Craft Plans & Patterns

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Welcome to The Artful Crafter's Craft Plans and Patterns. Most are free! A lot are professionally designed. Some are submitted by our readers. Some are my own.

And some are provided by craft vendors and computer printer manufacturers. Of course they hope you will purchase the necessary supplies from them; but it's not required. Pretty nice of them, don't you think?

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Beading

Autumn Leaves Beaded Napkin Rings
Colorful napkin rings in fall colors.

Beaded Christmas Tree
Create a family heirloom with this beautiful beaded tree.

Beaded Christmas Tree Decorations
Add the finishing touches to your tree.

Bead Your Own Sandals
How to dress up old or plain sandals with beadwork.

Beaded Key Rings or Cell Phone Charms
How to make these simple beaded accessories.

Fall Fantasy Beaded Necklace & Earrings Set
How to bead a matching necklace and earring set.

Memory Wire Beaded Bracelets
Easy, fun to make beaded bracelets.

Valentines Heart Beaded Key Ring or Cell Phone Bob
A great Valentines gift.

Boxes

Altered Altoid Tins
Recycle old tins into gift boxes.

Applique Treasure Chest
A small box for little treasures.

Decorative Note Card Box Pattern
How to make a decorative box to match your note cards.

Decorated Ribbon Box
A fancy way to store your ribbons.

Recycled Coffee Cans
Save and decorate old coffee cans.

Secret Box Book
How to make a secret hide away.

Candles

Potpourri Tart Recipe
How to make scented wax disks to melt as a potpourri.

Clay & Glazes

Baby Footprint Pendant
How to make a one of a kind clay pendant.

Clay Pendants
How to copy professional made clay pendants.

Clay Tile Pattern
Make and frame your own hand made tiles using Sculpey Polymer Clay.

Painted Tile Pattern
Easy to make and attractive hand painted framed tile wall hanging.

Paper Clay Roses
How to make and decorate these beautiful roses.

Polymer Clay Peace Pendant
A colorful one of a kind pendant.

Polymer Clay Tribal Necklace
Using molds to make clay necklace and earrings.

Sculpey Clay Dot Flowerpot
A cute little decorative item.

Snow People Sculpture
A simple sculpture using homemade clays.

Crochet

Crochet Star
Finding or creating crochet patterns.

Crocheted Flowers and Leaves
Free crochet patterns.

How to Crochet a Flowered Scarf
A beginners crochet project.

Decoupage

Decoupage Patterns
Ideas and tips for creating a decoupage wall hanging.

Decoupage on MDF vs. Wood
The advantages and disadvantages of using MDF rather than wood for decoupage.

Gift Bags

Paper Mini-Gift Bag Pattern
A simple to make mini gift bag for small treasures.

Starry Gift Bag
A shimmering, starry gift bag, excellent for Holiday gift giving.

Vanilla Gift Bag Pattern
A simple gift bag pattern for small objects.

Jewelry

Button Bracelets
How to design and make button bracelets.

Eyeglass Lens Pin
Turn old eyeglassses into pretty pins.

Faceted Gem Stone Pendant Pattern
A free pattern for a attractive gem stone pendant necklace.

Fiber Bracelet
How to make colorful bracelets.

Frame Earring Holder
A way to display your earrings while keeping them available.

Memory Wire Beaded Bracelets
Easy, fun to make beaded bracelets.

Mother of Pearl Necklace and Earring Set
How to make a mother of pearl necklace and earring set with your own collected sea shells.

Precious Metal Clay Jewelry
Make your own fine jewelry.

Misc Patterns

Bag Drying Rack
Recycle your old plastic bags with Shaaron's Bag Drying Rack.

Birch Bark Lampshades
How to make a fire resistant paper birch bark lamp shade - how to mix your own fire retardant.

Cheery Spring Wall Hanging
A no-sew pattern - perfect for a little girl's room.

