WEEK4 - CRAYON MELT CANVAS

Hiiiiiiii. So today I am going to show you how to make this cute crayon melt canvas. It is easy and inexpensive. It adds a nice touch to your home, bedroom wall or wherever you decide to hang it up. So lets get started!

DIFFICULTY: 1/3 // 2/3
TIME: it take about 1/2 an hour - 1 hour.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
*crayons-(range of colours) - $2.00store
*canvas -$2.00store / craft store
*hairdryer
*newspaper !!This can get messy!!

METHOD:
!!!PUT NEWSPAPER DOWN WHEREVER YOUR DOING THIS CRAFT IT CAN GET MESSY!!
Step1: Choose the crayon colours you would like to use. I used red, hot pink, light pink, orange, yellow, light green, dark green, light blue, dark blue and purple. Next take off all of the wrappers. (this took me forever :( ..

Step2: Get your first crayon colour and put it in front of the hairdryer. Put it as close to the hairdryers as possible so it doesn't take long to melt. It should take about a minute to melt. (make sure that you melt one crayon at a time)

Step3: Once your crayon has melted a little bit take it and start rubbing it on you canvas. You can do a pattern/design. I just decided to rub my colours on in rainbow order :)  (make sure that you don't over melt your crayon so that its falling apart. You only want it to be a tad soft so it is easy to spread on your canvas)


TIP: As soon as you spread your crayon on the canvas, to get a cool affect and to mix your colours together put your hairdryer over the top of the canvas and you will soon notice that the colours bleed and mix.

Step4: Continue step3 with all of your colours until you finish your whole canvas.

HANDY HINT / TIP: Make sure that when you put your colours on the canvas and spread them with your hairdryer that you also make it drip along the edges this gives it a cool affect.

Step5: Once you have finished making your art a good thing to do is to put your hairdryer over the top of the art for about 2-4 mins so you can make sure that your colours are mixed together.


Aaannd that's it you have finished your masterpiece!!
If you enjoyed this craft make sure to come back every Sunday for something new to make.
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WEEK3 - MASON JAR SOAP DISPENSER

 Today I am going to show you how to make a mason jar soap dispenser. The great thing about this is that you can personalise it however you want. For example you can decorate your jar and lid however you want. This craft/diy adds an extra touch to your bathroom, kitchen or wherever you decide to put it. When I finished taking the photos and making it I ended up spray painting the lid to make it look more clean.


DIFFICULTY: 2/3 // 3/3

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
mason jar -$2.00 store
glue/glue gun
soap bottle with a soap pump
soap
marker

Step1: Wash your soap bottle and your soap pump. Make sure that the stem of your soap pump is the same size of the jar and reaches the bottom.

Step2: Get the inside lid or your jar and the soap bottle. Put the soap bottle in the centre of the lid and draw an outline of it.

Step3: With a screw driver or a drill cut out the outline you made on the lid. Also cut out the neck of your soap bottle.

Step4: Put the neck of the bottle that you cut inside the lid. If it is a bit loose use some glue to secure it.

Step5: Twist the pump of your bottle on the lid where the neck is.

Step6: Fill your jar with the soap and screw the lid on.

 
 
 

That's all for today xxx
Also make sure that you head over to my cooking blog where I post every Saturdays. Yesterday I showed you how to make delicious rock cakes!

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WEEK2 - PINWHEEL

Hi everyone sorry again this is a little late. The reason it was late is because I had trouble uploading on my other blog. But anyway here we go. Today I'm going to be showing you how to make these fabulous pinwheels. They are great for decoration in any house. One thing I love about them is that you can customize the pinwheel with any paper you want. You can also add jewels at the end and a ribbon to make it your own. It's all about getting crafty!

DIFFICULTY: 1/3


WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
*double sided square scrapbooking paper - $2.00 shop/craft shop. (if it's not double sided you can glue 2 of the same pieces together)
*ruler
*scissors
*skewer
*pencil
*small thick rectangular rubber (if you don't have one you can just cut a piece off a bigger rubber)
*thumbtack

Step1:
Draw an 'x' on you piece of paper. Starting from one corner and ending at another.

Step2:
Cut from the corners (along the lines) stopping an inch before the centre.

Step3:
Gather the corners of the flaps (alternating:1yes1no) to the centre a push a thumbtack all the way in. (BE CAREFUWHEN USING THUMBTACKS/PINS)

Step4:
Push the end of your thumbtack in the rubber so the pinwheel stays in place.


Step5:
Stick the pointed side of the skewer into the bottom of the rubber so you have a stick for your pinwheel.
And your done!

OPTIONAL:
You can put the pinwheel in a mason jar and make more than one. You can also decorate them with jewels, ribbons, stickers or anything you like. On one of my pinwheels I wrapped some string around my stick to add an extra touch. I also put mine in a mason jar with a green plait (made out of ribbon) along top of the jar.

I hope you enjoy this craft xx
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Hi everyone just a reminder that I will not be posting on the 5/4/2015 because it is Easter. But if you would like to you can visit my other blog simplecookinggideas.BlogSpot.com  to find out how to make super yummy coconut and muesli cookies. Thanks xoxo