Category Archives: Recycling Crayons

Carrot Bags

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Linda @ alottastitches

I found CUTE carrot covered goody bags at Dollar Tree for this year’s Easter crayons. They’re smaller than the sandwich bags that I used last year, yet still big enough to hold six Easter Egg crayons of assorted colors and … Continue reading →

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Peel and Chop

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Linda @ alottastitches

It’s time once again to make Easter crayons for the younger foster kids’ baskets. All of the crayons I’ve been given to recycle so far this year have been sorted by color, – My thanks go to helpful Girl Scouts … Continue reading →

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2013’s Christmas Crayons

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

I made all of this year’s Christmas crayons right after I finished the Halloween batch in October. I used the same two sets of Jello Jiggler molds as last year but added plain round blue and orange crayons that I … Continue reading →

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Thinking Ahead

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

I really liked the cute little cellophane goody bags that I used with this year’s Halloween crayons. I had hoped to find something similar marked down after the holiday. And I did – sort of. These Jack o’Lantern Treat Bags … Continue reading →

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A Hurried Halloween Project… and Some Free Yarn

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

Late in September I started making Halloween crayon sets for the foster kids. I figured I had lots of time; I planned to deliver them to the library some time in early October. But then I got an email asking … Continue reading →

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A Big Green Bin

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

I made 86 sets of crayons during last month’s crayon baking frenzy! I’m pretty sure that’s a new record. These are the same Rainbow Crayons that I’ve made before, mostly chunky round ones that I molded in muffin tins with … Continue reading →

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Three Bagsful

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

Three bags of goodies were waiting for me at the library when I recently dropped off some more summer baby blankets. One held eleven pounds of used crayons, already sorted, which I’ll turn into Rainbow Crayons. I must finish a … Continue reading →

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The Entire Easter Crayon Collection

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

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 Linda @ alottastitches

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 Linda @ alottastitches

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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