Broken Hearts

Valentine's Day is NEXT WEEK!

Already?! What!

 

Wasn't it just New Year's?!

 

Well if you and your little ones are looking for a cute little craft, and something that you probably already have the supplies for, check out this fun project, and gets some hints on what NOT to do with this Pinstrosity that was sent to us by Aimee.

 

 

              The Original                                        The Pinstrosity

                       http://www.marthastewart.com/272535/crayon-hearts

 

 

So this didn't turn out so well.

What happened?!

 

Here is Aimee's story:

 

"With the cold weather here I have tried to keep my 3 year old busy with some crafts.  We have many broken small crayons so I decided to use them to make something new!  I pride myself on being a good crafter :) so I never though this would fail.  I WAS WRONG!!!

I had a variety of colors and thought it would be really pretty.  That was my first mistake as it turned to a gross brown.  In some places it was too thin and just crumbled apart and in some places it was to thick so the light wouldn't shine through.  Maybe we will just stick to glue crafts next time!"

 

What's the trick to this?!

 

The original comes from Martha Stewart online (love!), and they use a small pencil sharpener to make little crayon shavings. You arrange the shavings onto wax paper (in somewhat thin layers) and sandwich the wax paper between kraft (their spelling, not mine) paper, and then use a iron on medium heat and gently press the shavings for a few seconds at a time making sure not to get the paper too hot. When you are done let it cool completely and then cut your hearts out, attach them to string and hang in your window!

 

I think what went wrong here was:

-Mixing too many colors.

-Making the shavings too thick or too thin when you lay them on the wax paper.

 

Other than that I think Aimee could have a winner on her hands!

 

Happy Crafting Pinstrosipeeps!