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Table of Contents

Holidays and Occasions

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Card-Making, Helpful Tutorials, and Other Crafts and Projects

(many of the tutorials include a link to an illustrated version of that tutorial)

Halloween

Jan's Reading Room: Halloween

Thanksgiving

Jan's Reading Room: Thanksgiving

Christmas and New Year's

Jan's Reading Room: Christmas

Valentine's Day

Jan's Reading Room: Valentine's Day

St. Patrick's Day

 Jan's Reading Room: St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Jan's Reading Room: Easter

Mother's Day

Jan's Reading Room: Mother's Day

Father's Day

Jan's Reading Room: Father's Day

4th of July

Make a 4th of July Coloring Book

Weddings

Wedding Shower Gift Bags

Easy Ideas for Wedding Shower and Wedding Gift Bags

Baby Showers

Jan's Reading Room: Baby Shower

 

 

Card-Making

How to Use Print Shop Software

Quarter-Fold Cards: What They Are and How to Fold Them

Envelopes for Quarter-Fold Cards: How to Fold Them

Examples of Hand-Made Cards

Making Quarter-Fold Cards Without Card-Making Software

How to Make Personalized Cards and Invitations Without Card-Making Software

Make Your Own Greeting Cards

 

Helpful Tutorials

How To Download Zip Files of Mom’s Break Free Printables

How to Use Microsoft® Paint to Personalize JPG Files

How To Make Gift Tags Using Business Cards

How To Insert Text Into a Gift Card

How to Use Iron-On Transfer Paper

How to Re-Flip an Iron-On Transfer

 

Other Crafts and Projects

It's Time To Get Back To Crafting

Getting Back to Crafting: Sample Projects

How to Make French Bread

Make Cloverleaf Rolls

 

 

More Articles by Jan K., The Proofer

 

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