Craft Foam Beach Themed Refrigerator Magnets
How to make colorful beach themed magnets.

Country Critter Wall Plague
How to make a country-style hanging plaque.

Easy Dyed Silk Scarf
An easy method for dying a silk scarf.

Fall Triple Wreath
How to make seasonal themed wreaths.

Faux Rose Topiary
A nice tabletop topiary.

Feathered Hair Clip
Make your own unique feathered hair clip.

Feathered Headband
Make a unique feathered headband.

Flip Flop Wine Coaster Pattern
A perfect wine coaster for summer parties.

Flower Box and Seed Strip Planting Kit
This 3-in-1 craft makes a perfect gift for mom or any gardener

Foam Door Hanger Pattern
How to make colorful foam door hangers.

French Maid Wine "Butler"
A fun way to make your wine gifts fancier.

Haiti House Decorated Tote Bag
Another no-sewing decorated tote bag idea for you.

Hand Painted Dresses
An easy way to dress up your dresses.

Heavy Plate Hanger
How to make your own.

More Craft Patterns
A dazzling array of patterns for just about anything, free from Joann.com and CreateForLess.com.

Painting Silk
Painting silk using dye resist techniques provides a terrific way to learn silk painting.

Picture Frame Tray
Capture your magic moments in a pretty tray.

Popsicle Stick Pencil Holder
An easy to make kid's craft.

Reed Scent Diffuser
How to make this elegant home decor item.

Travel Art Journal
Using the Zutter Bind-It-All for professional results.

Vintage Bottle Vases
How to create pretty vintage look bottle vases by recycling old glass pieces.

Wine Bottle Mood Light
A sophisticated mood light to set a tranquil atmosphere.

Foam Wine Butler Pattern
An easy way to dress up a wine gift.

Paper Crafts

3-D Botanical Print Note Cards
How to create a 3-d effect when making note cards.

3D Heartily Hybrid Card
How to make a multi-purpose 3D gatefold card from a template.

Blooming Paper Handmade Cards
How to make lovely paper that blooms into flowers to use in your handmade cards.

Unique Bookmarks
How to design unique bookmarks using digital tools.

Coffee Filter Paper Roses
How to make large colorful paper roses.

Crafty Coordinated Card and Envelope
How to make a unique card and envelope set the easy way with the Crafter's Companion Ultimate.

Customized Envelopes
You can create any size envelopes with the Crafter's Companion Tool.

Della Robia Wine Glass Collars
A colorful way to identify wine glasses at a party. It also makes a nice place setting.

Digitally Designed Valentines Day Card
Add WOW to handmade cards using digital styles.

How to Make a Digital Tag
How to create a three dimensional looking tag for your layouts.

Doodling Around
A Fun Way to Pass the Time

Elegant Paper Flowers
How to make fancy paper flower blossoms.

Envelope Book Tutorial
For small treasures and clutter.

Fall Leaves Handmade Card Pattern
A beautiful autumn themed greeting card.

Flower Fairies
Recycle paper flowers into these cute fairies.

Greeting Card Gift Boxes
Illustrated instructions to make cute gift boxes from old - or new - greetings cards.

Home Decorating Patterns
Use your computer and printer to jazz up your house. Courtesy of Good Housekeeping Magazine and Hewlitt-Packard.

Gift-Matching Hybrid Cards
How to make hybrid cards to match your gifts.

How to Transfer an Image to Fabric
How to image transfer to fabric using inkjet transparencies and gel medium.

Iris Folded Card
Iris folded card paper craft designs resemble the iris of a camera or eye as the iris opens and closes.

Laminated Tasseled Bookmarks
How to make original bookmarks.

Mixed Media Card
How to make a greeting card that combines digital and traditional card making techniques with a touch of mixed media art.

How to Make a Monoprint
Monoprint means 'one print', but here's how to get two prints in one.

