Welcome to Aunt Annie's Crafts! Explore free digital downloads including patterns, digital papers, and printables (templates and craft extras), plus a large archive of step-by-step projects for kids and adults.
Make a jump start on Easter and Spring Crafting with free printables and step-by-step projects.
St. Patrick's Day Printables - Explore a collection of free St. Patrick's Day printables, including shamrock card motifs, cutouts, and templates. These ready-to-print PDFs are designed for quick seasonal crafting, easy decorating, and mixing and matching across projects.
Shamrock Motifs for Cards - Create colorful St. Patrick’s Day cards or send wishes for good luck with these printable shamrock motifs. Choose from five motif designs that can be used as ready-made focal elements on your cards or combined with a Greeting Card project. Step-by-step instructions for one way to use the motifs are included in the Shamrock Strip Folding Card tutorial.
Traceable Shamrock Templates - This printable page includes four styles of shamrocks in three sizes, designed for cardmaking and seasonal décor. Print the page on cardstock and cut out the desired trace-on-the-fold templates. Step-by-step instructions for using them are in the Shamrock Silhouette Cards tutorial.
Shamrock Silhouette Cards - This greeting card tutorial uses shamrock and four-leaf clover silhouettes to create simple, elegant cards for St. Patrick’s Day. One option features decorative paper that you make by sponging with paint.
Shamrock Centerpiece - Use printable patterns to create a small paper vase filled with shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day decorating. This project works well as a table accent, desk decoration, or party favor. The plain version of the vase can also be reused for other occasions and filled with Paper Flowers.
Pentagon Box - Make pentagonal boxes with attached lids using printable patterns. Choose from four sizes and seven designs, including solid colors, Adinkra symbols, stars and stripes, and shamrocks. Use the boxes individually for small gifts or stack them together for a unique gift presentation or decorative storage display.
Modeling Dough Recipe - Follow this recipe to make a simple modeling dough in less than 15 minutes. The dough is easy to shape and can be air dried and painted, or reused again and again like play dough. Use it to model shamrocks, flowers, beads, animals, and other small creations.
This month’s collection highlights geometric shapes in patterns, digital papers, quick printables, and favorite crafts. Explore designs for cards, gift packaging, puppets, and home decor.
Looking for crafts to enjoy with kids, family, or groups?
Check out the Friday Fun index for quick and easy projects.
At Aunt Annie’s Crafts, we regularly feature step-by-step greeting card tutorials designed to inspire your creativity and teach new techniques. Each project builds on the last, making it feel like you're taking a fun and informative card-making class!
This month's featured card tutorial is Serendipity Square Greeting Card Tutorial.
This greeting card tutorial shows how to turn leftover scraps of paper and cardstock into colorful serendipity squares. These small, unplanned designs come together in interesting ways and can be arranged to create one-of-a-kind greeting cards from pieces that might otherwise go unused.
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.
