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The Entire Easter Crayon Collection

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

Knowing I was going to make Easter egg crayons this year, I wanted to find some other Easter and springtime molds. Still I bought only one Wilton “Dancing Daisy Flower” Lollipop Mold last fall. Before I could make any daisy … Continue reading →

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New! – Easter Egg Crayons

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

I’ve recycled crayons for a couple of years. – click on ‘Recycling Crayons’ under ‘Categories’ over on the right to read about my earlier adventures – Although I already make crayons for summer sand pails, Halloween gift bags and Christmas … Continue reading →

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A Crayon Exchange

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

The thirty-two sets of Christmas crayons that I made back in July are bagged and on their way to the North Pole. In just a few weeks Santa will be tucking my pretties into the Christmas stockings of foster children! … Continue reading →

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Holiday Crayons

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

It’s fun to try out new molds with each batch of crayons that I recycle. This time I had molds for three holidays to pick from: Christmas, Halloween and Easter. Wow, I can make three dozen Easter egg crayons at … Continue reading →

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An Inconspicuous Blue Bag

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

I’m so glad that my wooly neckwarmer charity project is over! (except for sharing my project photos and notes with everyone, that is) It’s not that I haven’t enjoyed knitting them. Although I do admit that it wasn’t completely pleasant … Continue reading →

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A Crayon 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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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 forty-eight recycled Rainbow Crayons, I wrote and colored each label on white cardstock, cut them out, punched holes and tied them onto the sixteen bags with satin ribbons and … 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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