Sunday, January 25, 2009

Heart Shaped Crayons

   A few of you have asked about making heart shaped crayons.  These are some that we made last year and they are really, really fun!  Here is what you do:

Heat oven to 250 degrees.  Fill each silicone mold (we got ours at Target) with assorted colors of crayon pieces (paper removed) and bake until the crayons melt- about 10-15 minutes.  You might like to place a sheet pan under the crayons to catch any drips.  Once they are cool, remove the hearts from the mold and smooth any rough edges by rubbing them on a piece of scrap paper.  We attached ours with small pieces of foam tape to valentines.  This is such a great way to recycle bit and pieces of crayon that would otherwise end up in the trash.
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20 comments:

  1. DarleneJanuary 25, 2009 at 9:52 AM

    Those are just so cute & sound like fun for the little ones!

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  2. TristanJanuary 25, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    These are cute :)

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    I need to have more patience when I am going through the kiddos crayon box...when I see a broken crayon, I toss it.
    HORRIBLE, I know!
    You've inspired me, dear friend (as usual!)....no more throwing out crayons. Heart shaped crayons it is!!!
    Hope you're having a wonderful and relaxing Sunday! :)

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  4. Shell in your PocketJanuary 25, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    OH those are so cute!
    -sandy toe

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  5. amy @ Life in Pink Hi-TopsJanuary 25, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    Cute! I have never made heart shaped ones before!

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  6. Mother HoodJanuary 25, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    Thanks! I LOVE it! No pun intended! I'm getting all sorts of ideas now! I have some animal molds!

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  7. Brenda Leyland @ Its A Beautiful LifeJanuary 25, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    What a great idea..... and so cute too!

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  8. Lindsay-annJanuary 25, 2009 at 3:13 PM

    They look great. Wonderful idea.

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  9. EliseJanuary 25, 2009 at 4:48 PM

    Cute!! Watery is the name of the color of the half bath. Its by Benjamin Moore. It is coming out brighter in the half bath than my mom's extra bath. It was left over from her house. Yay for free paint!!
    Elise

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  10. UnknownJanuary 26, 2009 at 5:50 AM

    Cute idea Lori! Love the colors all together like that!

    annie

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  11. Yarni Gras!January 26, 2009 at 6:01 AM

    what a TERRIFIC idea. And I like that you attached them to Valentine's.......again, another idea I must steal :-)
    CG is home sick today and this would have been a GREAT project but, alas, one car is still in the shop so we are homebound.....:-(
    But.....maybe later this week :-)

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  12. KKJD1January 26, 2009 at 6:49 AM

    How cute!
    Karen

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  13. ArtfulifeJanuary 26, 2009 at 12:09 PM

    So fun! I will have to try this with my girls.

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  14. Polka Dot MoonJanuary 26, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    What a fantastic way to use up some crayons that are in the bottom of the desk!
    I think I'm gonna have to try this :)
    Denise

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  15. AllysonJanuary 27, 2009 at 6:51 AM

    I just saw this on another blog (ellesstudio.blogspot.com) right before I came to yours. What an adorable idea! I'm going to have to try this one.

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  16. joyfullnessJanuary 27, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    I did this project last year for our little friends..
    I tried to keep the same colors together for the most part...then had cute little sayings, like..
    "For my true blue friend!"
    and "Orange you glad we're friends"
    anyway...so fun...good to save up through the year.. and peely peely peely whilst you watchy tv! It makes the fun of making them more instant!!
    Okay friend!!
    happy Day!
    Joyfully!

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  17. RuthJanuary 27, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    These are so much fun to make. I remember making these with the kids. The kids had so much fun mixing all the crayon pieces.
    Ruth

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  18. Brenda Leyland @ Its A Beautiful LifeJanuary 27, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    Hi again,

    I've tagged you today (Tues). Come by soon and see on my Eight is Enough posting.

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  19. www.AForestFrolic.typepad.comJanuary 28, 2009 at 6:56 AM

    Oh Lori, thank you for sharig the tutorial...we've been wanting to make these and haven't yet. Thanks for the motivation on this icy day :-)

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  20. Robin BeckJanuary 28, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    I heard a lot of people have lost power over in your area...And that trees are breaking in half. I hope you are doing okay over there...I'm concerned about you guys! Let me know if everything is okay when you can. Until then I am praying for you.
    Robin~♥

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