Crayon Bulletin Board/Top 20

We could learn a lot from crayons:

some are sharp,

some are pretty,

some are dull,

some have weird names.

All are different colors,

but they all have to learn to live 

in the same box.

I wish I knew where this quote came from!  I read it uncredited somewhere, tried to search, and came up with no results.  I had fun making my first hallway bulletin board.  I painted the background with house paint left over from the mural last spring.  Benefits: it always looks decorated even when empty and if I don't want to, I don't have to cover it with paper!  I still need to paint the frame but haven't had time yet.  I found a photo of a crayon and projected it onto 12x18 inch construction paper so I could trace the outline of the crayons and get them all the same size.  Next, I used crayons to add highlights and shadows and added more details with sharpie.  I had originally planned to use die cut letters until I realized how many letters there actually were!  Instead, I just typed, printed, and laminated the saying with different fonts to emphasize the different qualities.

Also, I was surprised to find out that my little blog made the list of Top 20 Art Blogs for Educators!  If you follow lots of Art Ed blogs, you've probably already seen reference to the list in the last week or so.  Lots of blogs I follow were on the list and I found a few new blogs that I now follow!  Take a minute to check out the list on the new Online Degrees blog.  Thanks, Maria!