V day Heart Crayons

I ran across some adorable crayon melt projects. Truthfully, I had a hard time deciding which project we would attempt from social media sites like pinterest, facebook and youtube. After much deliberation I finally made my decision and we used this one here. From Katarina’s Paperie.

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Valentine card for print here.

The only difference in my post here that you will not see in the link above is I will give you my tips for making this project go a little smoother for us 1st timers šŸ˜›

  • Use an exact knife and cut the crayon labels straight down for easy removal when breaking crayons apart.
  • Definitely make sure you over fill your Wilton heart molds with more crayons than less or your crayons will be shallow and smaller.
  • Make sure you keep your oven on 225 and bake for 30 minutes ( I found a slow steady temperature makes a better crayon instead of cranking the heat up)
  • Do NOT put them in the freezer , let them sit for 3 hours or more you will get bubbles in the crayons
  • After your crayons are ready to be peeled and popped out of your tray you might experience a small sinking hole or some unevenness in the crayon heart , you may need a peeler as shown to make your crayon level for pasting onto the paper valentine.
  • Use double sided heavy scotch tape with weight for 1.4 lbs to hold into place.
  • Use zip-locks and cut them for a clear cello look or use cello envelopes and cut to shape. Fold over access and use decorative washi tape (as shown)

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We separated by color.

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Pictured above is after our melt.

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Here I shaved a section down to make even so it could adhere to the card evenly.

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I recommend using scotch guard double sided tape for heavy weight or glue dots.

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Result after colors were separated.

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I found the clear cello or zip- lock give a nicer appearance than inserting into envelopes. It is also awkward when trying to close a regular envelope.

 

I hope your Valentines like them as much as we did making them!heart copy