Art with crayons! Merry Christmas Dad!!

Crayon Art for Dad

Hello Readers!

As you probably can tell I like to make presents instead of buying them. I find it makes for a more personal gift!  When I was trying to figure out what to do for my dad, I immediately thought of the Dallas Cowboys! My dad is a die hard Cowboy fan and anything Cowboy related he loves!  Last year on Moose's birthday I made a crayon art painting, a picture is featured on the About Me section of my blog. Using that same technique I thought I would do the same for my dad, but Dallas Cowboy style.

Things you will need:

• a canvas board (whatever size you want it to be)
• crayons (if you want to use the colors featured in this project, I used and array of blue, silver, grey and white crayons)
• masking tape
• hot glue gun/super glue 
• blow dryer

First you will want to take your crayons and glue them to the side of canvas you want them to drip from.  I used a hot glue gun, but any strong adhesive will work.  Also I would like to thank my friend Natalie and Grandma's Daycare for helping me acquire all the crayons I needed. Gathering all the crayons can be quite a task, unless you want to go out and buy them.

After the crayons are glued into place, you will need to take your masking tape and start laying it out on the canvas board.  Since I was doing a Cowboy themed painting, I chose the iconic star of the Cowboys.  You are encourage to use any design you can think of.

Now comes the time consuming part.  I would suggest doing it outside or in a garage, but if it is cold or windy you will have to do it inside some where safe.  I will tell you that while you are melting the crayons it can get all over the place.  Special thanks to my cousin JD for letting me use his apartment! This part will take a while but the end result is worth it.  Take the blow dryer and start melting the crayons.  At this point it is up to you and your creative mind.  You can manipulate the streaks of crayons by tilting the board or changing directions of the board or air, anything you can do to steer the streaks where you want them to go.  Keep the blow dryer close to the crayons to heat them up faster.

When you are finished and happy with the result, let the crayons sit for a while to cool down, and then remove the tape.  Voila! Crayon art!

Thanks, for reading! Jess, out!

Pajama Pants ---> Infinity Scarf

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Infinity Scarf

The following project was inspired by my good friend Karla!  I wanted to make her a Christmas present and I came across some DIY (do it yourself) projects on the internet.  This particular site used old pajama pants to make other winter like clothes to wear.  I decided to make her an infinity scarf.


Things you will need:

• pair of old pajama pants
• scissors
• sewing machine/needle and thread

Old Pajama Pants

Grab your pants and lay them out.  You will want to cut them into four panels.  Try to make them as straight as possible. After you have your four panels cut out, grab your needle and thread or sewing machine because its time to put them together!

Cut out panels

Now, take two of the pieces and put them side by side.  You will need to decided which side is the "good" side, the part that will be showing when you are going to wear it.  Sew the two pieces side by side for both sets of panels.  

After you are finished, line up the sets connecting them at there ends, where the feet would be. This will create one long piece that will give the scarf the length to wrap around twice your neck.  Now you will need to connect the open side, and sew it together.  Make sure you sew the seam on the inside, so it will not be shown while wearing it.  

You are almost done!  Now just to connect the ends, and you will have your new infinity scarf.  With the scarf turned to the "good" side, the side you want to show, fold the ends in about 1/2 inch and slide one end into another.  Sew directly on top of both ends.  Now you are finished!  

Infinity Scarf

Like always if you have any questions feel free to email me!  Keep reading for new projects!


Thanks, Jess out!