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You are visiting: Home » Giveaways & Product Reviews » Ghoulishly Good Giveaway: Elmer’s and X-ACTO

Ghoulishly Good Giveaway: Elmer’s and X-ACTO

by Lindsay Ballard on October 31, 2011 92 Comments

This post is sponsored by Elmers’s.

A few weeks ago, I hosted a Craft & Tell party at my home thrown by Elmer’s and X-ACTO.  I invited friends, readers and local bloggers to join in the fun.  Elmer’s sent me a huge box of just about every craft supply you could think of – glue sticks, glue dots, photo corners, paint pens, X-ACTO knives, circle cutters, self-healing cutting boards, gel pens and so much more.  Each party attendee got to take home a ton of supplies, so you know everyone was excited to attend!

Instead of coming up with one craft for everyone to work on, I decided that it would be fun to have a pumpkin decorating party.  I asked my guests to bring a craft pumpkin to decorate, and I put out a few more craft supplies that I thought they may want to use.

We had such a great time crafting and enjoying some adult time together.  This was the perfect, low-key girls night out.


We loved how easy it was to cut through the craft pumpkins with the X-ACTO knives, and I was amazed at how everyone was able to come up with such vastly different ideas using the exact same products.

Kim used pre-cut letters that I had on hand to spell out Harvest Time.  She attached the letters with Elmer’s Glue Dots and then used them as a template to cut out the phrase with her X-ACTO knife.  Kristen used her X-ACTO scissors and circle cutter to create all sorts of cute cute Halloween themes and attached them to her pumpkin with glue dots.  Melissa free-handed her jack-o-lantern face and cut it out with an X-ACTO knife.  She came up with the idea of outlining her cut outs with a Elmer’s Painters Paint Marker, and the rest of us thought she was a genius!

Allison used her paint markers to draw an amazing argyle pattern on her pumpkin, and she cut out Trick-Or-Treat with an X-ACTO knife.  Lindsay (not me, but my friend!) carved a fanged P out of hers, and it looked fabulous.  I covered my pumpkin in strips of curly brown craft paper using my glue dots.

Here’s everyone modeling with their new masterpieces (click Play Again if the slideshow has already cycled through).  Are there any bloggers in the mix that you recognize?

Elmer’s and X-ACTO wanted to make sure that the fun could be spread around to everyone, not just those who live locally.  So, they are providing Craft & Tell prize packs to TWO readers of Living With Lindsay!  Each Craft & Tell prize pack includes:
·         3  X-ACTO Retract-a-Blade knives
·         3  CraftBond Extra Strength Glue Sticks
·         3  CraftBond Tape Runners
·         3 Mini Bi-fold 9×12 Foam Board packs
·         1 Painters Markers pack
·         1 X-ACTO Decorative Edge Scissors pack
·         1 Circle Cutter
·         1 X-ACTO Self-Healing Mat
·         1 Glue Dots pack
·         2 Photo Corners packs (various colors)
·         1 Gel Pens pack
·         1 Tacky Glue bottle

You could have your own mini craft party with your friends!  To enter, simply leave a comment below.  Two winners will be randomly selected from contest entries.  The giveaway is open through Thursday, November 3rd.

Good luck and happy crafting!

Disclosure: Elmer’s supplied me with craft supplies to host a Craft & Tell party with the understanding that I would write about my party.  No money exchanged hands, and there was no encouragement to review the products in a positive fashion.

Giveaway rules: Giveaway open until midnight on 11/3/2011.  No purchase necessary. Odds of winning are based on the number of entries.  One entry per person.  Open to US residents, 18 and older.  Winners will be randomly selected using Random.org and notified by email.  If winner doesn’t respond in one week, another winner may be randomly drawn.

About Lindsay Ballard

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Duke and Jill). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.

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Comments

  1. jamie says

    October 31, 2011 at 7:27 am

    such a fun idea!!

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  2. maura says

    October 31, 2011 at 7:28 am

    Looks like you all had a great time. I love the pumpkin with the argyle pattern on it. How cute. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  3. Lori H says

    October 31, 2011 at 7:29 am

    I would love to host a craft party for my more crafty friends! WCount me in!

