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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.

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Table of Contents

Beading

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

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

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

Candles

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

Clay & Glazes

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.

Decoupage

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

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.

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

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

Misc Patterns

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Unique Bookmarks
How to design unique bookmarks using digital tools.

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.

Elegant Paper Flowers
How to make fancy paper flower blossoms.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ribbon Crafts

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

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.

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.

Quilted Trivet
Make a trivet to match your decor.

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.

Stamping

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

Holiday Craft Patterns

Christmas

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.

Craft Ideas: Christmas Keepsake Album
Découpage 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.

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.

"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.

Pinecone Ornaments
Make your own glittery pinecone ornaments.

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

"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.

Wreaths
How to make Christmas or year round wreaths.

Mothers Day

Handmade Mothers Day Card Patterns
Four handmade card patterns.

Thanksgiving

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.

Valentines Day

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.

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

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

Valentines Bagalope
A cute Valentines Day gift bag.

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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