• Blog - Kitchen

    "I like to melt stuff…"

    December 9, 2012 - By 

    I’m showing my age with that quote. 
    Remember the show  
    Anyway…I do like to melt stuff. 
    We have piles of crayons. I think they are reproducing in the cupboard. 
    I’ve recycled crayons many times with varying degrees of success. 

    Cheap dollar store variety and the free crayons from restaurants contain too much wax and not enough pigment. 
    The best ones are the Crayola.
    My technique:
    Spray mini muffin pan with olive oil to act as a release agent.
    Melt in a 230° oven for about 10 minutes. 
    Cool completely.
    Color.

    (I set the pan in the garage overnight to harden.)

    Now we have a fun, chunky set of crayons to spark some renewed interest in coloring…hopefully.

     

  • Blog

    Cork tree

    November 21, 2012 - By 
    A few weeks ago at a craft show, I saw a woman selling wine cork Christmas trees.
    I thought…”hey, I have corks…I could make that!”
    I changed things up a bit to make it more “mine” and love the result.
    I’m thinking I have the start of a tree collection when paired with my Dr. Suess tree.

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    O Christmas tree

    November 18, 2012 - By 

    Once again I’ve been browsing Pinterest
    …likely too much…
    in an effort to find fun ways to use the book pages that have piled up from previous projects.
    I saw the cutest little Christmas tree 
    (below)

    I wasn’t exactly sure how she put it together so I “winged it” and ended up with this silly little tree.
    The funniest thing is that the wire I ran up the middle is very flexible. So the tree wiggles and wobbles at the slightest touch. 
    I’m calling it my Dr. Suess tree since it makes me think of something you’d find in Whoville.