    Reply
  4. leslie says

    October 31, 2011 at 7:41 am

    This would definitely be handy for Christmas gift wrapping! I use plain paper and embellish myself.

    Reply
  5. Ashley says

    October 31, 2011 at 7:41 am

    The pumpkins look amazing! I love the Elmer’s & Xacto supplies. That’s the majority of what I use on my paper crafts. I can always use extra supplies. 😀

    Reply
  6. Kim says

    October 31, 2011 at 7:52 am

    This was so much fun! I added leaves to the top of my pumpkin and now it doesn’t look nearly as ghetto as it did before! 🙂 I have used my x-acto knife numerous times since the party, I love it so much!!! Besides that, I think my favorite item were the paint pens. Those were so cool and I definitely have to go buy some for myself now 🙂

    Reply
  7. Sharla says

    October 31, 2011 at 7:55 am

    Love the pumpkins! And love the crafting party with friends!!!!

    Reply
  8. Codi says

    October 31, 2011 at 8:07 am

    I’m new to the blog (started reading the other day) and it looks like I’m just in time for this great giveaway!

    Reply
  9. Elizabeth "Lizzie" King says

    October 31, 2011 at 8:08 am

    Looks so cute and fun!! I made a spooky wreath this weekend, and some of those glue dots would have come in handy 🙂 I would love to get even more crafty supplies 😉 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

    Reply
  10. Tina Miller says

    October 31, 2011 at 8:17 am

    It looks like you had so much fun. I love doing “crafty” things. I really like making different holiday themed items for my friends and family.

    Reply
  11. Suzy says

    October 31, 2011 at 8:19 am

    Looks like lots of fun goodies!

    Reply
  12. G says

    October 31, 2011 at 8:31 am

    Looks like fun stuff!

    Reply
  13. Diane@InMyOwnStyle says

    October 31, 2011 at 8:40 am

    Hi Lindsay-

    What a fun idea – looks like you had a great time and now everyone has the perfect jack-o-lantern for tonight and years to come. Happy Halloween.

    Reply
  14. Liz @ Here's to Handy Andy says

    October 31, 2011 at 8:40 am

    How fun! I would love to win those goodies!

    Reply
  15. Catherine says

    October 31, 2011 at 8:49 am

    My sons would love to have an Elmer’s craft party with their neighborhood buddies. Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  16. ladyloo says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:05 am

    That sounds like a super fun idea!

    Reply
  17. Amber says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:07 am

    This would be so fun to win!

    Reply
  18. MoniCue says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:07 am

    These are supplies we’d love to have! I’d let me 10 yo have the party, as long as I was invited, too.

    Reply
  19. Yanira says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:20 am

    Oh this sounds like so much fun!!!!

    Reply
  20. Tara says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:23 am

    Thanks so much for a great giveaway!

    Reply
  21. Meahsmom says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:30 am

    What a fun idea!!

    Reply
  22. Sara R says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:30 am

    This looks so fun! Great tools for crafting.

    Reply
  23. Amy P says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:42 am

    Love this! Thanks for a fun giveaway!

    Reply
  24. Brandi M says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:46 am

    What a lovely idea for girl’s night out. Looks to be a frightfully ghoul time.

    Reply
  25. Erin says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:52 am

    Love the pumpkins and girl bonding time!

    Reply
  26. becky mercado says

    October 31, 2011 at 10:34 am

    Wow…sounds like a great time. I need to find or start a group here in California.

    Reply
  27. Jen S. says

    October 31, 2011 at 10:47 am

    That sounds like so much fun! I’m decorating my pumpkin tonight, I might use some of the ideas y’all did.

    Reply
  28. wendy simmons says

    October 31, 2011 at 10:55 am

    Xacto and elmers, best craft tools ever, they are a creative extravaganza!

    Reply
  29. Lorna E says

    October 31, 2011 at 11:07 am

    What a great bunch of supplies that *everyone* needs (including me)!
    Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

    Reply
  30. Katie says

    October 31, 2011 at 11:11 am

    Looks like you ladies had a ton of fun. Thanks for the great giveaway!

    Reply
  31. Lori B. says

    October 31, 2011 at 11:27 am

    Wow! Looks like everyone had a blast with those amazing supplies!

