First It was Chicken Now It's Crayon Stained Glass

I have to say that since I've started this challenge my mind can't stop racing with what 'pin' I'm going to accomplish next. Through the meltdown of my 3.5 year old about her non stop stuffy nose to my 17 month old running as fast as she can with the end of the toilet paper in tow (picture below)- I've stayed excited. 

This is the point of why I'm doing this. It's for me. The 'pin' is my push through the end of the day. It's something I'm excited about and the thought of accomplishing it energizes me until my glass of wine at the end of the day. Today I was only going to focus on my dinner 'pin' but as my 3.5 year old stands inches from my face refusing a nap, I will be incorporating another 'pin' into my day- Crayon Stained Glass. How can I refuse?

My Pinterst Inspiration:

http://www.marthastewart.com

The Results:

1. I've started saving our old crayon rejects- you know the broken ones that have either no paper or  have all the other crayon colors smashed to it?  They work perfectly for these types of crafts.  

2. I had my 3.5 year old pick out the colors while I shaved them.  The easiest thing for me was to use a pencil sharpener.

3. I folded a 12x16 piece of waxed paper and let my daughter sprinkle the shavings on the right side of the fold.

4. After she was done, I made sure there weren't too many big pieces on top of each other. I folded a towel over the top and bottom then ironed.  The iron was set to medium no steam.

5. After everything looked melted (I checked a couple of times due to slight paranoia I was burning the paper) I laid the paper out to set.  It usually takes about 3 minutes to harden.

6. Since Valentine's Day is around the corner, I traced out hearts.  I find the easiest thing to use is old cookie cutters.  Once traced I cut out the hearts.

7. I've seen people double stick tape these to windows or doors.  I decided to string them all on fishing line.

 8. This is the finished product.  It could have been more of a collaboration between my daughter and I but she because slightly side tracked by the music playing.  What started out as background music quickly became a dance party.

I have to say that since I've started this challenge my mind can't stop racing with what 'pin' I'm going to accomplish next. Through the meltdown of my 3.5 year old about her non stop stuffy nose to my 17 month old running as fast as she can with the end of the toilet paper in tow (picture below)- I've stayed excited. 

This is the point of why I'm doing this. It's for me. The 'pin' is my push through the end of the day. It's something I'm excited about and the thought of accomplishing it energizes me until my glass of wine at the end of the day. Today I was only going to focus on my dinner 'pin' but as my 3.5 year old stands inches from my face refusing a nap, I will be incorporating another 'pin' into my day- Crayon Stained Glass. How can I refuse?

My Pinterst Inspiration:

http://www.marthastewart.com

The Results:

1. I've started saving our old crayon rejects- you know the broken ones that have either no paper or  have all the other crayon colors smashed to it?  They work perfectly for these types of crafts.  

2. I had my 3.5 year old pick out the colors while I shaved them.  The easiest thing for me was to use a pencil sharpener.

3. I folded a 12x16 piece of waxed paper and let my daughter sprinkle the shavings on the right side of the fold.

4. After she was done, I made sure there weren't too many big pieces on top of each other. I folded a towel over the top and bottom then ironed.  The iron was set to medium no steam.

5. After everything looked melted (I checked a couple of times due to slight paranoia I was burning the paper) I laid the paper out to set.  It usually takes about 3 minutes to harden.

6. Since Valentine's Day is around the corner, I traced out hearts.  I find the easiest thing to use is old cookie cutters.  Once traced I cut out the hearts.

7. I've seen people double stick tape these to windows or doors.  I decided to string them all on fishing line.

 8. This is the finished product.  It could have been more of a collaboration between my daughter and I but she because slightly side tracked by the music playing.  What started out as background music quickly became a dance party.