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Free Craft Pattern & Ideas Resource
 Whether you’re looking for craft gift ideas or a free craft pattern for your own use, here’s an ever-growing resource for you.
This site contains loads of free craft ideas - but if you’re looking for crafts to do, you probably don't want to trawl through the whole website first. So here’s a free craft pattern selection from this site, for your convenience.
There’s also a list of free family crafts for Christmas further down this page. I’ll be adding more crafts to do in the future, so stay tuned (you could subscribe to my blog - no e-mail address needed - or to my free e-zine to be kept up to date!)
Let’s start with a free craft pattern that would make a cool holiday craft gift:
Lantern Houses
Inspired by the beautiful 16th-century Renaissance houses that you can find in old German towns ...
... this is a free craft idea that’s easy and quick to make. And if you’re looking for
- Birthday craft gift ideas
- a ‘new home’ gift or card,
- Christmas paper crafts, or
- ‘just-thought-of-you’ craft gift ideas,
these little fold-up houses might be just the ticket.
Each paper house pattern consists of two identical parts that plug into each other, and if you fold the sides down you can easily fit a ‘house’, or several of them, into a normal Size 9, DL or C65 envelope.
Choose among three paper lantern styles and download each free craft pattern individually – click here to see the instructions and download the templates.
If you’re looking for free family crafts to do at Christmastime with your children, the next project could be right for you:
Custom Christmas Cards & Seals
These cards are very easy to make, and you can either download and use the free craft pattern ‘as is’, or take it as a template to develop your own creations.
This is also a great free craft idea for making - thank-you notes,
- dinner party invites,
- menu cards for decorating a festive dinner table,
- cards for any occasion you can think of, or
- gift tags.
Click here for the instructions and to download the templates.
Next is another idea for free family crafts:
Paper “Snow” Crystals
If you click on the link below, you’ll find free craft patterns for a set of five 'snow crystals'.
But the beauty of this simple idea is that once you know how to make crafts from bits of folded paper, you can go on experimenting and creating new ones forever. And they’ll all be original works of art!
Use them - to decorate a Christmas window
- as coasters under glasses (or even plates, if you make them large enough)
- to decorate Christmas cards
- as ‘seals’ on the backs of envelopes
- for gift tags, or
- to decorate special places in the house.
Click here to go to the download page!
Free Family Crafts for Christmas
Here are some more crafts to do for Christmas. You won’t need a free craft pattern for any of these – just follow the (free) instructions on the web page.
 The first one, gilded walnuts, is a very old-fashioned Christmas tree decoration. It’s an easy Christmas craft project, and you don’t need any special tools for it. Click here for the instructions and a long ideas list of more Christmas tree crafts to make.
 The second craft project, snowy Christmas tree balls, is more tricky and requires a certain degree of experience and ‘crafty fingers’. It’s also more messy and not really suitable if you’re making Christmas crafts with little kids. You’ll see what I mean when you have a look at the instructions.
 The third free craft idea is very easy, and perfect if you’re looking for free family crafts for Christmas. The little Christmas lights and decorations are made from recycled glasses, ribbons, tea lights, and a few sparkly bits. They are small, but if you make lots of them they will look fantastically festive. Click here for the instructions!
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