Melted Crayon Christmas Ornanments

This was a great way to get started in the Holiday spirit.  I think my ornaments turned out awesome.  They did not look like the pin, but I actually them better.  To actually make them like the pin, I think it would work best to break very small pieces of crayon and to not spend too much time melting them.  But having the ornaments be covered in crayon can look amazing as well. 

Leaf Art parts I and II

Posted above is the final video for this project.  The first video I posted was of my total fail in not being prepared to do the project.  I was able to get through the most of the work in the first video.  Collecting leaves, gluing them to a surface, covering it with aluminum foil and finally spray painting that foil black.  In this video I get the steel wool and am able to essentially scratch off the paint to show through the details of the leaves underneath.  The result was decent.  I think using a solid surface for this project would have made the project both easier to do and look significantly better.  I think I may try a similar project sometime in the future.  If you have any ideas for similar projects let me know in the comments.

Ombre Pinecones

So I essential did this project just because I had extra pinecones from doing the hedgehog project.  I figured it would be easy enough, and it was.  But to my surprise I actually really liked the results.  I even kept these proudly on display in my apartment through all of the fall and into the start of the winter.  This project is great because you can do it in whatever color scheme you would like.  Do you guys like when I do seasonal projects or is this something I can cut back on?

Pinecone Hedgehogs

This was a super cute and family friendly project to do.  All you need is a pinecone and some polymer clay.  After baking it I did have problems with the feet coming off.  At this point one has only its front feet and the other is left with only one foot.  But they were super adorable while they lasted and were not overly difficult to complete.  Let me know if you like when I do kid friendly projects or if you would prefer I stick to more grown up projects. 

Nerdy Pumpkin Carving - Doctor Who Cyberman

This is obviously pretty straight forward.  I carved a pumpkin for Halloween in the design of a Cyberman.  The results we decent.  But not as amazing as all the pictures I found.  So essentially I am not a professional pumpkin carver and will likely never be. 

Harry Potter Week, Deathly Hallows Charm

I suppose I should start by saying that my charm did not end up looking like the pin.  This was for a number of reasons, cost being the biggest reason.  The charms I made only cost a few dollars to complete and I like a lot since they are the House colours.   For a few more dollars I think I would be able to do one more similar to the pin.  The toughest part is making the sharp corners and the interior circle actual being round.  I was able to accomplish it on a couple of the charms but not all of them.  With a little practice you should be able to get some of them to look right.  If you have any Harry Potter craft ideas go ahead and leave them in the comments. 

Harry Potter Week, Make your Own Wand

This project was so simple and turned out amazing.  All you need is some paper and a hot glue gun and you have a blank wand.  Add some paint and this thing really comes to life.  This thing can be done without very much time or effort and the results are pretty astounding.  I have seen other ways to make wands if you have had some great results from any of those other methods let me know and maybe I can give it a try as well.