Welcome to Masha Dasha Designs where “art supplies become the art”. What started as a creative gift for my daughter’s pre-school teacher’s holiday gift has become an arts and crafts business! When my first gift was a big success, word-of-mouth spread and orders for other custom pieces began rolling in and so began Masha Dasha designs.
This holiday season gather the kids around and help them make their own holiday gifts – for teachers, friends and family members. I love making these items for the holidays and you can easily make them too. There’s nothing like “homemade for the holidays!”
Melissa Levine founded Masha Dasha Designs, in 2012. She creates one of a kind, handcrafted pieces using art supplies and recycled materials such as crayons, pencils, buttons and wine corks. She stocks some ready-made pieces, which can be found on www.etsy.com/
Custom Shaped Multicolored Crayons
These homemade crayons make excellent holiday gifts, stocking stuffers, or in another season, birthday party favors.
Supplies:
•Silicone mold in the shape of your choice. (Jewish star molds purchased on Amazon shown here).
•Broken, used, or old crayons
Directions:
1.Let your kids help you take the wrappers off the crayons. A tip — for stubborn wrappers let the crayons soak in warm water for a few minutes, then they should peal right off.
2.Break up the crayons and arrange them in the molds. The more colors per crayon mold the better.
3.Place filled silicone mold on a cookie sheet and melt the crayons in a low (225 degree) oven for approximately 10 minutes. A tip — keep a close eye on the heating process, you want to melt the wax not bake it.
4.Let the molds cool and then pop the crayon out.
Melted Crayon Ornaments Frame
Supplies:
•Broken crayons
•Dollar store small wood picture frame
•Hot glue gun and glue sticks
•Ribbon
•Hairdryer
Directions:
1.Remove the backing on the picture frame.
2. Wrap the ribbon around the top of the frame in the center.
3.Glue pieces of crayon along the top of the frame in whatever pattern you want.
4.Use the hairdryer to melt the crayons down the front of the frame
5.Once dry reattach the backing, then attach your photo to the center and gift it or hang on your holiday tree.
Cut Crayon Picture Frame Ornament
(a project for older kids)
Supplies:
•Assorted crayons with wrappers left on.
•Dollar Store small wood picture frame
•Exacto knife
•Glue gun and glue sticks
Directions:
1.Remove the backing on the picture frame.
2.Wrap the ribbon around the top of the frame in the center.
3.Cut and glue the crayons along the frame
4.Reattach the backing, then attach your photo to the center and gift it or hang on your holiday tree.
