Welcome to Aunt Annie's Crafts! Explore printable box patterns, digital papers, templates & craft extras—plus step-by-step projects for kids and adults.
Thanksgiving Pop-Up Cards - Celebrate Thanksgiving with handmade cards featuring a turkey pop-up surprise inside! Choose from four free printable patterns and follow the easy steps to make cheerful cards that everyone will enjoy giving or receiving.
This week's Wednesday treat is a set of digital paper downloads for fall and Thanksgiving. Use these printable papers to make greeting cards, Thanksgiving place cards, napkin rings, and other festive decorations! Download your favorites and bring autumn color to your next project!
Fall and Thanksgiving Refrigerator Magnets - Make your own fall magnets from Homemade Modeling Dough! The dough takes less than 15 minutes to prepare, and then you’re ready to shape leaves, turkeys, acorns, or other fall designs. It’s a simple, hands-on craft that’s fun for kids and adults alike, and a cheerful way to decorate for Thanksgiving
Fall Colors Pillow Boxes - Celebrate fall with printable pillow box patterns with leaf or stripe designs in vibrant fall colors. These small gift boxes are perfect for Thanksgiving table favors, party treats, or a few sweet surprises to share with friends.
Last week's Wednesday treat was a printable Gratitude Jar Lid Cover pattern added to the Easy Jar Lid Covers project. Use this special design to turn an ordinary jar into a gratitude jar filled with messages of thanks. In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, have family members write what they’re thankful for on slips of paper to add to the jar. Then, on Thanksgiving Day, take turns reading the messages together!
Miniature Turkeys - Make tiny turkeys from Homemade Modeling Dough or air-dry clay to use as playing pieces for the Turkey Trot game. Or create them as miniature decorations for a Thanksgiving display, a diorama, or just for fun!
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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 Greeting Card Pocket Folder Tutorial.
See how to make a pocket folder for storing, packaging and presenting your handmade greeting cards. This two-pocket folder, made from a single sheet of cardstock, holds four cards and four envelopes.
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.
