Melted Crayon Art

My best friend, Johnnie, discovered this craft that involves melting crayons on canvas. She showed me the idea, and I absolutely wanted to try! So, one day, we went to the store, bought hundreds of crayons and a few canvas' and went to work!

These are the two I made:

 This one I made for my friend, Emily.

I made this one for my friend, Rachael, and her boyfriend. But, Rachael got to keep it. ;)

I had so much fun making these. I think it took me and Johnnie 6-8 hours to finish them. She made one that was bigger than mine, and had two colored sides. One side was red, oranges and yellows, and one side was blues and purples, and she had a cool quote. It says, "Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." 

So, here's a "how-to" on how to make these melted crayons on canvas. It's really easy! 

Plan out what you want to do. Figure out what colors you're going to incorporate into your creation. Maybe even add some extra things like I did with the flowers, the hearts, the letters and the umbrella. Be creative! 

Buy your materials, obviously. I don't think it matters what crayon brand you buy. Johnnie and I bought Crayola just because we like their crayons. Now for the canvas, if you really want to, you can buy an expensive canvas. Or, you can just buy some good foam boards. We bought foam boards and they worked really good. Look around for some good deals on canvas' or boards if you're planning on making more than one! Oh, you're going to need a hot glue gun and a hairdryer too. And some newspaper to lay down so you don't get melted crayon everywhere! 

Lay out your crayons in the desired order you would like. If you're using multiple colors, really try to put them in an order so they blend well. After you lay out the crayons, super glue them to the board and let them dry. Prop up the board so it's not laying down. Then, use the blow dryer to melt the crayons. Try to angle the blow dryer at an angle pointing down on the crayons (on the tip of them) so they don't make a mess everywhere on the board. If you look at my first picture, that's what I mean. I had the blow dryer turned to the left/right and that's what happened. However, if you like that, then aim the blow dryer where ever you want. :) Then after you're done with melting the crayons, you can either be finished or add on some extra things! When Johnnie did her board, she put on some peel able letters and melted the crayons over them, so when she peeled them off, you can read the words. 

I hope others will try! It can be time consuming, but really fun too! As I said, be creative! :) I really want to make some more one day. 

God bless!

Megan

Everyday Life

My normal schedule consists of going to school and work, being out of the house from 8-5 everyday. You can say I've gotten used to my schedule since it's been like that for a month now. But today, we don't have school. I'm not sure why they canceled school for today and not yesterday, beings as yesterday was President's day. But hey, I can't complain. No school is pretty awesome.


Since I have a day off, I always want to do something since I feel lazy if I'm doing nothing. So today, I scheduled an orthodontist appointment since it's really the only time I have free. I also even asked this guy I like if he wanted to go out to eat, since we both don't work or have school.


There is a moral to my story, I promise. I'm not just talking about my day for no reason. I know my life isn't that exciting.


Anyways, I had my whole day planned out and everything. Drive myself to the orthodontist, hopefully go out with this guy I've been talking to, work on homework. Easy day, right?


Well, my day hasn't been going as planned. This guy texted me last night saying we can't go out because something came up. Which I'm perfectly fine with. We're both busy individuals and I know life can bring some unexpected things. Now with the orthodontist: I said on my first blog I am 18 and I live with my grandparents. My grandparents worry about everything, so my grandpa wouldn't let me drive to the orthodontist by myself. I know they love me, but I am 18. Not 12. I have to grow up eventually. So we got into a stupid fight that was pointless and now we're both in a sour mood.


Whatever.


As I said earlier, I have a point to this post.


As my grandpa was driving me to the orthodontist, I realized something that we all need to realize. Our days can be ruined, and sometimes they're not going to go as we planned. Even though it can really suck sometimes. Especially if you were looking forward to going out with a really nice guy...


Personally, I believe everyone has a specific plan or "destiny" planned out for them. Yes, God has a plan for everyone. We do have free will to do as we please. But as for this girl, I want what God has planned for me. I am totally lost in what I want to do, where I want to go. I know God knows what's best for me.


