Friends

Making “internet friends” is awesome. Most of the time, anyway. I’m excited to share with you one of my blogging internet friends in a post what will hopefully be the first of many (next on my list is Rachel from Boston Not Common).

Meet Ally, a self-proclaimed lover of color and all things pretty. It’s easy to see why we get along, no?

Ally authors Now That’s Pretty, a blog FULL of colorful DIY projects, party ideas, outfit inspiration, and travel stories. She’s from England, which counts for extra cool points in my book. You simply must go check out her blog, RIGHT NOW! And then come back and keep reading.

If you missed this on her blog, which you just came back from checking out, watch this.

You already feel like friends, right?

Since color and DIY are her thing, she put together a simple DIY project for me to share with all y’all! Let me hand things over to her….

Hi there, I’m Ally from nowthatspretty.com and I thought I would share a fun DIY with you all to brighten up your day. I teach a primary school art class and I love it. My only annoyance is how crayons are so thin; the moment little kids concentrate and press super hard the brittle little things snap in two and the wobbly bottom lips come out in force. It’s no fun for them and leaves me with a load of wax crayon stubs. So I thought I’d make some chunky crayons that are super perfect for little hands (and super cute for me). Enjoy!

First find a big tub of crayons, go as traditional as possible and make sure they feel nice and waxy (if they feel too smooth they won’t melt as well).

Now you chop happy and splice your crayons into tiny chunks.

Find a silicon mold and fill to the top with crayon chunks. Chop twice as much as you think you’ll need and keep them back for later. You can either keep to the same colours or mix for a multicoloured crayon. Don’t worry about colours mixing, they always stay nice and separate.

Now here’s the heating part. I tried in the microwave as I thought it would be the most mess-free solution but sadly this had no effect. I recommend trying it though just in case it works for you. Instead I placed my silicone tray in a very shallow pan of water and brought it the boil.

As soon as your crayons start melting they will take up less space so top them up with some more chunks and allow these to melt.

Now move the pan off the heat and allow to cool for about an hour.

Test to see if your crayons are ready by giving them a firm prod. They should be super hard. Now pop em out and brighten your day!

Have a lovely day everyone! And thank you Katie for letting me share this DIY with you.

Thanks so much, Ally, for giving us such a great blog to read and for sharing your project with us!

Oh! And here is an all-in-one image if you’d like to pin it!

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