Crayon Shaving Hearts
Crayon shavings melted between wax paper and then cut into hearts make a beautiful display in windows. This is an oldie but goodie craft that we love. Here are ours made with lots of kid help! I can’t think of anything more cheerful or happy hanging from a window.
We made lots of crayon shavings with a pencil sharpener.
Place shavings on a piece of wax paper.
Either place another piece of wax paper on top or fold over the edge to cover all of the shavings.
Iron on the lowest setting for about 1 second. You can go always go longer after checking to see if the shavings have melted. Be careful to not burn the wax paper. It is a good idea to do the ironing on a piece of newspaper. Some shavings could leak out of the sides and it does leave a residue underneath the wax paper. If you are worried about your iron, just place your wax paper between two sheets of newspaper or scrap paper.
I think it is easiest for kids to trace around cardboard so I took cereal boxes and cut out heart shapes to be used for patterns. This is where you get variety so let the kids draw the hearts.
Draw around your pattern.
Cut out, hole punch and tie on ribbon, thread or fishing line. Hang!
Martha has directions and a gorgeous display at her place.
February 2, 2007 at 5:35 pm
These hearts sure add alot of color on a bleak winter day. They sway in the air from the furnace vent too! Very Beautiful, this would be fun to do with the kids, especially on a cold winter afternoon or weekend. Good Job!
February 3, 2007 at 9:04 am
Those are BEAUTIFUL! I’m totally going to make them! Thanks!
February 3, 2007 at 11:24 am
Oh what a great idea! I’m going to use it in my classroom next week.
February 3, 2007 at 2:27 pm
I had forgotten these! We have a pile of crayons perfect for these…thanks for the great idea!
February 3, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Oooooh, aha! I tried these with my oldest the other day, but it didn’t work out at all… now I realize I’d been ironing on the highest setting (I usually only use my iron to press quilt blocks), never thought to turn it lower. I’ll try again, thanks!
February 3, 2007 at 5:22 pm
YOU ROCK! These are SO beautiful. Some time this year after my house sells, I’m moving into a room in my friend’s basement. We will share a craft room. I can’t wait till it’s all set up and we can tackle many of the projects you chronicle here.
Thank you, thank you! Your’e like Martha only warm and friendly and fun.
K
February 4, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Wowee! I just love them! Once again, you amaze me! Beautiful! Lucky kids to have such a fun mom!
February 5, 2007 at 10:04 am
So simple to make and beautiful. We’ll be making these today! Thanks.
February 6, 2007 at 8:43 am
we did those not long ago! my mother used to do them with me when i was but a young lass (eons ago). the boys and i also melted crayons in small heart shaped tins to make big multi-colored crayons. so fun!
February 6, 2007 at 2:43 pm
Oh, these are gorgeous! I’ll have to have Steven stop at the store on the way home and get some wax paper! Thanks for sharing!
February 7, 2007 at 3:09 pm
[...] Crayon Shaving Hearts - I love this idea! I remember doing projects like this when I was a kid. This would be great for any holiday really, just cut out the shape to match whatever you’re celebrating. The only thing keeping me from doing this project is I’m missing one very important tool. (whispering: we don’t have an iron) [...]
February 12, 2007 at 9:09 pm
HI there, Thanks for the instructions! My son Parker and I had a blast making these!
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March 9, 2008 at 7:39 am
These look really pretty.
April 28, 2008 at 9:21 pm
We did these when I was a kid, but we kept them rectangle and used them as place-mats for the dinner table.