    Reply
  32. Lori says

    October 31, 2011 at 11:39 am

    Kim directed me here telling me her pumpkin looks ghetto. I don’t agree! Enter me in that contest. Woot!

    Reply
  33. Anna says

    October 31, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Coolest giveaway ever! 🙂 I would love to win this parcel of craftiness.

    Reply
  34. Melinda T says

    October 31, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    Awesome giveaway and looks like you all had so much fun!

    Reply
  35. LauraBC says

    October 31, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    who knew X Acto made scissors… great giveaway!

    Reply
  36. Robyn G says

    October 31, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    your party looks like so much fun! thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  37. Bonny says

    October 31, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    That looks like a lot of fun! My roommates and I usually just have baking/cooking shindigs, but a craft night would be better procrastination!

    Reply
  38. Dollie says

    October 31, 2011 at 1:03 pm

    Oh this looks awesome! I love y’alls pumpkins 🙂

    Dollie

    Reply
  39. Jen says

    October 31, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    Love this giveaway!

    Reply
  40. ShootingStarsmag says

    October 31, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    this would be amazing. I’m trying to be more crafty!!

    Reply
  41. Maria says

    October 31, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    Looks like a fun party…

    Reply
  42. Nikki Smith says

    October 31, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    Pumpkins are too cute!!!

    Reply
  43. Leah says

    October 31, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    Cute!!!

    Reply
  44. Devin Hogan says

    October 31, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    I am very excited about this contest. A lot of my friends (and myself) are crafting fanatics. I believe that it helps to keep us sane. 😉

    Reply
  45. Suzanne says

    October 31, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    Love the 3-D effect of the the curly paper and the argyle especially. Nothin’ beats good old Elmers!

    Reply
  46. Teresa says

    October 31, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    What a great giveaway!! Thanks so much!

    Reply
  47. Donna Bowes says

    October 31, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!!

    Reply
  48. Henria O. says

    October 31, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    Neat prize package! Looks like everyone really had fun!

    Reply
  49. Jennifer D. says

    October 31, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    All of the pumpkins look fantastic! I would love supplies like these to try it out myself. Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  50. Tilly says

    October 31, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    So cute and awesome giveaway 🙂

    Reply
  51. Ashley says

    October 31, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    These are adorably cute!!! I love working with craft pumpkins! Xacto makes such wonderful supplies which makes for an awesome give away!

    Reply
  52. Heather C. says

    October 31, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    This would sure be handy for Christmas crafting!

    Reply
  53. Jenny Pollard says

    October 31, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    Yeah! I love pumpkins, love XACTO, and absolutely love that argyle print on the pumpkin!

    Reply
  54. kristin says

    October 31, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    Looks like a lot of fun!

    Reply
  55. DianeC in WA says

    October 31, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    What a super fun idea! Wish I had been there. I would love to win a prize package.

    Reply
  56. Sara says

    October 31, 2011 at 6:39 pm

    I love crafty parties! How fun 🙂 Crossing my fingers on this giveaway!

    Reply
  57. Janice M says

    October 31, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    The pumpkins are fun and cute, but I’m really more envious of the party!! So fun!

    Reply
  58. LeAnn says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    This would be awesome to win. My friends and I could have a cool Christmas Craft Party. Fingers (and toes) crossed.

    Reply
  59. Flybabymom says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    How fun–not just the craft kits but the great time together as friends!

    Reply
  60. Rosalyn J says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    Awesome ideas I could come up with for me and my little one to create and of course her playmates too!!

    Reply
  61. Holly C says

    October 31, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    This sounds like a ton of fun! I hope I get the crafting kit and then I’ll host my own girls night in 🙂

    Reply
  62. Jill says

    October 31, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    Love your pumpkin carving party! This is a tradition among my friends as well. Would love to get crafty with the Elmers craft pack.

    Also, I LOVED the 31 Day Challenge. I couldn’t wait to come back each day to see the next post.

