Gettin Crafty: Crayola Magic

Project #1 is completed!
I bet you all are curious cats wondering what in the world I did (well, at least I hope you are.) I made some canvas art, but not with paint or charcoal. Nope, I used good ole Crayola Crayons! Shout-out to my friends over at Crayola, still making the best craft supply known to man, the crayon! If they ever quit making crayons, the world will end directly after. Anyway, so it's a canvas with just crayons on it? Haha, no sillies. MELTED crayons. I got my inspiration via Pinterest from this wonderful artist on Etsy, check her out *here*. As most of you know, I don't like to buy things that I can make. It just turns out more personal and interesting when you get inspiration and do something yourself. Hence my DIY craze (I do believe I get that from both of my parents, thanks guys). So, here's how I did my crayon art. Personally, I like them better than her's, but that is because I put my time and creativity into them. Believe me, it's SO much fun and SO cool too. It can match any decor you've got!

Ingredients:
-Crayola crayons (no off brand, you want some good ones)
-Canvas board, size depending on the amount of colors you have (I found the canvas with the hardback is a better/sturdier choice than the canvas with the profile)
-Hot Glue Gun with HOT TEMP glue sticks (don't worry, mine didn't melt off the canvas)
-Heat Gun

Steps:
1) Lay out your colors the way you want them to be, any order is fine but I just preferred for mine to be in rainbow order.
2) After you've got the design set, hot glue each crayon to the canvas with a strip of hot glue going all the way down the crayon's back. I chose to have my crayons with labels saying "Crayola" out, but you can do whatever, this is your creativity at work!
3) After you have glued your crayons down to the canvas, prop the canvas at an angle (I slanted mine about 2 or 3 masonry bricks high on the wall, so the drips wouldn't just run off as soon as they melted).
4) Get your heat gun and blow at the tip of the crayon down towards the blank part of the canvas. Do not get too close and set it at the lowest setting...because you will burn your crayons or canvas. The burn may turn into an awesome effect, but let's keep it safe for now :)
5) Just keep the heat gun going across the canvas and then let the wax dry for a few seconds, it doesn't take long at all. Go back over it a few more times to get the right amount of build-up, runs and puddles that you want. Then, Ta-Da!!! There's your fresh, new, AWESOME piece of artwork.
Be careful handling the canvas. After the wax dries again it becomes brittle! I'm going to put a frame around mine and probably make some homemade shadow boxes to keep the dimension showing, but to protect the wax from breaking off so easily.
Here are some pictures of my process! Please, comment and let me know if you did this project. It was SERIOUSLY some fun. I mean, obviously...I did 3!

Costs:
2 boxes of 96 count Crayola crayons: $3.97 (Walmart was having a Back to School sale!)
3 pack of canvas board: $10 (I'm guessing, my moms has the receipt)
High Temp hot glue sticks: $3
I already had the glue gun and heat gun so I don't know how much those would be :)
Total Cost: $16.97+taxes. Not bad for 3 canvas pieces!
That's all for today! I'll be back later with more crafty goodness!

Living life in letters (and crayons),
Jennifer