what the world needs now ~ is more crayons

Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon.  A happiness weapon.  A beauty bomb.  And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one.  It would explode high in the air – explode softly – and send thousands, millions, of little parachutes into the air.  Floating down to earth – boxes of Crayolas.  And we wouldn’t go cheap, either – not little boxes of eight.  Boxes of sixty-four, with the sharpener built right in.  With silver and gold and copper, magenta and peach and lime, amber and umber and all the rest.  And people would smile and get a little funny look on their faces and cover the world with imagination.
~Robert Fulghum

I stumbled across this quote today and just had to share. I love it. What a great idea.

{my original ~ now vintage ~ crayola set}

Not to mention I love crayons.

paper trail: crayons

Last night I read that only 1 per cent of Americans don’t know what Crayola is, such is their recognition with the humble crayon. I love crayons and still have my 72-crayon drawing set still in it’s original box. The thing about crayons, they never go out of style.

  1. Slip on crayon ring from Timothy Liles
  2. Fortune cookie crayons from Chase Dreams
  3. Set of Lego crayons from Jugie Bee
  4. Edible crayons at Luxirare
  5. Rich colour crayons at Assist On

{images from their respective sources}

Also:

  • Check out a cool crayola colour chart here
  • Plus Crayola’s own chronology
  • And too good not to post again ~ Sesame Street goodness with how crayons are made:

project holiday: day 9

{image by Hop Skip Jump}

{image by Hop Skip Jump}

I don’t know if I love this project because of the colours in these beautiful photos, or for the great re-use of crayons bit into something more fun. (we didn’t have quite enough odds and ends for a decent photo)

{image by Hop Skip Jump}

Melt down your crayons to make new ones.

It is fairly simple, popping the bits of crayon in a suitable tin and slowly melting them in the oven, or sun. Find help at Hop Skip Jump, Martha Stewart or Zakka Life.

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