    Reply
  63. beth says

    October 31, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    Perfect timing to restock for all the holiday crafts coming up! Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  64. MelodyJ says

    October 31, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    A fun set of supplies.

    melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  65. Elizabeth Contreras says

    October 31, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    I love this idea! I like how you can use these pumpkins year after year! Love it 🙂

    Reply
  66. Lisa S. says

    November 1, 2011 at 12:21 am

    I could do serious damage with this prize pack. 🙂

    Reply
  67. Gari A. says

    November 1, 2011 at 1:56 am

    Aawwwwhhh man! I’m so jealous!!! I wanna play with the paint pens!!! 😉 (okay, and all the other great stuff too!!) Be sure to invite me for the Thanksgiving day parade or Christmas eve party!!! ;-0

    Reply
  68. CherylM. says

    November 1, 2011 at 9:45 am

    It sounds like so much fun!

    Reply
  69. Cheryl says

    November 1, 2011 at 9:46 am

    Wow! Nice giveaway!

    Reply
  70. Linda says

    November 1, 2011 at 10:18 am

    Love the pumpkins! The party looks great. I just found your blog and I’m hooked.

    Reply
  71. Shauna says

    November 1, 2011 at 10:19 am

    My daughter is the crafting queen! We caller Grainne scissor hands! Those supplies would be great!
    Thank you!
    Shauna

    Reply
  72. RobbynW says

    November 1, 2011 at 11:08 am

    Wow, that is amazing! I bet you guys had a BLAST creating. What a fun way to spend adult time together!
    RobbynW

    Reply
  73. Kris says

    November 1, 2011 at 11:44 am

    I’m feeling lucky!

    Reply
  74. Lindsey says

    November 1, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    LOVE the argyle pumpkin – so cute. I hope I win the giveaway it would be so fun to have a Christmas decorations party!!

    Reply
  75. Kathy Lee says

    November 1, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    What a great idea! I think it would be so much fun to host a Christmas craft party…hmm, what could we make? I’m sure I could come up with something that would use these supplies! Thank you for the opportunity.

    Reply
  76. sarah t says

    November 1, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    looks like fun!

    Reply
  77. Terry says

    November 1, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    What a great idea! I recently moved and haven’t had a chance to get to know my neighbors. What an opportunity, a craft party. Fall is here and everybody loves to decorate, this would be a great opportunity to get some crafting done and introduce myself to the neighborhood!

    Reply
  78. Jennifer H says

    November 1, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    Looks like you all had a lot of fun! I would love to win this. Thanks for a great giveaway!

    Reply
  79. Laree @ Ever Heard of Euless says

    November 1, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    I LOVE crafting with friends. I have a group of gals that get together once a quarter to play – so fun!

    Reply
  80. Monica says

    November 1, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    What a fun idea! Looks like you all had a great evening! Would love to win those supplies…:)

    Reply
  81. Cindy says

    November 1, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    Every year I’m invited to a “house” party. We construct miniature houses and decorate them with all types of crazy things. I would love to share one of these Elmer’s and X-Acto Kits with all of the ladies there! What a fun surprise that would be!

    Reply
  82. Krystal says

    November 1, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    What a great idea to have an elmers and exacto craft party! SUCH fun, I’m considering a Thanksgiving themed one since we have a week off from school. THANK YOU for the opportunity to win and (a really big) THANK YOU for the great idea! 😀

    Reply
  83. Debbie says

    November 1, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    LOVE the pumpkins! What a great giveaway, I would have so much fun with this one. Thanks for the opportunity 🙂

    Reply
  84. April was in CT now CA says

    November 1, 2011 at 11:55 pm

    That looks like so much fun and what a GREAT pack of goodies!!

    Reply
  85. michaela hoenigman says

    November 2, 2011 at 12:04 am

    How fun! I would love this!

    Reply
  86. Emily says

    November 2, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    What a fun idea! I love crafting and would love to attend such a party, but I’ve never thought of hosting one. It looks like your group had such fun! 🙂

    Reply
  87. Jonir says

    November 2, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Oh what fun. Would love to win so could do with kids at youth group, they would have a blast with all the goodies.

    Reply
  88. Nicole says

    November 3, 2011 at 9:47 am

    I’ve been needing to buy new x-acto blades, but seriously — this is so much better! Fingers crossed!

    Reply
  89. Erin says

    November 3, 2011 at 12:24 pm

    What a fun giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win 🙂

    Reply
  90. Amber says

    November 3, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    Such a great idea!

    Reply

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Duke and Jill). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.


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