How to Make A Crayola Crayon Flower Pot

Are the Kids Crayons worn down? Don't throw them away, use this guide to decorate flower pots with the old crayon wrappers on worn down Crayola Crayons.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Crayons with wrappers (can be new or worn down)
• Mod Podge Craft Glue
• Acrylic Paints in a colour of a Crayon
• Acrylic Brushes
• Plastic Garbage Bag (for covering the table)
• Latex Gloves to cover your hands from glue and paints

1. 
    
   Seperating Crayola Wrappers

   For now, separate the Crayon wrapper from the Crayon. Here, I had to use a knife.. do whatever you need to - tear, cut, whatever. There is no right or wrong way. Each is unique and different.

2. 
    
   Mod Podge and Flower Pot

   The next step will consist of gathering the Mod Podge and the Flower Pot

3. Wash the flower pot inside and out real well with a dish washing liquid

4. Seal the inside with a spray sealer, let dry

5. 
    
   Adding Wrappers to Flower Pot

   Now, take the Mod Podge and sticky the crayon wrapper and then place randomly or in a pattern on the flower pot.

6. 
    
   Variation using Tissue Paper

   Another way to do it would be to tear the wrappers into many pieces and make them smaller, or use tissue, wrapping paper, photos, newspaper the same way.

7. 
    
   Adding Coat of Mod Podge

   Cover the finish with a light coat of Mod Podge and let Dry

8. 
    
   Finished Crayola Crayon

   Using the acrylic paints and a brush, paint the rim and or the inside of the pot with a colour to Match a crayon

Tips & Warnings

• Use a garbage bag on the table to keep paint and glue off the table
• Wear the Latex Gloves (usually found in the health section of Walmart, Walgreens, target, etc cheap)to keep paint and Mod Podge from getting on your hands.
• If you are painting your flower pot a light colour like yellow, pink, light blue, etc, you might want to base coat the flower pot white first to make it easier for the light colour to be added on top. Otherwise, it might take many coats.
• Can be messy

Resources

• eHow Home and Garden Topic Guide

[estjohn]

on 8/25/2009 Thanks livluvlaf729 :) I enjoyed writing it! Now I need to put Alternate versions up lol

[livluvlaf729]

on 8/25/2009 Good job on the article - love the step-by-step pics!

[estjohn]

on 7/31/2009 Thanks Mindee94 :) I hope to add alternate versions soon. I have so many in mind lol

[Mindee94]

on 7/31/2009 This is an awesome idea. How fun, creative and great for gift giving too! Thanks, Mindee

[estjohn]

on 7/31/2009 Thank you ceholmes :) I hope she has as much fun with it as I did!