Sunday 27 January 2013

Melted Crayon Art - 2nd in Series - Using Stencils






This week I used stencils with melted crayon.  Using paraffin wax along with the stenciled crayon softens the look and creates depth in your  art.  To see a video on this technique go to:  http://youtu.be/TErtiDdrmuU

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Sunday 20 January 2013

Melted Crayon










 I thought I would try melted crayon art with my students a few years ago.  What a mess and how stinky!  Other teachers were not impressed that they had to smell what we were doing in our artroom.  So I needed to come up with another way to melt crayon without the smell.  I found that melting the crayon with the end of a glue gun worked beautifully.  Very inexpensive to buy glue guns, lots of control in painting, not so smelly, and oh so many effects...

 What's great about melted crayon is that the results are unexpected like watercolor, dries quick like acrylic, and you can get a lot of texture like oil.

I will share these effects with you over the next few weeks, making available one video each Monday for you to look at.  It's a lot of fun, and great for kids of all ages.


You can find the first video at:  http://youtu.be/57FR1XYDdoA

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Saturday 5 January 2013

Twelth Day After Christmas Recycled Craft: Stained Glass

TWELTH DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS RECYCLED CRAFT:  STAINED GLASS





Supply list:  paper, tissue paper, glue, scissors, string, and pencil.

Watch the how to video at:  www.facebook.com/artdwellers and www.artdwellers.blogspot.com


Eleventh Day After Christmas Craft: Giraffe

The Eleventh Day After Christmas Craft: Giraffe







Supply List: paper, scissors, glue, ribbon or string, clothes pins (optional), tissue paper, 4 bottle caps, black marker, and cardboard.

You can watch a how to video for this project at www.facebook.com/artdwellers or  http://youtu.be/41PslILTC80

Friday 4 January 2013

Tenth Day After Christmas Recyled Craft: Owl

Tenth Day After Christmas Recycled Craft: Caterpillar


Supply List:  Two strips of paper approx. 1" X 24", enough white paper for eyes, glue, marker, tissue paper, and scissors.

Watch the how to video at:  www.facebook.com/artdwellers and www.artdwellers.blogspot.com


Thursday 3 January 2013

Ninth Day After Christmas Craft: Fan





Ninth Day After Christmas Craft:  Fan



Watch the how-to video at:  http://youtu.be/D9AGI2Hl46Q  or www.facebook.com/artdwellers.  Supply List:  72X8 inch piece of paper (you may need to glue sheets of paper together for the length), scissors, glue, 1X24 inch sticks (paint stirrers work well), or heavy cardboard, and ribbon.

"What did the snowman eat for lunch?"  Find the answer at the end of this video.

Wednesday 2 January 2013

Eighth Day After Christmas Recycled Craft: Banner

Eighth Day After Christmas Recycled Craft:  Banner




Supply List:  Paper, glue, string, scissors, and cardboard.

Watch how to video on:  http://youtu.be/ESn3EOqF-zg

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Tuesday 1 January 2013

Seventh Day After Christmas Recycled Craft: Owl

Seventh Day After Christmas Recycled Craft:  Owl





Supply List:  toilet tissue roll, glue, tissue paper, paper, and scissors.

Go to www.facebook.com/artdwellers or www.artdwellers.blogspot.com to watch a 'how to' video for this project.