Crayons!
Who doesn't have fond memories of crayons? We can all conjure the smell of the open box from Kindergarten and beyond. Right? In line at the grocery store 2 days ago there was a Mom and cute little boy about 3. There was a bog box of new Crayolas in their cart. I wanted to lean over & tell the little guy he was one lucky dude with a smart Mom.
Grown ups can play with crayons too. Alisa Burke who I like to follow just had a post about techniques to use with crayons. I had no idea you could use baby oil to smooth & blend crayons.
I have fond memories of taking crayon stubs and melting them down in a soup can then pouring them into waxed egg cartons to make new crayons. I love crayons! Also fun to iron crayon shavings onto paper. Simply lay a piece of parchment paper over the crayon shavings then apply a warm iron. If you spread the thinly shaved crayon particles sporadically across a piece of textured paper - you can create an interesting mock-handmade paper. Great post, Linda!
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I'm so glad you are enjoying the posts and they bring back artful memories!
DeleteYes indeed I too love Crayons.. Whenever my mood shifts I take refugee in crayons or pen and paper.. :)
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