The stores are filled with pumpkin-flavored
everything lately, as well as candy corn and costumes, but Christmas is not
that far away. Have you begun your Christmas crafting yet? Today we’re
featuring another ornament from Drop DeadOrnaments, the newest Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, now available for
pre-order. This is a perfect craft for using up your kids’ broken crayons
instead of tossing them in the trash. And as with all the other ornaments
featured in the book, absolutely no special crafting talent is required.
Melted
Crayon Ornament
Materials:
clear glass ball ornament
2-3 crayons in the same color family or opposites
(examples: pinks and red, yellows and orange, blues and yellow, blues and pink,
etc.)
crayon sharpener or craft knife
hair dryer
9”-12” of 1/4”-1/2” wide satin or grosgrain ribbon in
complementary color*
Use the crayon sharpener or craft knife to shave
pieces from the crayons.
Carefully remove the metal cap from the glass ball.
Working with one color at a time, place a small
amount of the shavings into the glass ball. Hold the hair dryer close to the
area of the ornament where the shavings are and heat the ornament to melt the
crayons. Be careful you don’t touch the ornament with the hair dryer.
If the ornament becomes too hot as you’re working,
take a break to allow it to cool. You may also want to use an oven mitt or
glove to protect your hand from the heat. As the crayon shavings begin to melt,
rotate the ornament to spread the color.
Alternate colors, continuing until the desired look
is achieved.
Reattach the metal cap. Tie ribbon through the loop
for hanging.
* You can also substitute yarn, twine, thin braid, or
a thin strip of fabric for the ribbon used for the hanging loop.
Drop Dead Ornaments
An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, Book 7
Anastasia Pollack’s son Alex
is dating Sophie Lambert, the new kid in town. For their community service
project, the high school seniors have chosen to raise money for the county food
bank. Anastasia taps her craft industry contacts to donate materials for the
students to make Christmas ornaments they’ll sell at the town’s annual Holiday
Crafts Fair.
At the fair Anastasia meets
Sophie’s father, Shane Lambert, who strikes her as a man with secrets. She also
notices a woman eavesdropping on their conversation. Later that evening when the
woman turns up dead, Sophie’s father is arrested for her murder.
Alex and Sophie beg Anastasia
to find the real killer, but Anastasia has had her fill of dead bodies. She’s
also not convinced of Shane’s innocence. Besides, she’s promised younger son
Nick she’ll stop risking her life. But how can she say no to Alex?
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