Bailey the Bookworm - Plush Sewing Pattern + Coloring Bedtime Story

Meet Bailey! Bailey is an adorable bookworm that loves to read. Fairy tales. bedtime stories, even cookbooks! Anything she can get her hands on. The library is her favorite place to visit.

Bailey is a plush animal sewing pattern and fun coloring storybook for kids. Kids will love coloring and designing their own storybook pages. Just download, print and color! Then bind it into a book and it is sure to be their favorite bedtime story!

Bookworm Pattern

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They’ll love reading even more if they have their own personal plush Bailey. Download the sewing pattern and follow the step by step instructions to create a customized all their own.

The plush is made from soft fleece fabric. Joanne Fabric’s fleece selection includes 80 delightful colors in the Blizzard brand and 124 colors in the Anti-pill brand. They also have a huge variety of fleece that’s non-solid to give your new bookworm a little pizzazz!

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Don’t you love her snazzy rimmed glasses? You can get these from Annie’s Dolly Boutique on Etsy!

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Coloring Storybook

Purchase just the coloring storybook. Available for instant PDF access after purchase. Just download, print, color and read!

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Free Bailey Dot to Dot

Download a free dot to dot activity page!

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Apron Patterns

This apron pattern is perfect for beginners. The pattern includes step by step instructions with photos and pattern pieces. Available in five sizes ranging from preschool to adult. Save with the mommy and me patterns which include all five sizes for the price of two!

What you’ll need: cotton fabric

This adorable science themed fabric is available from Joanne Fabrics. Click here to shop!

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x-small (preschool)
small (ages 5-8)
medium (ages 8-10)
large (ages 10-12)
x-large (adult/teen)
mommy & me (all 5 sizes)

Pipsticks Sticker Clubs!

The perfect gift for sticker lovers everywhere! Pipsticks stickers and sticker clubs are just FUN! Their library includes hundreds and hundreds of the highest quality, most finely detailed, drool worthy sticker sheets in every color palette you could imagine.

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Two sticker clubs to choose from!

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Pro Sticker Club

Two pro sticker clubs to choose from!

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Desk Stationary

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Sticker Sheets

Adorable sticker sheets including puffy and fuzzy stickers in a variety of styles.

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DIY Glow in the Dark Aprons

Halloween baking needs a Halloween apron!

Glow in the dark fabrics from Joann Fabrics make the cutest spooky aprons!

Apron patterns from Sew Cute Patterns are available in five sizes ranging from preschool to adult.

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Mommy & Me Patterns - Includes 5 sizes

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Figure Drawing with Creativebug!

Experience the joy of making with thousands of award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists.

For the uninitiated, figure drawing can seem like a challenging skill to build. When broken down into simple steps, however, developing competency is a matter of practice and perspective. Skilled draftsman and art tutor David Tenorio walks you through the basic steps of finding the gesture of a pose, identifying the moving parts, and finding proportion and volume to complete your figure. From sharpening your pencil to finishing a complete study, this class will give you the skills to draw human figures both from images and from life. Class includes a PDF download with a variety of human modeling poses so you can draw along with David while he teaches.

Learn how to:

• Sharpen a charcoal pencil

• Find the gesture of a pose

• Identify the moving parts

• Visualize proportion

What you’ll get:

• A comprehensive life drawing course, focused on drawing human figures from several perspectives

• 6 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere

• Detailed supplies list

• Downloadable PDF with photographs of human poses

• Step-by-step expert instruction from expert artist, David Tenorio

• The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students

Digitizing Watercolor: Creating Art Prints in Photoshop

Learn how to take that painting out of your sketchbook and turn it into a reproducible art print! Designer and artist, Cecelia Murphy, shows you her technique for scanning artwork, touching it up in Photoshop, and transforming it into a giclee print. This fine art printing format allows you to create high-quality multiples of your artwork, perfect for selling on Etsy or at craft fairs. Perfect for Photoshop first-timers, Cecelia shows you how to use your painting as a jumping off point to enhance color, achieve brighter whites and even add digital paint brush strokes to improve and stylize your painting. This digitizing technique is ideal for watercolor artists, but also works well with artwork made in other mediums.

Learn how to:

• Scan an original painting and work with scanning software

• Size and digitize your artwork in Photoshop

• Improve the image quality, including brighter whites, and adjusting color levels and contrast

• Delete and add elements in Photoshop

• Create a file ready for printing

What you’ll get:

• A class on how to digitize your original artwork and turn it into a reproducible art print

• 6 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere

• Detailed supplies list

• Step-by-step expert instruction from Cecelia Murphy

• The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students

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New classes!

Make an Embroidered Floral Patch with Lauren of Lark Rising Embroidery

Sewing Hacks for the Jessica Dress with Brittany J Jones

Inspired by Botanicals: A Daily Drawing and Painting Practice

10 Adorable Snowman Patterns

The holidays are not complete without an adorable snowman! If there isn’t enough snow to make one the old fashioned way, try one of these snowman sewing, crotchet or knitting patterns to make one that won’t melt when Spring arrives.

