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.
such a fun idea!!
Looks like you all had a great time. I love the pumpkin with the argyle pattern on it. How cute. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love to host a craft party for my more crafty friends! WCount me in!
This would definitely be handy for Christmas gift wrapping! I use plain paper and embellish myself.
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. 😀
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 🙂
Love the pumpkins! And love the crafting party with friends!!!!
I’m new to the blog (started reading the other day) and it looks like I’m just in time for this great giveaway!
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!!!!
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.
Looks like lots of fun goodies!
Looks like fun stuff!
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.
How fun! I would love to win those goodies!
My sons would love to have an Elmer’s craft party with their neighborhood buddies. Thanks for the chance!
That sounds like a super fun idea!
This would be so fun to win!
These are supplies we’d love to have! I’d let me 10 yo have the party, as long as I was invited, too.
Oh this sounds like so much fun!!!!
Thanks so much for a great giveaway!
What a fun idea!!
This looks so fun! Great tools for crafting.
Love this! Thanks for a fun giveaway!
What a lovely idea for girl’s night out. Looks to be a frightfully ghoul time.
Love the pumpkins and girl bonding time!
Wow…sounds like a great time. I need to find or start a group here in California.
That sounds like so much fun! I’m decorating my pumpkin tonight, I might use some of the ideas y’all did.
Xacto and elmers, best craft tools ever, they are a creative extravaganza!
What a great bunch of supplies that *everyone* needs (including me)!
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
Looks like you ladies had a ton of fun. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Wow! Looks like everyone had a blast with those amazing supplies!
Kim directed me here telling me her pumpkin looks ghetto. I don’t agree! Enter me in that contest. Woot!
Coolest giveaway ever! 🙂 I would love to win this parcel of craftiness.
Awesome giveaway and looks like you all had so much fun!
who knew X Acto made scissors… great giveaway!
your party looks like so much fun! thanks for the giveaway.
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!
Oh this looks awesome! I love y’alls pumpkins 🙂
Dollie
Love this giveaway!
this would be amazing. I’m trying to be more crafty!!
Looks like a fun party…
Pumpkins are too cute!!!
Cute!!!
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. 😉
Love the 3-D effect of the the curly paper and the argyle especially. Nothin’ beats good old Elmers!
What a great giveaway!! Thanks so much!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!!
Neat prize package! Looks like everyone really had fun!
All of the pumpkins look fantastic! I would love supplies like these to try it out myself. Thanks for the chance!
So cute and awesome giveaway 🙂
These are adorably cute!!! I love working with craft pumpkins! Xacto makes such wonderful supplies which makes for an awesome give away!
This would sure be handy for Christmas crafting!
Yeah! I love pumpkins, love XACTO, and absolutely love that argyle print on the pumpkin!
Looks like a lot of fun!
What a super fun idea! Wish I had been there. I would love to win a prize package.
I love crafty parties! How fun 🙂 Crossing my fingers on this giveaway!
The pumpkins are fun and cute, but I’m really more envious of the party!! So fun!
This would be awesome to win. My friends and I could have a cool Christmas Craft Party. Fingers (and toes) crossed.
How fun–not just the craft kits but the great time together as friends!
Awesome ideas I could come up with for me and my little one to create and of course her playmates too!!
This sounds like a ton of fun! I hope I get the crafting kit and then I’ll host my own girls night in 🙂
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.
Perfect timing to restock for all the holiday crafts coming up! Thanks for the chance to win!
A fun set of supplies.
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I love this idea! I like how you can use these pumpkins year after year! Love it 🙂
I could do serious damage with this prize pack. 🙂
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
It sounds like so much fun!
Wow! Nice giveaway!
Love the pumpkins! The party looks great. I just found your blog and I’m hooked.
My daughter is the crafting queen! We caller Grainne scissor hands! Those supplies would be great!
Thank you!
Shauna
Wow, that is amazing! I bet you guys had a BLAST creating. What a fun way to spend adult time together!
RobbynW
I’m feeling lucky!
LOVE the argyle pumpkin – so cute. I hope I win the giveaway it would be so fun to have a Christmas decorations party!!
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.
looks like fun!
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!
Looks like you all had a lot of fun! I would love to win this. Thanks for a great giveaway!
I LOVE crafting with friends. I have a group of gals that get together once a quarter to play – so fun!
What a fun idea! Looks like you all had a great evening! Would love to win those supplies…:)
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!
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! 😀
LOVE the pumpkins! What a great giveaway, I would have so much fun with this one. Thanks for the opportunity 🙂
That looks like so much fun and what a GREAT pack of goodies!!
How fun! I would love this!
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! 🙂
Oh what fun. Would love to win so could do with kids at youth group, they would have a blast with all the goodies.
I’ve been needing to buy new x-acto blades, but seriously — this is so much better! Fingers crossed!
What a fun giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
Such a great idea!