The blog http://minimatisse.blogspot.com/ recently had a post inviting readers to enter to win 100 pounds of Tru-Ray construction paper simply by becoming a "fan" of Pacon Creative Products' facebook page. 
I don't usually respond to offers like this on facebook; as a matter of fact I don't usually do much at all on facebook beyond look at my son's photos. But I figured "what the heck", became a Pacon fan, and promptly forgot about it until I read a comment on my blog from blogger-buddy http://artprojectgirl.blogspot.com/, asking if I had won the paper. So off to facebook I went, and indeedy Pacon had announced that I am the winner! As we say in my art room, Holy Guacomole!!
So today I called Pacon to claim my prize. I was told I could pick out 2 cartons of paper, and that I could choose the color and size paper for each carton, but the whole carton had to be the same thing. I'm getting one carton of 18"x24" paper (15 packages of 50 sheets = 750 sheets!). The second carton is 12"x18" (25 packages of 50 sheets = 1250 sheets!)!!! With that much paper, I couldn't imagine it being all one color, so I was told I could receive the assorted packages, as long the whole carton was the assorted packs. I'm getting a standard assortment for the large size paper, and the bright assortment for the smaller paper. How cool is that?!
I don't usually respond to offers like this on facebook; as a matter of fact I don't usually do much at all on facebook beyond look at my son's photos. But I figured "what the heck", became a Pacon fan, and promptly forgot about it until I read a comment on my blog from blogger-buddy http://artprojectgirl.blogspot.com/, asking if I had won the paper. So off to facebook I went, and indeedy Pacon had announced that I am the winner! As we say in my art room, Holy Guacomole!!So today I called Pacon to claim my prize. I was told I could pick out 2 cartons of paper, and that I could choose the color and size paper for each carton, but the whole carton had to be the same thing. I'm getting one carton of 18"x24" paper (15 packages of 50 sheets = 750 sheets!). The second carton is 12"x18" (25 packages of 50 sheets = 1250 sheets!)!!! With that much paper, I couldn't imagine it being all one color, so I was told I could receive the assorted packages, as long the whole carton was the assorted packs. I'm getting a standard assortment for the large size paper, and the bright assortment for the smaller paper. How cool is that?!-
I (obviously) will share with the secondary art teacher in my district, as well as any elementary teachers who want. It will help a lot with our budgets and requisitions for the coming school year.
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Thank You Pacon!!!!! And thank you blogger-friends that have congratulated me. What a cheeful lift to a gloomy winter!
Yay! I'm glad that someone who is willing to share with other teachers won. And, you will use it well!
ReplyDeleteWHAT? I'm so happy for you! You deserve the paper!!! I'm glad you became a fan:)
ReplyDeleteSo cool that one of us bloggers won! Lots more collage projects!
ReplyDeleteGO PHYL!!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!!!! Good for you!!! I know you'll make good use of it all!!
ReplyDeleteYay!
ReplyDeleteThis is super duper awesome! 18 x24 Now that is great! That is an expensive size yet Tru Ray is the best! :) Yippee for you!
ReplyDeleteThat's really nice, Phyl. What a fabulous win!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you won the paper!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome win! Who wouldn't love that prize? Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteWow I can't beleive you won awesome!
ReplyDeleteOh my!! CONGRATS!!! Free art supplies are the best! Pacon actually emailed me literally a couple days ago asking me to participate in making a project.... maybe I can ask them to do another giveaway for everyone to enter!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I HEART TRU-RAY! It's the only paper I use. Now we should all post our best paper sculpture projects to inspire you!!!
ReplyDeleteSmiles - Susan
CONGRATS! Lucky lady!!! LOVE Tru-Ray! You deserve it!
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