Snowman Sewing Pattern

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Snowman Crochet Pattern

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Primitive Snowman Pattern

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Snowman Crotchet Pattern

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Snowman Template

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Roly Poly Snowman Pattern

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Primitive Snowman Pattern

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Snowman Sewing Pattern

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Felt Snowman Pattern

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Snowman Knitting Pattern

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Make a Nature Card - creativebug

Cricut Crafts: Layered Nature Card

Designer and illustrator Natalie Malan uses patterned papers based on her original paintings and the Cricut Explore Air 2 to create two dimensional cards inspired by nature. Working in Cricut Design Space, learn how to add your own setiment to a beautiful layered butterfly card and play with color and pattern to create a variety of beetle cards along with a matching envelope. These insect cards combine color and garden florals that are perfect anytime of year.

Learn how to:

• Work in Cricut's Design Space

• Alter text to create a custom image

• Assemble layered 3-D cards

• Cut cardstock on the Cricut Air 2

• Make a custom envelope

What you'll get:

• A class on how to make two custom insect cards on the Cricut Air 2

• Four HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere

• Detailed supply list

• Step-by-step instructions by expert instructor Natalie Malan

• The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Learn to Arm Knit a Throw Pillow - from creativebug

Arm Knitting - Make a Throw Pillow

Arm knitting is a simple process that yields luxurious results. Using super bulky yarn, knit designer Anne Weil shows you how to create a color-blocked pillow cover. As a finishing touch, you will also learn how to sew a simple pillow lining. This plush pillow can be made in a day and enjoyed year round. 

Learn how to:

• Create a gauge swatch

• Arm knit

• Change yarn colors

• Place knitting on hold

• Sew a simple pillowcase lining

• Bind off

• Sew pillow lining

What You'll Get: 

• Detailed lesson on how to arm knit a pillow with a color-blocked pillow cover

• 4 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere

• Detailed supplies list

• Step-by-step expert instruction by Anne Weil

• The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students

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Annie's Kit Clubs!

Kick-start your creativity! Join one of Annie’s awesome kit clubs!

Created for girls ages 7-12, the Creative Girls Club offers a new world of crafting inside each and every kit...TWO kits per month! Inside, she’ll find easy-to-follow instructions and all the materials needed to get crafting with minimal adult supervision. She’ll learn fun skills that will last a lifetime: painting, beading, stitching, paper crafting, and much more!

Annie’s Knit Afghan Block-of-the-Month Club is a monthly subscription that delivers everything you need to create your own gorgeous handmade afghan.

Each kit holds the yarn, patterns, and tools to knit 3 unique blocks, plus clear and helpful stitch instructions to guide even novice knitters! Watch your afghan take shape over the course of 11 months and master new stitch skills along the way.

The Young Woodworkers Kit Club is a woodworking craft kit series designed for children from 7-12 years of age—the perfect window of opportunity to pass on a love of woodworking to the next generation. Kids will love the feeling of pride and accomplishment that comes with mastering real-world building skills they’ll carry into adulthood.

Annie’s Creative Woman Kit-of-the-Month Club gives you everything you need to start creating gorgeous, handmade, full-of-meaning treasures every month—for yourself and the people you care about.

Annie’s CardMaker Kit-of-the-Month Club is a monthly subscription that includes all the instructions and special supplies you need to make 8-10 creatively-inspired, quality cards and paper creations you can share and display.

Annie’s Creative Quilters Fabric Club is a monthly kit subscription that includes six high-quality, perfectly coordinated, 100% cotton fat quarters (18 x 22 inches) from America’s top fabric companies and a bonus pattern with full-color, step-by-step instructions for making a quick and easy project.

Sew a Lucky Juju Doll

Dollmaker and designer Katia Ferris demonstrates how sewing a Luckyjuju doll is a tender labor of love. Featuring hand-embroidered details, a layered mask and two-tone wings, these owls have so much personality in a sweet little package. Ideal for the intermediate sewist, Katia teaches you her time-tested techniques and demonstrates how to assemble the doll, perfectly stuff the owl, and how to close it all up using a ladder stitch. Take your lovie to the next level by adding accessories like a ruched dress, pom poms, or a sweet bow tie before gifting it to a truly lucky recipient or keeping it as an heirloom piece.

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Learn how to:

• Finish edges with a zig-zag stitch

• Stuff with tweezers

• Hand-embroider facial details

• Sew the ladder stitch

What you'll get:

• A series of easy-to-follow video lessons on how to make holiday ornaments and home decor

• 9 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere

• Detailed supply list

• Step-by-step instructions by expert doll designer Katia Ferris

• The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

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