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Here's a quick and easy project you can easily make with the kids on a rainy afternoon! You'll need craft paint, brushes, a small piece of black cardstock or posterboard, scissors and paper mache cone shapes.  I purchased a 6 pack of cones online to use for other character projects like angels, santas, candy corn, pumpkins and ghosts.  I paid half the price for the cones I found at local craft supply stores so buying in bulk was a good choice for me.  Here's a basic step-by step of how I created the Wishing Witch character.  You can add any embellishments or paint colors to make it your own.  So let's get creative and make a wish! You can right click and "save" the free pattern below!  When your witch is finished, just write a wish on a piece of paper, tuck it under the cone and wait for the magic to happen!  Enjoy and feel free to share this link ...

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!

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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!

Wondering what to do with all those wonderful greeting cards you've been saving up?  Here are 15 fun DIY ideas you can try to get you started.  Enjoy this fun video and Happy Greetings!

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

There's still plenty of time to work on those fun Halloween party and novelty items before the trick or treaters arrive!  H alloween Pattern pattern line art books in printable .pdf and paperback editions can be found at  Annie Lang's Book Store !  Why not see how much fun you can have Making Your Own Halloween Fun!

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!

Anytime is Time for Tea! But now that the patio furniture is out and the flowers are blooming, it's even better if you serve it in the garden! You can make fun greeting cards, invitations, painted napkins, tea serving novelties and more using patterns from Let's Have Garden Tea .  For the sample picture, I made a quick 5"x7" greeting card using the pattern below with cardstock, colored pencils and a black ink pen. I cut the frame from pink background paper and then embellished it with a bit of glitter.  To use this free pattern design for your own creative adventures, simply right click the image and then save it to your computer.   CLICK to ENLARGE and SAVE full size pattern project to your computer!  

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!

Fun ideas to make a Shabby Chic Baby Shower memorable   We have a little Grandbaby on the way!  My sister-in-laws recently threw a fantastic baby shower to welcome little Maryann to the family and I thought I'd share a few of their decorating ideas with you in hopes you'll be inspired when coming up with new ideas for your next hosted gathering.  I   digitally scrapped this collage page of  some of the photos I took of the event and hope to add it to our Granddaughter's scrapbook once she safely arrives.   Decorating in "Shabby Chic" style allows the hostess greater flexibility when it comes to working with a theme. One simply needs to gather up some on-hand materials