Decorative Fused Plastic Leaves
This project is one which has evolved out of my recent experiments with fused plastic. It’s a way of recycling old crayons and plastic bags creatively and I love the finished ‘leaf-like’ feel of these. The finished leaves can be used for a wide range of purposes, or alternatively you could cut the fused plastic sheets up into any shape you like. Materials Plain white plastic bags – or bags with large areas of white that can be used. Roll of Cling film Old wax crayons Metallic Gold Ink Pen Baking parchment Equipment Old kitchen grater Domestic iron Pinking Shears Heat Proof board (I used a toughened glass chopping…
Crayon Cookies
Following on from my last post on wax crayons, I thought I would introduce this project for Crayon Cookies which uses up all those odd bits and pieces of broken crayons that you always end up with. Method Remove all the paper from the crayons – I found this was easier if they were soaked in water for a few minutes first. Using an old muffin tray, divide up the crayons between the different sections. The advice is to use an old muffin tin, but I thought I could get round this by using muffin cases – wrong! The wax still got onto the tin, but it did clean up…
Exploring Wax Crayons
It’s been a little while since I started this series off with Canvas, and I thought it was about time I continued it. This time I’m going to look at that staple tool of any self-respecting budding artist – wax crayons. Traditional, cheap, practical, easy to use, these are so ubiquitous that their creative potential is perhaps sometimes a little overlooked. Personally I have found that all wax crayons are not alike. They differ amazingly – you can get short fat stubby, chunky crayons, or long, thin ones. Some are hard and plasticky, others (perhaps unsurprisingly) soft and waxy. Some will produce a dense, bright colour, others a pale washed-out…
