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Draw rainbows everywhere you go, it only takes one stroke!

Posted by Cat Morley from London, United Kingdom • Published See Cat Morley's 1146 projects »
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  • How to make a crayons. Rainbow Crayon - Step 1
    Step 1

    Gather together your crayons, you can use old or broken ones for this.

  • How to make a crayons. Rainbow Crayon - Step 2
    Step 2

    Take a loaf baking tin and cut the crayons down to size, so that they will fit in the tin. Make sure to cut the pointy drawing side flat.

  • How to make a crayons. Rainbow Crayon - Step 3
    Step 3

    Take a square of tin foil and lay the crayons on top.

  • How to make a crayons. Rainbow Crayon - Step 4
    Step 4

    Wrap up the crayons neatly in the tinfoil.

  • How to make a crayons. Rainbow Crayon - Step 5
    Step 5

    Place back in the loaf tin and melt in the oven for 20 minutes. It's really important that you allow the crayon to cool for at least 10 minutes after baking so that it can set.

  • How to make a crayons. Rainbow Crayon - Step 6
    Step 6

    When it has cooled, peel off the tinfoil and use a chopping knife to cut of the top of the crayons, leaving you with a nice straight edge for drawing.

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Amberlynn Reid
Amberlynn Reid · Kathmandu, Central Region, NP · 67 projects
Haha it looks like the nyan cat rainbow thingy!
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water and fire fairy
water and fire fairy · 8 projects
or hot glue it togeather doh
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hello julia
hello julia · Mission Hills, Kansas, US · 1 project
lovin it!
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Sailorshame
Sailorshame · 11 projects
what temp ypu need??? please answer me!!!>.< thank you so much
i love your crayons you are so creative!!!^^
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eccemullier
eccemullier · Mexico City, Federal District, MX · 95 projects
This is really cool =D. Do we already know the temp to heat the oven? o_O...
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Elmo <3
Elmo <3 · Kennesaw, Georgia, US · 2 projects
what temp may i ask?
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peppermint stripe//
peppermint stripe// · Stirling, Scotland, GB · 3 projects
i love this!
it's great for a bit of speedy graffiti, can't beat spreading some rainbow happiness around the streets Happy
x
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Naomi
Naomi
ive just shoved my crayons in the oven!
its oh so exciting Tongue
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Basketbchic
Basketbchic · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 11 projects
what temp do you bake them at?
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Ezme
Ezme · Wantage, England, GB · 25 projects
I just tried this and it just turned into a giant brown wax crayon! -lovely jubilee!
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