Proverbs 3: 5-6 But trust in the Lord with your heart, and lean not onto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will guide you.


So, I'm going to trust Him. I don't want to go by my own understandings because I know I can be wrong in my decisions.


Maybe my day didn't go as planned for a reason. Maybe I could have possibly gotten into a car accident if I drove myself. Maybe this boy and I couldn't go out because he's not the right guy for me. I honestly don't know. All I know is, God holds my world and my life in His hands. He has control and I want to let him take me wherever He wants me to go.


So whoever is reading this, I pray that you will also let God take control of your life. Maybe your day didn't go as planned either. Just remember, God has a plan for each and everyone of us. God loves you and wants the right things for you.


God bless!
Megan

Time For Introductions

Ephesians 3:17-19 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 

Hello to whoever is reading this! 

My name is Megan. I think life is beautiful, hence the title of my blog. I am really not sure what struck me to create a blog. I've always thought about it, but never actually went through with the thought. Well, obviously I now decided to make a blog. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to write about. Honestly, I might not even keep up with this blog. I am hoping that I do though! I feel as if this will help myself and others. At least, I hope it does.

Here's a little more about myself. If anyone cares. ;)

As I said, my name is Megan. I am 18 years old. I live in Ohio with my grandparents. I am a freshman in college and no, I do not have a major. I am thinking about human resources or social work. Maybe even education, psychology, or medical. But who knows, I'm so indecisive. I always want to make sure I make the right choice. I'm a Christian (if you couldn't tell by the Bible verse above.) To be more specific, I am Apostolic Pentecostal. If you don't know what that is, I'll be explaining my beliefs in one of my future blogs! I work part time in HRIS (human resources information system) at the university I attend. I honestly don't know how I got the job because I barely talked during my interview. 

I love to sing. I love listening to music. I love to have fun. I love to be with friends and family. I love food. I love reading and writing. I love watching movies. I love Facebook, and Pinterest. I love clothes. I love life. I love Jesus. I love others. I love looking at someone's smile or hearing someone's laugh (yes, even very annoying laughs.) I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because you can tell if their emotions are real or not real. I admire those who have a real smile and laugh, because they're the people who have been through some tough times in their life and was able to get out on the other side OK. 

I find happiness in the smallest of things. I am generally a happy person (well, I try to be. Sometimes I'm not always happy But, hey, I'm a girl.) I would rather laugh than be sad or mad. Bitterness is not good for a person at all. It'll ruin your relationship with God and with others. And it'll just tear you up inside. Seriously, who wants to carry around a grudge and a burden when you can forgive others and ask God to forgive you? I used to be bitter, and let me tell you, now since I don't carry around the pain, I feel so much better. You can forgive others. And God will forgive you. 

Hmm, what else is there to explain about myself... I guess I'm a really simple person. I don't think complex or out of the box, so my blog may not be that exciting to anyone who is reading. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if anyone stopped reading in the beginning. So, in the case, no one would be reading this now and I'm talking to myself... But, that's OK. A lot of people talk to themselves. Of course, you might get some weird looks if you're talking to yourself out loud in public. Sometimes you have to look if that person is talking to someone in their blue tooth. I remember I was in the library and there was this guy just sitting at a table by himself talking to no one. I looked and he didn't have a blue tooth. I was really creeped out. 

I can be really weird. It's who I am and I'm not going to change. As I said, I like to have fun and I can be really hyper and crazy at times. Of course, I'm trying not to show that wild side of me now since I don't want to scare people away already... ;) My motto is, be who you are and don't change for anyone! I know it can be hard though. You always worry what people think about you and how they're going to react to you. I go through that a lot, beings as I like to think of myself as different than everyone else. But, everyone is unique in their own way!

This is a really long post, so I apologize to those who stuck around to read this whole thing. I promise my future posts won't be so long... well, actually, I'm not going to promise anything. Maybe they'll be even longer next time! This is my very first blog, so as I said earlier, I'm not sure what I'm going to be talking about. Or, this may be my first and last post. It depends if I ever get more motivation to write more.

OK, time to shut up.