Category Archives: Recycling Crayons

Birthday Yarn

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

I gave myself another break from the yarn fast, really just a continuation of the last break, coming as it did so soon after. But I had such great excuses reasons… it was my Birthday! Plus I had a Buy … Continue reading →

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A Great Idea for Easter

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

I have three new kinds of molds for recycling crayons, including one for Easter eggs! Each Halloween Jello mold includes a bat, pumpkin, witch, ghost and cat. The package of five molds was marked 99¢ at Savers, but because of … Continue reading →

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Making Crayons on the Stove

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

This is the third batch of crayons I’ve recycled. You can see the earlier sets here and here. New Plastic Molds and… Glitter! It’s fun to do something different with each batch. I’ve always wanted to try making crayons in … Continue reading →

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Two Blankets Left, Yarn (and Crayons) Came Back

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

I left two finished blankets over at the library (a charity drop-off point) and found a bag of goodies waiting there for me. Look at what someone donated! This is about two and a half pounds of yarn. The blankets … Continue reading →

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More Crayons! and Summer Tops for Me

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

It’s been a couple of months since my last thrifty clothing find! I admit, I haven’t been hunting very hard, often breezing through the household, linens and craft supply areas without even touching the clothing department in the thrift stores … Continue reading →

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Using New Crayon Molds

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

With about ten pounds of crayons to recycle this time, I wanted to create a production line so my second batch of Rainbow Crayons could be made more efficiently. I could be filling two dozen molds, while another two dozen … Continue reading →

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Making Crayon Labels

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

You may remember that when I packaged my first batch of recycled Rainbow Crayons, I wrote and colored each label on white cardstock, cut them out, punched holes and tied them onto the satin ribbons with colored string, like this… … Continue reading →

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Crayons – Ready to Bake

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

All the used crayons collected throughout May have been stripped of their labels, sorted by color, and broken into little bits. Although a tedious job, it was easy with a little help from Hulu and Netflix. I’m all ready for … Continue reading →

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Crayons From Here and There

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

I was recently given over six pounds of used crayons that a friend collected for me through an after-school program! Some of them have even been stripped of their paper labels, which is a real time saver for me. A … Continue reading →

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Freshly Baked Crayons

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Back in February I got a huge amount of crayons from the Goodwill outlet with plans to make molded crayons for Easter baskets. Right away, I removed all their paper labels, sorted them by color and broke them into little … Continue reading →

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