Today we are thrilled to have Heather guest posting for us!  She is amazing at everything crafty.  Seriously.  She blows my mind with all the fun stuff she does with her kids.  We are so glad she is here with us!

Hi there, I'm Heather from Krafts and Kiddosand I'm thrilled to be here at Just a Touch of Crazy sharing a guest post for some friends of mine, Emily and Leilani. They are absolutely amazing for letting me stop by today and hang out with you. Today I'm sharing a Melted Crayon Pumpkin craft.

Today I'm sharing a creative way to enjoy your pumpkin this Halloween. I'm going to show how to create a Melted Crayon Pumpkin. I was originally inspired by The Swell Designer, to try this super unique way to decorate a pumpkin. Who doesn't love some Halloween decor, and DIY at that...

You can use a real or fake pumpkin. We chose a faux pumpkin for this craft, partly because I just love real pumpkins so much, I have a hard time painting them or doing anything besides making a pumpkin into a true jack-o-lantern. I found these plastic pumpkins (6 1/2 inch size by Celebrate It) at our local craft store for under $5. I also had Tacky Glue on hand, but you can also purchase this at your craft store for under $4.  Add a few crayons, + a hair dryer you're ready to go.

A warning in advance: This can get quite messy! Use an old sheet or cardboard as your base, that you don't mind getting dirty. The crayons do tend to splatter around during the making of our crafty pumpkins.

Place your crayons into a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes. Pull the crayons out of the water and watch how easily the label peels right off.

Next crack your crayons in half. A little crayon will go a LONG way for this DIY pumpkin craft.

Before you get started, lay your pumpkin and supplies onto an old sheet or whatever surface is okay to get messy. This project will make a little mess.

Begin applying your Tacky glue around the stem. Apply a lot of tacky glue, probably enough to cover half of your crayon or even the  complete bottom of each crayon. The more tacky glue under each crayon helps them stay in place.

Are you still with me, if so let's start adding our crayons. Place the crayons evenly around the stem with a small space in between each color. Be creative, add different colors and patterns. There are no rules, you can add whatever crayon colors your family likes best (I won't tell).

We are not so fancy for this project...yes indeed we are using an old fashioned hair dryer to complete our awesome DIY pumpkin decor.

Plug in your hairdryer and begin heating your crayons. Adjust the heat from medium to high if needed. I switched between the two settings to get just the right drip of crayon. Start at the top of the pumpkin and melt your crayon downward. Continue this on each crayon. It looks really, really cool to see the colors drip down the pumpkin and make patterns.

Heating your crayons doesn't take long, it probably takes 5 minutes total (depending on what size pumpkin). Ours was a smaller pumpkin.

I'm honestly so happy with how simple these melted crayon pumpkins are to create. I know your family will love the ones you create too! You'll thank me later. Who knew, by using a few products you have at home, plus a pumpkin, and glue - you're set to create one of the coolest pumpkins in the neighborhood!

Enjoy creating your pumpkins. It's a great DIY craft that can be as colorful as you want. With Halloween right around the corner, these pumpkins are perfect to add to your front porch. Let us know how your pumpkins turn out, we'd love to see pictures too.

I hope you enjoyed following me today here at Just a Touch of Crazy. Thanks so much to Emily and Leilani for having me today, it sure was a blast! If you enjoyed today's craft, stop by Krafts and Kiddos and drop me a line to say hello. You can also find me sharing on Pinterest andFacebook with so many cool crafts for kids, moms, and recipes too!