Annie Lang's Blog!

Halloween is so much more fun when you MAKE it yourself!  Whether you are getting ready to decorate for a party, packaging Halloween goodies for the treaters, creating costume accessories or simply want to whip up some not too spooky DIY items for your home, you'll surely want to get started now!  I created the header graphic above using the downloadable "Spooked" Font, Halloween prints and clipart characters found on the Annie Things Possible website. Make everything from flyers to wearables to totes and paper novelties using Annie Lang's clipart, fonts, digital art prints, activity books and line art patterns and have a GREAT Halloween!

Subscribe to Annie Lang's Art You Tube Channel and  never miss a chance to make something FUN! 

Are you ready to make some Springtime fun?  Annie's Kids are here to help brighten things up!  Make these fun cupcake and plant pokes using character art from ready to print Paper Clip Seasons Book , Spring Kids printable project sheet and Annie's Springtime Kids Character Clipart set.  So grab your scissors and get started now and let the Springtime shine!

Get your Chills on all month long and best of all...Annie Lang's lineart pattern book is   available in both paperback and downloadable .pdf editions!

If you've got K-Cups...You've Got Party Hats! Easily recycle or repurpose your k-cups and craft them into clever little hats you can use for a variety of events. The photo sample shows a simple brim made from a round woodlet, but you can use foam, felt or cardboard if you'd like.  Use black K-Cups to make cute top hats or paint them with bright colors and add lace, beads or other trims to create adorable little bonnets!  Here's how I made the sample project... 1.  Peel the foil lid off of a used K-Cup. 2.  Remove the grounds.  You can recycle them by mixing into your garden soil! 3.  Most k-cups have an inner filter lining so just pull it off. 4.  Most of the quality coffee brand cups have a plastic strainer.  I paint them and use as craft embellishments.  They make great dimensional  "owl eyes" or flower centers when you glue gemstones or felt circles to the center hole! 5.  Apply craft glue around the top edge of the k-cup and attach it to the cent

Create Fun Ears for Elves, Leprechauns and Attentive Readers!  If you're looking for a quick, easy and really fun project, you can print and assemble this project in no time at all! Originally designed as a classroom storytelling prop for my Elf books reading sessions, this project can easily be used to create Leprechaun Ears for St. Patrick's Day or used as a Halloween costume accessory. Here's how to make Leprechaun Ears like the ones Little Emma is modelling for us in the sample photo... 1.  Right click the project page below and save it to your computer. 2.  Print the page.  Apply double sided adhesive to the back of the      page before cutting them out. 3.  To insure the printer ink won't bleed if the ears happened to get wet,      lightly mist with clear sealer or cover them with laminate or clear      Contact (R)  paper. 4.  Apply double sided adhesive to the back of the page before cutting. 5.  Assemble and finish the headband as instructed Ho

MAKE A SPLASH THIS SUMMER! It's time to get in the swim of things now that the warm weather has arrived! You'll find dozens of fun and exciting water themed patterns you can use to dress up and personalize a beach chair or tote, paint on summer glassware, create pool party decorations, make stickers and games for the kids, dress up a pair of flip flops, design fun summer wearables, appliques, travel kits or anything else you can possibly imagine.   Annie Lang's "Make a Splash" line art pattern book is available in paperback or printable .pdf formats so you can get started on your projects right away. The Kindle e-book edition of this publication as shown on the book trailer is no longer available and has been replaced by the printable .pdf format edition you can download directly from the Annie Lang's Book Store     So go right ahead and Make a Summer Splash...and don't forget to Smile!

Why not Take a Break and Go on a Jungle Adventure! Why not take a quick peek at what you'll find inside my " Safari Animals Jamboree " Linework Pattern Workbook!  Just click the image to view the trailer   and Enjoy...

Got the Winter BLAHS? Why not build your own snowman without having to step outdoor into a cold winter blast!  Enjoy because it's SNOW TIME!

Today I created a batch of printable tags for some gift baskets the neighbors will be making up for their "Welcome to the Neighborhood" introductions program.  It's a great way to welcome the new neighbors, dressing up your homemade goodies or for attaching to kitchen novelties and food boxes.  Here's two fun little tags you can use for your own projects for that "made from the heart" look!  Just follow the directions on the page and embellish any way you wish.  To download the page, just right click and choose "Save to Computer".   Enjoy!  Just right Click, Save to your computer and Print this free card tag project (C) Annie Lang. Please share this link and not the downloaded file to Keep the FREEBIES coming!