Patterns & Templates for Your Computer
Patterns for everything from greeting cards, to wrapping paper, to scrapbook pages to quilt patterns, all free from printer manufacturers.

Open Door Card Design
An original card design ideal for open house invitations.

Paper Mache
Making paper mache characters.

Paper Tole 3D Decoupage
How to make 3D paper tole decoupage greeting cards.

Peek-a-Boo Card Design
An excellent card design for smaller children's birthdays.

Pop-Up Place Cards
Place cards for any occassion.

Pressed Flower Card
How to collect and press flowers for crafting a beautiful pressed flower card.

Teabag Tile Rosette
Tea bag tile rosette folding creates lovely kaleidescope effects.

Tea Light Birthday Cake and Card Project
A colorful and unique tea light birthday card and gift tutorial.

Then & Now Anniversary Card
A card idea that can be used to commemorate any milestone.

Summer Fun Scrapbook
An easy to make scrapbook for your children's summer fun.

Tubular Wine Bottle Tote
How to make a tubular wine bottle tote from a cardboard mailing tube.

Unique Envelopes
The Utimate Crafter's Companion tool makes making envelopes easy but they can still be made the old-fashioned way.

Bound Vellum Notebook
A Zutter Bind-It-All tutorial.

Hand Made Wedding Card Pattern
Make a unique wedding card using rubber stamps.

Party Planning

Baby Footprint Baby Shower Invitations
Ideas on how to make original baby shower invitations.

Clay Pot Table Bouquet
Transform a simple clay pot into a beautiful centerpiece.

Foam Baby Shower Invitation Pattern
A cute foam baby shower invitation everyone will love.

Red Hat Card
Design and print custom cards.

Vellum Birth Announcement
Pattern for a simple, but fancy, birth announcement.

How to Make Basic Wedding Favors
Easy to make wedding favor ideas.

Natural Wedding Invitation
A pretty invitaion using natural materials.

Wedding or Homecoming Garter Pattern
Make your own fancy garters with this easy pattern and save money.

Ribbon Crafts

Candy Cane Ribbon Weaving Instructions
How to weave a candy ribbon braid.

Diamondback Ribbon Weaving Instructions
How to weave a diamondback ribbon braid.

Easy Ribbon Fish
A simple way to weave ribbon fish.

Ribbon Embellished Wall Letters
A great way to dress up a girl's room.

Ribbon Bird Pattern
How to make a ribbon bird.

Illustrated Instructions for Weaving Ribbon Fish
How to weave a fish from ribbon or palm fronds.

Spirit Chains
How to weave a spirit chain for your homecoming mums.

Sewing

Bed Skirts
How to sew your own bed skirt.

Blue Jean Book Bag Pattern
Recycle an old pair of blue jeans using this simple pattern.

Finishing a Quilt
The final steps in making a quilt.

Garment and Shoe Bags from Recycled Shower Curtains
Clean out that linen closet and put some old fabric shower curtains to a new use.

Heart Shaped Quilted Wish Pillow
Sleep on your wishes.

How to Sew the Curves of an Ivy Cap
No matter what you call it, sewing the curves on a flat cap can be tricky.

Koi Tote Bag
A fishy craft idea.

Knotted Scarf
An easy to make scarf.

Panadiére, A French Bread Basket Pattern
An easy to make pattern for a Panadiére, a French Bread Basket.

Customized Tote Bag Pattern
This is a pattern of one of my personal best sellers, a self-enclosed tote with a customized logo.

Double Eyeglass Case Pattern
A simple easy-to-make pattern.

No Sew Decorator Pillows
A simple way to dress up plain pillows.

Pin Cushion Bracelet
How to make a simple pin cushion bracelet using left over scraps of fabric.

Quilted Coaster
How to sew a quilted coaster.

Quilted Lap Robe
How to make a lap robe using upholstery samples.

Quilted Trivet
Make a trivet to match your decor.

Ruffled Flower Pillow
Dress up a room with a lovely flowered bolster pillow that costs pennies to make.

