So most people by now have probably seen the melted crayon rainbow picture on Pinterest (see above). It looks simple enough, but I very quickly found out that a. you need a nice strong hair dryer and b. this definitely not the type of project you want to do with a 2 year old running around the house. We tried it (even though it's obviously not a kid-friendly project) and while Max loved holding the blow dryer, he ended up spraying melted crayon all over the bathroom floor. Oops.
This got me thinking, about testing out some of these "easy" Pinterest projects and figuring out if they truly are as simple as they appear or if there are some potential bumps I could warn future crafters about.
Over the next few weeks I'll try out a few of the more basic ones and show you how it goes.
First up: Dyed Pasta
This is a fairly easy project. I found a few ways of doing it with slight variations. Rather than critique the ones that didn't seem to work, I'll just tell you the best method I was able to develop from testing a few out.
The best one I found was from impressyourkids.org, (as seen above). Here is her method with a few additional tips:
materials:
rubbing alcohol
pasta
food coloring
plastic bags (that seal)
paper towel/wax paper
get to work:
1. Drop about a tbs. of alcohol into a plastic sandwich bag.
2. Add food coloring (the author used 8 drops for a nice dark color).
3. Drop in some pasta and seal up the bag.
4. Roll the pasta in the bag, making sure to coat each piece.
5. Remove the pasta from the bag and place on paper towel or wax paper to dry.
Here is how mine turned out.
a word from the peanut gallery (meaning me):
1. For best results use pasta that has no ridges. This will ensure an even coat of coloring.
2. Food coloring "gel" seems to provide the richest colors and offers quite the variety when it comes to mixing colors.
3. Let the pasta sit in the bag for at least 2min. this produces a richer color.
Here is the pasta I made earlier in the day.
Notice how the ridges on the penne create an uneven color?
Despite the unevenness it still made a lovely necklace.
Although Max decided the pasta fit better in his freight car.
My husband calls this the "Pasta Train."
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