Well it takes a lot of patients! I just pealed off the crayon labels (which I suggest not to do because if you keep them on it will stay attached to the board better and not melt off like mine did) Then I just set my board on my table and readjusted the crayons a lot to get it in the heart shape. Then once everything was the way I wanted I hot glued them down and after they're dry I took the blow dryer and melted it over a cardboard box so it would make a mess every where.