Little boxes to hold secret treasures; little cards to hold secret messages . . . Mirkwood Designs offers free templates for making little boxes, little cards and other little crafty items.

The designs are intended for use with cardstock or paper, however also consider using fabric fused to Peltex. Extra embellishment could be added using beads or stitching.

Easy and fun!

Are you a paisley lover?

For some reason I just love paisley designs – they are elegant, beautiful and creative.

4to40.com offers a whole swag of beautiful free paisley designs that you can use for embroidery, applique and many other techniques. Make sure you browse through all the pages – there are about five pages of them – Enjoy!