Melted Crayon Art, Take 1

I've loved the melted crayon art floating all over the internet since the first day I saw it, but it quickly became a fad and I wanted to make mine a little more special.  I came up with an idea I'm really excited about, but I wanted to experiment with this whole melting process first...so, once again it was Pinterest to the rescue.  A little pastel inspiration, and here's what I came up with:

 It was a lot of fun to make--I bought a HUGE foam board and cut it down to the size I wanted with an exacto-knife.  Then I just hot glued the crayons down like I wanted, turned them upside down to blowdry (MUCH messier than I had anticipated--even with three trash bags laid down, I will still have to do some SCRUBBING in my bathroom tomorrow!  Next time I will do it outside), and hot glued my giant, bright gerberas.  Voila!  Instant springtime.

I LOVE my new spring decor for the mantle!  Now I just have to figure out what else I want to make to go along with it.  Stay tuned for take 2!

(And if you love that Easter egg button art and/or the felt bunnies, check out the original post HERE...there's a link to the original tutorial from Auntie Lolo Crafts!)