Annie Lang's Blog!

It's been 38 years since I first decided to take a journey on a creative career path that did indeed make Annie Things Possible in ways that I never could have imagined.  I have been so very blessed to have met so  so many friends and creative kindred spirits along the way to help inspire and guide me  through the many ups and downs of my journey.  I will be forever grateful for their encouragement, support and much needed advice and know that it is they who have made Annie Things Possible through all these years.   It has been nothing short of amazing to watch 3 generations of artisans follow in the footsteps of our collective creative community who now share their own talents, ideas and enthusiasm of the arts with all of us.  It's now been decided that the time is right to retire my own entrepreneurial ventures and move on to yet another chapter which I hope includes more time with my family, fun excursions, time in my garden and to simply enjoy every minute of life's une

The year is off to a great start as I've just released my first 26 set of digitally formatted character line art sets to match the clipart collections now available through Creative Market .  So what are some ways you can use line art?  I'll begin by telling you that I've always considered line art as the "Keys to the Creative Kingdom"!  From my fabric designing, crafting patterns, storybook illustrations, greeting card designing, painting projects, wall murals and manufactured merchandise, all undertakings required line art to be created as the first step in the creative process. Once you have the line art, Annie Thing is truly Possible! Each 48 image file set comes with 300dpi line art in PNG ready to color cutouts on transparent background, PNG line art only on transparent background, EPS and JPG formats along with your choice of licensing options.  Whether it's for personal projects, print on demand resale merchandise, items to create and sell for your onl

Now is the time to celebrate the Autumn harvest and to spice up the season with gingerbread smiles and peppermint stick delights!  Three new designer fabrics by Annie Lang have just been made available that will bring a warm and welcoming feel to your creative holiday projects. All the new prints were created with my hand rendered digital clipart so I've also included links to the art with samples to give you ideas as to how you can use these coordinating designs to make themed companion crafts and products for your DIY projects.   Welcome the Autumn Harvest with this wonderfully seasonal design with  sunflowers, pumpkins, plaid bows, corn and more in rustic Fall colors.  It's absolutely perfect for making potholders, napkins, basket liners, aprons, candle and jar wraps and so much more! It just wouldn't be the holiday season without sweet fabric gingerbread characters and peppermint sticks all jumbled together with whimsical smiles and holly!    If all our kitchens were

  One of my favorite Autumn themes are harvest time Scarecrows and gatherings from the pumpkin patch.  Not only do scarecrows stand guard over our gardens, but they do a marvelous job of displaying a wide array of colorfully repurposed clothing!  Best of all, the theme carries through from the first days of autumn until the Thanksgiving harvest celebration concludes.   I decorate my home and outdoor living spaces with all the incredible colors and textures of the season, from leaves, acorns, woodsy animals, happy scarecrows, leaf wrapped lanterns, apples and pumpkins galore and bows of calico and plaids.  So fire up your imagination, gather up the harvest and let's simply Fall into Autumn smiles!   Need some fabrics for seasonal inspiration?  You'll find my fabric, wallpapers, home decor items and more in my Spoonflower Shop!  The above image features  Starecrows Scarecrows print, Brush Stroked in Ivory print,  Pumpkin Patch Scarecrows print, Naturally Brown Burlap print, 

You can make your garden bloom any time of year with a bounty of vividly colored whimsical flowers and plenty of happy smiles to choose from!  This whimsical smiling flower character themed clipart collection along with a personal or commercial license is now available to download at Annie's Creative Market Store.   So get your garden growing projects started today and don't forget to smile!

Just released for your seasonal holiday DIY projects!  Annie's Burlap 'n Plaid digital prints from Creative Market are versatile, easily modified and richly textured for any variety of creative project you have in mind. Annie Lang's hand rendered 12" x 12 coordinating, repeatable and seamless textured prints were designed to be used over and over again for creating backgrounds, papers, cutting by hand or machine for appliques, scrapbooking and cardmaking elements, textiles, gift wrap, wallpapers, creative arts imagery projects and more.  So go ahead and get printing to see what you can come up with because Annie Thing IS Possible with a little imagination! 

Do you have a favorite little firecracker in your life?  If not, you can make one of mine!  It's going to be a spectacular celebration this year with lots of fireworks, parties, activities and planned gatherings so go ahead and make it festive with Annie Lang's Firecrackers Characters clipart.  Sparkle On and have a BLAST!

At long last, I finally added the finishing touches on a new collection of magical characters I've been working on since spring.  I'm so happy to finally introduce 91 new design images that are sure to both amuse and enchant your imagination as much as they have mine!  The line art patterns for many of the characters will soon be made available so you can color and paint them any way you like on nearly any creative surface.  I'll be announcing the book release as soon as it's approved by the publisher so with a little luck, that will happen sometime this month.  In the meantime, please enjoy all the garden and woodland magic as these whimsical little characters flutter and giggle their way into your heart.  They might even find their way into an illustrated Children's storybook because as we all know, Annie Things Possible if you're a magical fairy!  You'll find all the new downloadable Fairy Collection clipart designs right now at Creative Market .  Enjoy! 

It seems like all the birds are heading south except for all those noisy crows and chances are they'll be hanging around until Halloween before moving on.  Here's a delightful bird collection you'll have a lot of fun with.  Make anything from Halloween wearables, decorations, garden signs, and fun autumn home dec items and more and give yourself something to crow about!  You'll only find this Crow character clipart collection by Annie Lang at Creative Market , so go ahead and check it out before the crows fly away!

When there's a chill in the air, you can be sure that apple pickin' time is not far behind!  If you love apples, you'll need Annie's sweet little Apple Kids to give you a hand.  You'll find Annie's Apples and Apple Kids clipart collections in the Creative Market store so you can start working on your projects right NOW!  Need the lineart patterns?  Apple Kids and Acorn Frolics has all the character designs you'll need and the .pdf edition is on sale right now, too! Here's a short little video clip to get you INSPIRED!  Enjoy your apple season...

It's been a terrific summer and the kids have headed back to school.  That means it's time to pack up the "summer stuff" and get started on those autumn projects!  Annie's Autumn Kids have gathered up their gear to prepare for all the fall chores ahead.  You'll find some fun clipart and fall prints ready and waiting for you to download right now through Annie Lang's Creative Market store.  Making items to sell at the local craft store, your online retail store, machine embroidery items, print on demand merchandise and more?  You can get a license to suit your needs when you make your digital art purchase.  Need line art patterns or downloadable printable projects?  You'll find them all at Annie Things Possible !  So go ahead and let's make something creative today.