReplyDeleteMy place is your place, wifey. Come back any time, every time.
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