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It won't be long until the leaves begin to fall and the Autumn Pixies Characters come out to play!   The pumpkin harvest will soon be happening soon so it's time for a visit to Pumpkinville so you can get started on your Autumn themed DIY projects.  You'll find all Annie Lang clipart collections along with prints and fonts at the Creative Market Store because Annie Things Possible with a little imagination!  ENJOY!

A trip to Grandma's house always includes at least one fun learning activity and here's a simple project anyone can do together with preschool age kids.  All you need is a handful of pebbles, a bottle of Tacky Glue and a surface like wood or paper mache.  I just happened upon this rustic handmade birdhouse feeder while visiting a local cider mill and it turned out to be the perfect surface for our activity of the day. I began by first applying a coat of Thompson's Clear Wood Sealer to the entire surface and allowing it to dry overnight.  The next day, a pile of pebbles was placed onto our work surface where my granddaughter could select which ones she wanted to use on the birdhouse feeder. A plastic knife was the perfect tool for spreading a thick coat of Tacky Glue onto the wood area to be embellished. Pebbles were placed one by one onto the glue and gently pressed down into place.  Not only were her little fingers kept busy for an hour, but she was more than able to s

Chances are most preschoolers already know the "ABC" song. But when it comes to identifying individual letters out of sequence, they may experience a little difficulty associating the correct letter with a "sound alike" word. While my preschooler granddaughter was visiting, we came up with a fun activity which involved both of us taking snapshots with our digital cameras.  I had her find "alphabet treasures" that we could take photos of as we walked around the house and yard and we snapped away!   In about an hour, we had all the photos we needed so we sat at the computer together and unloaded the digital file that we would save.  I let her be the decision maker as to which ones we wanted to use for her book.  Thus ended the first phase of our project and we then moved on to making lunch! When she returned a few days later, Maryann found that each photo had been placed on a digital document (most likely by the digital fairy!) which featured each lett

A dozen new smiles have just been added to ANNIE LANG'S CARD SHOP  and the ANGEL BABY CONGRATULATIONS  design was chosen as Design of the Day shortly after the card went live on the Greeting Card Universe website.  Hope you'll drop by and check it out.  There are deals going on each time you visit so you'll save even more off the already low prices for these high quality 5"x7" greeting cards.

Let’s get pretty from head to toe! Whether it’s a day of pampering at the spa, a new “do” at the salon or a good soak in the tub, you’ll find dozens of mix and match health, beauty and good grooming themed designs created just for you from my Gettin’ Pretty, Just My Style and Pampered collection of images. Simply trace the design and then transfer the image onto your project surface to make outstanding personalized items with professional results every time.  This publication includes mix and match designs of characters in the beauty salon, hair care tools, cosmetics, spa, bath images, cosmetics, makeup and vanity supplies, related wordart images and pet grooming character images.  Designs can be colored with paint, color pencils, inks, markers, chalks, etc. So go ahead and Get Pampered in Style !