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You can download this DIY Snowman Christmas Card Holder whimsical character project designed by Annie Lang for FREE at Annie Things Possible!

You can download this DIY Candy Cane Keepers whimsical character scene project designed by Annie Lang for FREE at Annie Things Possible!

You can download this DIY Holiday Welcome Mat project designed by Annie Lang for FREE at Annie Things Possible!

You can download this DIY Cheers and Wishes Bottles project designed by Annie Lang for FREE at Annie Things Possible!

You can download this DIY Wrapped Canvas Gifts Holiday project designed by Annie Lang for FREE at Annie Things Possible!

You can download this DIY Craft project designed by Annie Lang for FREE at Annie Things Possible!

Don't lose your mittens...keep them in this DIY whimsical storage box instead!  Download Annie Lang's FREE MITTEN KEEPER Project patterns and instructions at Annie Things Possible.

Just in time for your Holiday projects! It's been a few years since my whimsical characters have been offered in clipart format so I've pulled a few images from my Little Elf Upon a Shelf storybook illustrations as well as some of my favorite Christmas holidays characters and made them available in my Creative Market Digital Design Store .  You'll also find two great sets of coordinating Christmas Holiday themed background prints that you can mix and match with any of the clipart collections.  So go ahead and get your Holiday crafting started today because the Elves are here and ready to give you a hand with any project you have in mind! Enjoy!

It's that time of year again so get ready to get your Gingers On!  If you love Gingerbread as much as I do, you'll just LOVE these fun prints and whimsical clipart images you can use for any number of creative adventures.  You can mix and match Annie's Gingerbread Character and Gingerbread Cottages clipart collections  for ornaments, wearables, gift tags, baked goods packaging, cards, giftables, papercrafting and more.  You'll also find beautifully coordinated Gingerbread Prints for creating scrapbook pages, gift wrap, cardmaking and tag backgrounds, photo frames, candy wrappers, box liners, headers and anything else you can come up with!  Check them out now and Get Your Annie Lang Gingers on!

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