Skirt in a Jiffy
A very simple sewing pattern.

Stretchy Shoe Bag Pattern
Made with Lycra, shoe bags that will fit men's or women's shoes.

Travel Pouch Pattern
Pattern for a secure travel pouch to wear around your neck.

Zippered Oilcloth Bag Pattern
Make colorful oilcloth bags.

Soap

Felted Soap Bars
Colorful soap bars for gentle exfoliating.

Soap Petals
Very easy soap craft idea.

Stamping

Stamped Light Switch Covers
Match switch plate and outlet covers to your room's decor using rubber stamps.

Christmas

Acrylic Bead Ornament - Variation One
Acrylic Bead Ornament - Variation Two
Acrylic Bead Ornament - Variation Three
Colorful kids Christmas crafts.

Beaded Fringe Christmas Angel
A beautiful Christmas decoration.

Beaded Icicle Christmas Ornament
Easy to make colorful Christmas ornament.

Child Art Christmas Card
How to feature your child's art on your family Christmas cards.

Christmas Bookmark Pattern
An easy CreataCard project for a kindergarden class looking to make Christmas gifts for their parents.

Christmas Cotton Angel Instructions
How to make a cotton boll Christmas angel.

Christmas Ornament Ideas
Simple attractive ornaments using everyday craft materials.

Christmas Tree Placecard Holder
A delightful addition to your holiday dinner table.

Clay Pot Baby Snowman Ornament
Another cute Christmas decoration.

Clay Pot Nutcracker Ornament
A cute Christmas ornament.

Clay Pot Reindeer Ornament
Use as an ornament, centerpiece or place card holder.

Clay Pot Snowman
Christmas decoration.

Craft Ideas: Christmas Keepsake Album
Decoupage your Christmas cards and letters, creating a memorable keepsake.

Digital Images for Handmade Ornaments
How to transfer digital images to handmade ornaments.

Hand Made Glittery Christmas Ornaments
Add sparkle to your tree with these glittery Christmas ornaments.

Iridescent Ornament
Christmas craft for children of all ages.

Gold Washed Etched Glass Votive Candle Holders
How to make etched glass candle holders for gift or sale.

Handmade Christmas Card Pattern
A collage based Christmas card design.

Hand Decorated Christmas Ornaments
Decorate your own Christmas ornaments and create memories.

Kids Crafts for Christmas
Patterns for simple Christmas crafts your kids can do.

Lace Snowflake
How to make elegant holiday decor.

"Caroler's" Collage Christmas Card Pattern
Instructions for a handmade Christmas card using wet embossing and collage techniques.

"Peace" Christmas Card Pattern
Instructions for an embossed handmade Christmas card.

"Angels We Have Heard on High" Christmas Card Pattern
Instructions for an stamped handmade Christmas Card.

Beaded Christmas Ornament
An elegant addition to your tree.

Gingerbread House
How to make gingerbread and construct a gingerbread house.

Glitter Glue Ornament
An easy to make handmade ornament.

Pinecone Ornaments
Make your own glittery pinecone ornaments.

Poinsettia Wired Ribbon Christmas Ornament
Make your ornaments fancier.

Ribbon Angel Christmas Ornament
How to make an attractive handmade Christmas ornament.

Ribbon Christmas Ornament
Colorful, easy to make ornaments.

Silver Poinsettia Christmas Ornament
Elegant but simple.

Snowflake Christmas Ornament
Colorful, glittery snowfake patterns.

Tassel Christmas Ornament
Fancy, but easy to make.

"Tip Frosty's Hat" Christmas Card Pattern
An unique photo-album card that replaces the annual Christmas newsletter.

Wire Ribbon Christmas Candle
An easy to make decorative Christmas Candle.

Wrapping Paper and Floral Cone Christmas Trees
An easy Holiday craft.

Wreaths
How to make Christmas or year round wreaths.

