Take a look around. You'll find crafting fun for children, teens and adults.
Easy Party Favor Bag - In this project learn how to make a small party favor bag that is self-closing. These easy to make bags are ideal for packaging small party favors of food, candy, soaps or jewelry. Choose from three sizes of printable patterns with or without the colorful dot designs.
This week's Wednesday treat is a set of digital paper downloads with sky blue and yellow dots that match the dots on the patterns in the Easy Party Favor Bag craft project. These papers also coordinate with the Clouds in blue sky digital paper and can be used to make a Floating Wing Glider Paper Airplane or handmade greeting cards.
Fourth of July Crackers - Make a Fourth of July cracker that goes POP! See how to make this novelty box that is shaped like a firecracker and makes a pop sound without any fire. Best of all, you can use it over and over again! It makes a great party favor or fun gift box. Use it for any celebration, not just the 4th.
Dangler Cards - Go beyond the ordinary with this novelty card featuring a dangler that twists and turns. See how easy it is to make this freestanding greeting card with a 3-dimensional opening for hanging your special dangler. The sample card is made with patriotic colors for Memorial Day, Flag Day and the Fourth of July.
This week's Wednesday treat is a set of digital downloads with red and blue stars on white backgrounds. Other papers in the collection have red, white and blue stripes with white stars on blue. Use these digital papers to make patrioic Dangler Cards, Fourth of July Crackers or in any of the Fourth of July Crafts. You could also print on heavy paper to make a quick flag banner following instructions in the Easter Pennant Banner!
Simple Father's Day Cards - Don’t yell it, spell it! Handmade cards for Dad that spell out “D-A-D” are an easy Father’s Day craft project with results that Dad will cherish. Kids will have fun making these simple paper cutout cards and giving them as gifts, and Dad will appreciate the love and effort put into them.
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Greeting card tutorials are a regular feature on Aunt Annie's Crafts. Each tutorial builds on prior card projects. It's like taking a class on making handmade greeting cards.
This month's featured card tutorial is Scalloped Edge Card Tutorial. In this greeting card tutorial, learn how to make a fancy edge on your handmade greeting cards using scallops and a paper punch. This is a quick and easy way to add a strong design element along the right-side or bottom of your card
If you are new to card making, the tutorials in the Card Class are a great place to learn many techniques for making beautiful cards. Then for more ideas and techniques, go on to Card Class 2.
