Sunday, October 23, 2011

Saturday Night Arts and Crafts... One step away from Scrapbooking?

I like to think I could be one of those crafty people who can DIY like a mo' fo'... but I'm not sure I can, nor do I have the patience.

Here's a really cool pumpkin decorating idea I got from The Swede Records blog and hers turned out so much better than mine, but it was fun to do. A little messy, a little dangerous-- that's how I like to spend my Saturday night.

What you need:


A pumpkin (I used a fake one from Target)
Crayons (I got a 24 crayon box for 66 cents)
A lighter (a bbq lighter works best)



What to do:

Just melt the crayon and let it drip over the pumpkin. Be careful no to splatter everywhere because melted crayon on your dining table is bad. Take it from me.



I didn't have a BBQ lighter so I had to improvise. The pocket lighter kept burning my thumb so I had to keep lighting matches. I eventually would let the paper of the crayons burn and let the crayon drip. If you choose this method, keep a bowl of water nearby because the paper can suddenly burn fast so you have to throw in the crayon into the bowl of water. Just go get yourself a BBQ lighter.



So it kind of looks like a bird crapped out a rainbow on the pumpkin... but I still think it's cool.

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