Valentine’s Day is less than a week away! Yeah, I know, it’s a faux-holiday invented by major corporate scum to steal all our money! And blah blah blah. It’s also one of the few times a year I get to play with pink! I think I’ve said this before, but being a mom means I don’t often see pink. You could say that’s my fault for following gender rules, but really, my son loves pink! He just doesn’t choose it as often as he chooses red or orange. It’s ok with me, because I do love me some orange. I just get a little tired of passing over pink, is all.
Anyway…This weekend, my sister chipped in and helped me with the single party favor I had my heart [!] set on making for Nate’s pre-k class. Heart crayons. Though stripping them of their paper and breaking them into small enough pieces was an absolute [and literal! my thumb still hurts] pain, they came out lovely.
Most how-to’s on the subject of heart crayons show an aluminum pan filled with crayon bits. Well, I went out and bought an aluminum pan, made a batch, but could NOT get them out! It was awful. So, I went out again and found a silicone pan and these lovely hearts were easily achieved.
![heart crayons [3]](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4341111314_efda9ebc4c_m.jpg)
![heart crayons [4]](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4340366197_4c7e3623f9_m.jpg)
I actually didn’t have enough crayon scraps (and I wasted a lot in the aluminum pan), so I bought 2 boxes of 64 Rose Art crayons ($2 each) for these. We split them up by color group and filled the slots accordingly. The aluminum pan fiasco taught me that contrasting colors didn’t go too well together in this project. I tried my best to keep them all within the same color group. I love the marbled–spin-art-ish–look!
I made a cheesy little tag with the line “you color my world” on it. V-Day party is this Friday!
I saw this is in Pioneer Woman’s Photography Assignment pool and it is absolutely fantastic! I can’t wait to make these someday!
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Lisa
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February 8th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
thank you! they were fun, but I think I should use some scissors or a knife to cut them, next time. I snapped each crayon into 8, so I was applying some serious pressure with my thumbs.
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Lisa – those are stunning! In my next lifetime when I have free time I want to be you. Would you be inclined to make me an icon out of the first photo? It is so beautiful!
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Lisa
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February 8th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
sent! :)
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I’ve made circle ones in muffin tins & they came out alright. We have tons of the heart silicones at work though. I should snag them & make some.
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Lisa
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February 8th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
dooo it! they’re so pretty.
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By the way, your new header makes me insanely happy
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Lisa
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February 8th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
yay! :)
it was a really quick knit. The duplicate-stitch was kind of a pain, though!
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those are rockin’! Best idea ever, i think i may need to steal that!
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Those are some awesome crayons…definitely not something you could just buy at some store. Great job!
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We’ve got a couple of heart crayons floating around our house, that my sister in law made for our daughter. Very fun. Yours turned out GORGEOUS. The kids will love them.
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Lisa
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February 12th, 2010 at 9:35 am
thanks! I hope they do.:)
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just had to add – I ended up putting the colours I wanted in a ziploc baggy, and them taking my mallet and smashing them on the porch. worked perfectly! wrappers came right off. thanks again for the idea!!!
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Lisa
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February 12th, 2010 at 9:34 am
good idea!
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those heart crayons are too cute!!
love the new header too!
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Lisa
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February 12th, 2010 at 9:34 am
thank you! both were ultra-fun to make.
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super crafty and a perfect idea. so much better than just a store bought valentine. thank you for sharing!
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I just wanted to make sure I understand the how-to correctly– You used Silicone heart molds on a silicone pan, or plastic heart molds on a silcone pan, or silicone heart molds on a regular pan?
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My children (aged 4 and 2) saw these photos and now want to make some… I guess I will!! THe photos are inspirational!
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I used Dollar Store silicone ice cube trays and they worked great.
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I made these with my daughter. I used a box cutter to slice the wrapper, then it just peeled right off!
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I just saw your crayons on The Crafty Crow. They turned out beautifully! I love the way you sorted the colors. I made heart crayons this week too, for the first time, also with a silicone pan. It is so much fun!
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when I’ve made them, I greased the pan to get them out easier.
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I made these for Valentine’s too. And my thumb still hurts. I did finally figure out that if you use a scissor to score through the wrapper down the side, the paper comes right off. I also put some really fine glitter in the bottom of the mold first, which added some nice sparkle.
When the crayons were cool, I put them in a cellophane bag intended for lollipops and added a cardstock topper stapled to the cellophane. They were so cute.
My girls were much more impressed with their fairy valentines. What’s a mom to do?
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Found this through the Crafty Crow this morning…I did this last week (silicone is key whenever I make crayons, and I got my “pans” at the dollar section at Target), and wanted to suggest smashing the naked crayons in a plastic bag with a hammer–works great!
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I’ve made probably about 80 some crayons using an aluminum little squares pan and to get them out, i throw the pan after it cools slightly in the freezer. The crayons pop right out no problem :) I love the heart shapes. I’ve made tons of them for my classroom in many color combos.
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Lisa
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February 21st, 2010 at 10:51 pm
I read this tip and when I did it, my crayons cracked! :(
right in half. I had to put them back in the oven for a few minutes.
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