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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!

Here's a sunny project you can color or paint any way you please!  The designs were originally created for use on a tissue box cover and a greeting card but you can trace and transfer them onto any project surface you want.  This project has line art patterns and painting instructions included.  Download it for FREE from the Annie Things Possible website and fee free to share the page link (not the file) with your creatively sunny friends!  Enjoy the smiles...

When it comes to entertaining kids on a rainy day or finding group activities to keep the party guests entertained, this DIY game is an ideal way to not only keep them busy, but it's educational as well!  All you need are some fabric print swatches or patterned scrap papers, some cardstock, a pair of scissors and a bit of glue (I use spray adhesive). I've included the shape template I created to make my fabric swatch game shapes along with the basic directions.  The first time my 4 year old granddaughter used them, she immediately became engrossed in the colors, patterns and character images that were tossed about the carpet.  It didn't take her long to discover that the game challenge was not just matching single images like store bought card games, but seemed more like giant puzzle piece shapes that could be matched on both sides of each card! I created 20 different fabric card sets and it took her 30-45 minutes to complete the game, making it a perfect activity for G

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!

Looking for love? You’ll find plenty of hearts, happy kids and loving thoughts for any creative DIY projects you may be working on with Annie Lang's "Sharing Hearts and Loving Smiles" line art pattern book along with 5 new heart themed clipart collections to choose from.  So go ahead and get started on those heartfelt DIY creative adventure now!

Sit back, relax and have a little fun watching Annie Lang draw a Silly Giraffe in Photoshop!  You can download this character art included in Annie's Safari Animals Jamboree lineart pattern book from the Annie Things Possible website

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!

Happy New Year, Everyone!  The wind is blowing, the snow is falling and it's time to hibernate, cuddle and get CREATIVE!  Enjoy this FREE Downloadable and start the month off right with a Hot Cocoa toast to a Happy 2018!  * Just right click the label page and recipe images and save to your computer...

Winter snows have arrived and so has Annie's Winter Character Clipart Collections!   From Snowy Angels and Pixies to Warmhearted Snowmen and Chilled Penguins.  Check them out and feel free to just "Go with the Snow" and don't forget to share the page link!

The Christmas cards are rolling in and this Happy Snowman Card Keeper will keep them safe for you!  It's also great for holding holiday surprises, special holiday notes and wishes, candy canes, countdown numbers, etc.  You can download the project and pattern for FREE right now at  Annie Things Possible

For more than two decades, we've had a tradition of compiling all our yearly personal photos and video clips into fun "Our Year" movies that we watch together at family Holiday gatherings.  I also include individual granddaughter videos and it's simply amazing as we watch them grow up so very quickly throughout the years of their young lives.  This year we have a new little star on our family tree so it was especially exciting to see how much she's grown in just the first 3 months of her young life. It's a bit time consuming but quite easy to put your own movies together.  I create monthly folders with sorted video clips and photos on my PC.  At the end of the year (we go from Dec-Nov) all are added to my Windows Movie Maker program, music is added and it's then ready to be shared!  If you are looking to give a gift that will last a lifetime, consider creating your own memory traditions for those you love and watch the magic begin!

Bundle up and have some fun with some whimsical elf storybooks this Holiday Season.  So go ahead and set your "inner elf" free and order now to get your books by Christmas!

You can download this DIY Celebrate with Santa whimsical character painted bottle project designed by Annie Lang for FREE at Annie Things Possible!

Y ou can download this DIY Christmas Mouse Countdown whimsical character scene project designed by Annie Lang for FREE at Annie Things Possible!

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

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

I've always wanted to make a few birdhouses from gourds but never seemed to actually get around to actually making them until now.  I recently picked up a few gourds for $5 each while visiting the Past Tense Arts and Antiques Store in Lapeer Mi and within a week, these 2 birdhouses became part of my home landscaping!  Hopefully next spring I will find them fully occupied with happily nesting feathered families.  DESIGNING ...   Since no 2 gourds are exactly alike, it's difficult to create patterns for these natural surfaces.  I prefer to play with a variety of design ideas with my Photoshop image editor before grabbing my craft paints and brushes.  I first take a digital photo, open it in my editor, cut out the areas around the shape which I can then use as my basic shape template.  Digital designing allows me to experiment with the design without worry. Because I create a new layer for each design element and color, correcting unwanted errors is as simple as del

While unpacking my autumn decorations, my 3 1/2 year old granddaughter stumbled upon some paper mache pumpkins I painted several years ago and immediately fell in love with them.  So off to the patio we went, armed with 2 painted pumpkins, a drill for me and a stub handled Phillips-Head screwdriver for her.  It was the perfect late summer day project for us as we chatted about the seasonal changes that were coming in the days ahead.  I drilled the holes and she poked the screwdriver into each one to even out the edges.  Little did she know that I was enjoying spending some quality time with her while she was working on fine motor skills as she concentrated on completing her task. The creative payoff extends far beyond the finished rewards of making fun usable items with your kids, grandkids or students.  They not only learn to focus as they complete the task at hand as you talk about things like shapes, color and imaginative uses for repurposing items, but it's always a thrill wh

Digitally design before you paint by using your image editing program.   I use Adobe Photoshop.   Use a tape measure to get the height and width measurements to size your digital canvas Create a white layer over the background and a duplicate layer of your background image   I chose a blue color overlay but you can change this to anything you'd like to suit your design I always save a copy of each design layer I may want to use for future projects! I also created a cardinal and a Santa design before deciding to use this scenic for my project Digital designing allows you to group elements so you easily position them any way you'd like. I prefer to use my line art as a guide, but you can transfer directly onto your prepped surface. Make sure you remove any dirt or rust areas with steel wool before priming with your basecoat. I'll most likely be using this finished project as a small centerpiece filled with holiday greens.  However, I also