Anti Crayon Art

Have some empty shelf space for a bit of art? The kind of art that makes everyone ask about? Here's a simple process, from found materials.

This Project is on eBay!

Bid Early - Bid Often

Proceeds go to the "Foraging Fund for students that made the 'Anti Crayon' sculpture, listed them on Instructables and sold them on eBay to buy food" or FFSTMACSLISBBB for short.

Step 1: Materials

Crayons
Scrap of Cardboard
Tin Foil
Oven

Comments

[Kirstareis]

I like the look of this. I think I would love to try having them glued standing up then melting them. So as they look like they just randomly decided to kill themselves, and melt into one. I think that would be awesome, and it would create a swirly puddle of awesomeness.
Also, I would not use an oven, I would use a hair dryer or lighter or something. And a hot glue gun, it also would be more easily controlled.

[zachninme]

Who won? (And has a pool, drives a chevy, collects coins, and likes Fantastic 4?)

[Pippikins]

me! I'm just kidding.. I've never entered an art contest.

[trebuchet03]

Holy Crap! Somebody won! I totally wasn't expecting that... I'm somewhat embarrassed that I haven't checked on it :X

[zachninme]

Do you know who it is?

[Saturn V]

You?

[Sunny124613]

why is a hammer glowing?

[santy22]

Because it has electrolytes, what hammers crawl! (random "The Idiocracy" Quote...)

[mg0930mg]

Electrolytes, the things plants crave.

[russian5]

Lmao. That movie was hilarious.

[Sunny124613]

coolio

[trebuchet03]

Electrolytes

[Pippikins]

It's what plants crave!!!!

[Sunny124613]

coolio

[lyraleperformer]

thats really cool. i'm just scared of what my mum would do with it if i made it :D haha jk love it

[vailo]

Nice Hammer! Also, do you know how much you sold the crayons for?

[zachninme]

Its... beautiful!

Whats that light thing next to it that says "instructables"?
And are those cardboard shelves?

[Patrik]

See step 5, first picture. Shhh...

[trebuchet03]

Whats that light thing next to it that says "instructables"?
Coming soon.

And are those cardboard shelves?
A prototype ;) Think cheap, recyclable and recycled shelving held together by friction and attached to the walls with staples. In short - Coming Soon.

[its a lion]

i like the cardboard shelves. how much weight do you figure they would hold? oh and i couldnt stop laughing at your acronym... "FFSTMACSLISBBB" oh and your mystery prize has me intrigued... i would support you except in a hungy college student as well and have no money... you know you could have eaten the crayons, they are non toxic.

[Wasagi]

 I was just going to ask about those cardboard shelves.

Crayons=Tasty

Just kidding...

[lemonie]

How about glueing the crayons together first, and baking them upright on the cardboard(this is how I thought you'd done it initially.

L

[Williz]

The glue would melt, unless you have some glue that has uber heat resistance. =P

[trebuchet03]

It's more of the waxy surface being difficult to bond to ;)

[lemonie]

Well I did it, what's your opinion?

L

[trebuchet03]

Sweet :) I guess I should stop using cheap harbor freight epoxy :p

[lemonie]

You don't need a very hot oven (if you're patient). I got a picture-frame out of it too (waste wax melted onto cardboard cut to match) L

[Williz]

Yeah I suppose there is that too :P

[lemonie]

You could use e.g. masking tape. And epoxy glue would easily withstand wax-melting temperatures. The paper may be a bit waxy, but it's fairly abosrbant and would take epoxy no problem. (yes I might try it) L

[trebuchet03]

It falls apart, unfortunately.

[Kiteman]

OK, my wife will kill me, but what would the postage be to the UK? (And any hints about the mystery item yet?)

[hooloovoo33]

hahaha, i love your ebay auction description.

[!Andrew_Modder!]

ok :-\