I love this project! Super neat that you used a magnifying glass to melt the crayons We’re going to have to dig out some old crayons and give this one a try right away!

By Nature Mama on 07.15.08 4:40 am | Permalink

Oh coolio! Adding to the list of must do’s…when the sun actually emerges!

By Hay on 07.15.08 5:21 am | Permalink

Fantastic idea! I’ve been hesitant to jump on the hot rock craft bandwagon but I really like the idea of using the magnifying glass. Thanks!

By Julie K in Taiwan on 07.15.08 7:09 am | Permalink

Ah…melting crayons is a much nicer hobby than burning leaves. I was just reminiscing about my favorite magnifying glass I had as a kid…thankfully, I never started a brush fire!

By Meg on 07.15.08 10:50 am | Permalink

I also love the magnifying glass for this! What fun!

By maya on 07.15.08 11:48 am | Permalink

Yes, a bit of a let down not to see the finished product… but your reflection in the mag glass almost makes up for it-

And… is there really a hot rock craft bandwagon?

By Meg on 07.15.08 5:28 pm | Permalink

such a fun idea. Gotta try it.

By Heather on 07.15.08 5:42 pm | Permalink

Very cool! It is supposed to be in the 90’s here by Thursday so maybe we can do without the magnifying glass.

By mechelle on 07.15.08 8:04 pm | Permalink

I always love your creative activities that you do!! So inspiring.

By Carol on 07.15.08 8:22 pm | Permalink

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By Just a Saturday (and my fave art n craft blog!) « Nothing, Exceptional on 07.26.08 5:03 pm | Permalink

Oh, I love this project! We tried the “regular” hot rocks for this Unplugged assignment, but I love this twist! Can’t wait to try it.

By Dana on 07.28.08 1:39 am | Permalink

We tried this today. It was a lot of fun, though I was seeing a big pink spot for about 5 minutes afterwards. Thanks for the great idea!

By Dana on 07.28.08 9:52 pm | Permalink

This is such a creative idea! Thanks for sharing it! I’ll surely try it with myson, he’ll love it… I usually “make” crayon with him by melting them on the oven after shaving and placing them in little baking tins. But this is so much fun!

By Nydia on 07.29.08 8:41 pm | Permalink

I am now imagining the most gorgeous splatter paintings on the rocks. Clever not showing the finished thing - we’ve got to try it now.

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