Easter

Box Easter Bunny
A cute gift idea made of craft boxes.

Easter Craft Gifts
Sometimes the best craft ideas come as gifts.

Clay Pot Easter Bunny and Chicks
Simple clay pots make cute spring and easter decorations.

Easter Egg Cup
How to make a colorful Easter egg cup decoration.

Easter Potted Egg Centerpiece
A colorful addition to to Holiday table.

Decorated Easter Eggs

Dyed Sticker Egg
Glittered Egg
Decoupage Egg
Marker Egg
Gold and Silver Leaf Eggs
Waterslide Decal Egg
Rub-on Decal Egg
Gold Embossed Egg
Rhinestone Egg
Additional Easter Egg Ideas

Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs
Use ingredients from your garden for unusual easter egg finishes

Spring Easter Lamb Place Card Holder
Reusable Lamb Place Cards Holder For Your Spring Festivities

Halloween

CD Ghost
Halloween craft for kids.

Halloween Apple Shrunken Heads
Ghoulish Halloween craft.

Halloween Cup Cake Holder
A holiday centerpiece.

Halloween Glow in the Dark Garland
A spooky Halloween party decoration.

Halloween Treat Bottles
How to design and make these cute 'Pick Your Poison' Halloween treat bottles.

Milk Jar Ghost
A spooky Halloween craft.

Mothers Day

Mini-Mannequin Jewelry Holder
A one-of-a-kind Mother's Day gift.

Handmade Mothers Day Card Patterns
Four handmade card patterns.

'Mom u Rock' Paperweight
A simple gift kids can make for their moms.

Mother's Love Photo Holder
Display your photos with love.

Pretty Pen Pot
A colorful Mother's Day gift.

Spring Photo Flower
Another Mother's Day gift idea.

Thanksgiving

Artifical Pumpkin
A easy to make artifical pumpkin for Thanksgiving or Halloween.

Fall Table Runner
A colorful addition to your Thanksgiving table.

Goofy Turkey Place Card Pattern
Add some fun to your Thanksgiving table with this fun place card pattern.

Golden Leaves of Autumn Place Cards
A colorful place card pattern to print out on your computer.

Thanksgiving Doily Bowl
A special holiday table decoration.

Turkey Napkin Rings
Clay napkin rings for your Thanksgiving table.

Turkey Place Card Holder
Decorations for your Thanksgiving entertaining.

Valentines Day

Foam Heart Magnets
A very simple Valentines craft for children of all ages.

Four Handmade Valentines Day Cards
Patterns for four easy to make Valentines Day cards.

"Cherish" Handmade Greeting Card Pattern
A simple to make, but elegant handmade card.

Etched Heart Champagne Flute with Beaded Charms
An elegant romantic gift or party favor.

Heart Beaded Decor Candle
These beaded candles are easy to make and appropriate for many occasions.

Heart Shaped Jewelry Holder Pattern
Directions for a no-sewing, padded jewelry holder.

Painted Heart Champagne Flutes
A romantic Valentines gift idea.

Pin Weave Valentines Card
Colorful Valentines keepsakes.

Pretty In Pink Valentines Cards
Three simple Valentines Card ideas.

Puffed Heart Valentines
Original Valentines gifts.

Quilled Pastry Hearts with Key Lime Curd
A crafty Valentines Day pastry recipe.

Sweet Hearts Bookmark
A easy to make Valentines gifts for the readers you love.

Valentines Bagalope
A cute Valentines Day gift bag.

Valentine Garland Candle
A simple idea to dress up a candle for Valentines Day or any other holiday.

Year Round

Holiday Gift Bag Pattern
An easy to make craft pattern for a Holiday Gift Bag.

Lighted Holiday Potpourri Jars
A festive, easy to make potpourri jar that makes a great gift or product for your craft business.

Holiday Wine Glass Charms Pattern
Brighten up your Holiday parties with these festive Christmas wine charms.

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