DIY // CRAYON DRIP PUMPKIN

Anyone else getting your pumpkin decorating on? Last weekend I made the most fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin, and I wanted to share the tutorial with you.

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.

 

 

Watch the TV segment tutorial:

 

Gather your supplies:

White pumpkin
Crayons
Tacky Glue
Hair dryer or heat gun
Trash Bag

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.

Take your crayons and peel off the paper, break all crayons in half(ish). Discard the paper.

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.

Take your tacky glue and glue the crayons along the top of the pumpkin. You might need to go smaller on the crayons depending on your pumpkin size. I went smaller on a few crayons.

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.
Let the glue dry for about 30-45 minutes. This helps hold the crayons in place while you blow dry or heat gun them. Once dry, place the pumpkin on a trash sack or drop cloth of some sort and grab your hair dryer or heat gun.

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.

We started off using the blow dryer on the highest setting, but it was taking awhile. I knew that I was going to be doing this tutorial live on air soon and needed something that would speed up the melting process. I remembered that we had a heat gun. Boom! I enlisted the extra hands of my husband to help melt the crayons with the gun.

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.

The heat gun was perfect for the job, and the crayons started melting right away. The melting process was more satisfying than ever expected. I loved watching the colors bleed together beautifully.

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.
It took about 2 minutes or so for the melting to completely happen. I added a couple smaller crayon pieces on top to layer in more color. It worked like a charm. I also added one to the top of the stem to add a pop of color there.

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.

Once the colors were all melted together I let the pumpkin dry for a few minutes. That’s it—I had a colorful, funky pumpkin to enjoy.

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.
My DIY crayon drip pumpkin found a home on our dining room table on top of a colorful wood slice from our daughter’s 1st birthday party.

Audrey of Oh So Lovely Blog shares a fun and colorful DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial.

xoxo
Audrey

 

PS. I highly recommend this DIY crayon drip pumpkin tutorial! If you try it I’d love for you to tag me in your posts so I can see how they turn out! 🙂

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