But I didn't want a plain canvas! I was going to use it in my sewing studio, which also doubles as my daughters' craft space. So I figured out a way to combine those thoughts.....
I purchased 3 11" x 14" canvases in a pack for $5.47 at Wal-Mart. They were not traditional canvas depth, they were mostly flat, which I liked. And I liked the price. And I didn't want to make another stop, so into the cart they went!
I took a Sharpie and "took a line for a walk" around the canvas to break up the space. And then in each one, I filled in a machine quilting design. For inspiration, I trolled around Leah Day's Free Motion Quilting Project site and found lots of ideas! {If you haven't seen Leah's work, it's amazing! She has wonderful instructions and videos for over 300 machine quilting designs.}
Just to save some time (and work) I marked off where the crayons were going to cover at the top and left that part blank.
I hot glued the crayons on. Actually, before that I arranged them in approximate order. My youngest daughter really wanted the white one on the left side (and she's 2, so I left it there!) so I put the black one on the left to balance it out. All of these came out of a box of 64 crayons.
Then, the exciting part! We got out the hair dryer, took it outside and melted it!
I love how it turned out!
Just a few tips in case you are going to try this:
It doesn't take long to get the wax to melt, and yes a hair dryer will work.
But it's messy. And I don't say that lightly. I am used to my projects making a big mess!
But the wax kind of flies around, so be aware of your clothes, your surface, your shoes, etc.
They might get splattered.
Love it!
ReplyDeleteI'm taking a Zentangle class for free motion quilting next month.
What inspiration!
Wow! I LOVE the contrast of colors - the bright crayons over the black and white zentangle. Just awesome!
ReplyDeleteLeah
SO cool I love the combination of the black and white doodles with the super saturated spectrum of color. I love this adult dress up for simple crayons.
ReplyDeleteWhat a super cute idea - I have a four year old that would LOVE to do this project!
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