My Heart's a Crayon

My craftiness lately is beyond amazing!  There's been much Pinterest success and that makes for one happy mama!  Now, it's time to catch up on all the attempts so that you, too, can bask in the warm glow of Pinterest perfection!

I'm a little late on getting Valentine's Day cards together for the boys to take to school, but baby's first birthday was this weekend and that's what I had to focus on for the past month.  And, boy oh boy, I've got some gems from the party to blog about...

But, today I had to get the Valentine's crap cutesy cards ready.  When I first start pinning (how bout we just lay it out there and call it crack for crafters) I saw several versions of crayons melted into the shape of hearts.  Hello??  Perfect!  I don't know about you, but seriously, my older son goes psycho slightly bananas when all that candy is in the house.  So, a non-edible valentine?  Yes, please!  Hopefully, some of the other mamas will catch my wavelength! 

Now, before I get into the instructions, this is EASY.  The hardest part is peeling the paper off the crayon.  That's where you put those little monsters children to work!  Practice fine motor skills?  Check.  Unfortunately, baby has not yet mastered peeling.  He did a great job of eating the crayon though.

I was under the impression that I needed one of those silicone molds.  Nope.  I was shopping for the food for baby's party and walked past the Valentine's display.  Right in front of me was a heart shaped tin meant for baking donuts. 

I used all the no-name crayons we had in our stash.  Some were the larger versions and some were skinny.  Doesn't matter their thickness as long as you peel the paper. 

Spray your tin with cooking spray.  Break up all the crayons into pieces and let the kiddos toss them in.  Our first batch was just kind of a hodge podge.  But, then we started getting a little creative. 

I saw the printable on The Long Thread and she linked up to Make and Takes where I found specific directions.  Oven - 265.  Time - 7 minutes or until the crayons are all melted.  This is after the pieces were broken just before putting them into the oven.

In the oven - almost ready to take out.

I set mine on the counter for a few minutes until the wax starts to set up.  Then, pop them in the freezer until the edges start pulling away and they are solid.  I think it was maybe 10 or 15 minutes.  Flip the tin upside down and your hearts are ready!

Loved the gray/orange!  Now it's time to assemble the valentines.  I printed out the printable from The Long Thread, rounded the corners, and punched a hole to tie the heart to the valentine.

Annnnnnnnddddd, POW!  Watch out Martha!