Decorative Folk Art Painting

Free decorative painting patterns for you to enjoy
from Mounet-Lipp Mural Art.

Free vintage embroidery patterns

Free vintage embroidery patterns generously shared by the Pattern Bee.
Look for "Free Stuff"

Size and measurement charts

From the Fiber Gypsy. I was interested in the children's sizing.

Sewing machine trade literature

The Smithsonian exhibit of Sewing Machine Trade Literature. This guide illustrates the range of materials published by and about sewing machine companies in the United States, starting in the 1840s.
My favorite is the Catalogue of Priscilla Fancy Work Designs c.1901

Carving pumpkins

Advanced designs from The Pumpkin Wizard

Simple designs from Swan's Pumpkin Farm

Paper Doll Chain Template

From the
Tempting Templates archive at Stampington & Company

This paper doll chain template

Halloween Delights at RavensBlight

"RavensBlight... odd name for a town, but then... it's an odd town. Here you'll find over 200 paintings and photographs on display, free paper toys,free music, free PC games, and a few other dark goodies, all created by Ray O'Bannon. So have a look around, the attractions are always open..."

I like the paper toys in the Toyshop.
"Here you'll find a variety of rather unusual paper toys, all free for you to print out and enjoy. The toys include a hearse playset, coffin gift boxes (with occupants), a little cemetery, several unusual board games, a gloomy little haunted house, a rusty old-style robot, and quite a few other dark delights. So pick out some toys, print out the pattern pages, and with a few common supplies like scissors and glue you're ready to create all these strange little curiosities."

Vintage Postcards 6

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Bitty Bead tutorial

I followed this tutorial for making beaded beads sometime last year. I formed some of the beads around a jelly bracelet. It's comfortable but ugly. The tiny beaded beads are nicer but I call them "go blind beads" because they are so small.