Flower Fan Tutorial & Elmer's Craft It! Kit Giveaway!

Not too long ago the nice people at Elmer's
sent me a Craft it! Kit full of tools and glues to try
out and now two readers are going to get a
chance to win one too!


The kit includes:
9" x 12" Mini Bi-Fold Foam Board, X-ACTO Designer Series Gripster
Craft Knife, X-ACTO Designer Series 12" Metal Ruler (not pictured),
X-ACTO Designer Series 12" x 12" Self Healing Mat, X-ACTO Designer
Series 8" Scissors, X-ACTO Designer Series 5" Precision Tip Scissors,
X-ACTO Designer Series Basic Shape Templates, X-ACTO Designer
Series Decorative Shape Templates, Painters Bright Colors, Painters
Sherbert Swirl, Craftbond Dot Runner, Craftbond Thin Medium Glue
Spots, Craftbond All Purpose Glue Stick, Craftbond Quick Dry Dual
Tip Glue Pen, and six rolls of Elmer's Designer Tape.

I really enjoyed using the Dot Runner. I used to do a
lot of scrapbooking and was familiar with tape runners
but they always seemed to get wonky after awhile so
they ended up being more frustrating than they were
worth. This cool little tool rolls so smoothly and leaves
behind a line of little tiny dots of adhesive that have
a lot of holding power. Very quick and clean, I think
it's going to be my new go-to glue!

 
I used some of the tools to make these cute flower fans
from recycled cardboard that are perfect to cool you
off on a hot summer day! They would also make a
great party favor or craft, or the kids could make up
a bunch to sell at a lemonade stand.

 

Flower Fan Video Tutorial



You Will Need:
cereal box cardboard
pencil
round object to trace, about 7" in diameter
Designer Series 8" Scissors
acrylic paint
foam brush
small paint brush
Painter's paint pens
popsicle stick
Elmer's Designer Tape in green
Elmer's Quick Dry Dual Tip Glue Pen



Elmer's would love for you to visit their new
Facebook page, Elmer's Craft it! where you'll find
DIY tips and crafting ideas!


The giveaway is now closed, thanks everyone!!
Now for the giveaway!

To enter this giveaway for an Elmer's Craft it! Kit valued
at $250 leave a comment on this post. I'd love to know
a little about how you craft with your kids: How often
do you craft? Do you join in? How do you feel about the
mess? I'm just curious about your crafting experiences
so let me know in the comments if you care to share :)

Comments will close at midnight PST on Saturday,
June 23rd and the winners will be announced here on
Monday, June 25th. Two winners will be chosen using
the Random Number Generator.

This giveaway is available in the USA only.

If you are reading this on Twitter, Facebook,
Google+ or in your email you will need to visit
this post on The Crafty Crow blog to enter your
comment for eligibility.

Good luck everyone!

Please note that due to spam, I have to
approve comments manually, so don't be alarmed
if your comment doesn't show up right away :)