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Mock Stained Glass Window Art

Written by Shannan Powell

Monday, 17 November 2008

My kids, like most, are pretty rough on crayons. Every time I turn around, I seem to find another broken piece that they have cast-off for a nice new unbroken crayon. No one seems to want to color with the broken crayons, so I have started collecting them for use in other projects. One of our favorites is making mock stained glass. For the fall, we add some leaves in to make a pretty seasonal window hanging that adds a little taste of autumn to our home.

To get started, you’ll want to gather a few supplies:

Broken crayons
Wax paper
An iron
A knife
Scissors
Leaves, flowers or other decorations
Thin towel, cloth or paper towels

Tear off two sheets of wax paper that are slightly larger than the size you want your completed piece to be. Lay one sheet on the table and place your leaves or other decorations on the paper.

Use the knife to make shavings from the crayons, and then sprinkle them liberally on the paper, with the decorations. Don’t worry about the colors mixing together; this will just make your picture more beautiful.

Once you have everything placed as you want it, lay the second sheet of wax paper on top of your creation and place the towel or a layer of paper toweling on top. Use the iron, set on a medium setting to seal the wax paper and melt the crayon shavings.

Once the wax and crayons have melted, let the picture cool for a few minutes, then trim the edges to the desired size and shape. Your art is now ready to hang in a window, with tape or by punching a hole in it and threading a bit of yarn or string through to make a hanger.

This is an easy craft for kids of all ages, though parental supervision and help is necessary for pressing the wax paper with an iron, to bind the art together and melt the crayons. Use your own imagination and creativity to take this craft to another level, by using other materials to customize your own window art to the season.

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