Elmer's Looks for Less Challenge

Elmer's glue invited me to participate in another cool challenge.
On top of the cool stuff they sent me,
I have a chance to win $250 Visa Gift Card.
Totally need that.  

YOU also get a chance to win!

I'll draw two random commenters names to win the following:

Black 20x30 Foam Board

 White 20x30 Foam Board

CraftBond All-Purpose Glue Stick

CraftBond Repositionable Glue Stick

CraftBond Extra-Strength Glue Stick

X-ACTO Designer Series Gripster Knife

Painters Assorted Colors Set

When I received the email, I said "heck yah!".

I later received a package full of some pretty darn cool stuff like:

Their awesome jumbo glue sticks - I use these ALL the time.

These really cool paint pens - They paint on most anything! Even glass.

An X-acto Gripster - nice bright handle that I can find on my desk.

& Foam Board - in black and white.

The challenge was to recreate something from their impressively
inventive DIYs, or make something of my own.
Does it surprise you that I went my own little way?
Nah.

I've seen this really cool piece of art so many times.

I finally did it myself.

Happiness.

It started with foam board, cut with the x-acto knife to a 12" x 12" size

Then came the kids used crayons. I preferred these over new.
Now I have an art piece showcasing all those crayons
that used to be held in to tiny little hands. Precious memories.

I gingerly hot-glued the crayons to the top of the board.
Purposefully placing the written color name forward.

Out comes the handy-dandy heat tool.

Bam. After applying the heat this is the result.
Pretty-darn-stinking-cool. 

 Here is a video my son Alex took of the process
- he sped it up for an extra-coolness factor.
Thanks bud.

I love how the melting wax stained the tips of the crayons as it melted.

This was all the mess it made, easily scraped-off.

That's it. Try it, it's a great way to hold on to some of the old crayons that your kids used.

And it's pretty-darn fun.

I love crayons.

Thanks to Elmer's for the great challenge that made me actually do this!