Annie Lang with her whimsical characters.
Images used with permission from the artist.
Annie Things Possible ® Whimsical Characters & Creative Designs Oct-30-2006
 By Chris Dunmire
I didn't even have to pull up Annie's Web site (anniethingspossible.com)
in my Web browser to know that I already liked where the concept
was going. Any thing's possible. When there's a positive
play on words involved, I know I've met a kindred spirit. How
pleasantly surprised to know how correct I was!
Enter Annie Lang, owner of the Annie Things Possible® Web
site who's profile describes her as a "self-taught award
winning designer/author who has published 29 decorative arts
how-to instructional books," and "Her many licensed
characters and project designs have appeared in a wide variety
of painting and craft magazines and on numerous commercially
manufactured products for more than a decade." Talk about creative
accomplishment!
Now, back to her fun Web site. It's literally chock-full
of freebie projects, scrapbook templates, cards, CD cases,
and other creative curiosities (for kids and adults) that you can download in
PDF files for personal, non-commercial use. Not only that, you can learn
some cool stuff too. On the Creative
Learning page she's got a handful of useful tutorials,
such as how to transfer line art patterns to creative projects
and understanding the basics of decorative painting. These are important things
to know!
Annie exuberantly expressed to me recently that
"My Holiday site format is absolutely LOADED with
creative ideas, will be updated weekly and features a different
project theme each week from Thanksgiving through New Year's
Day. Projects are specifically designed for all age groups,
are easy and inexpensive to make, and will be made available
as free pdf downloadables."
A creative kindred spirit indeed. And when you visit Annie's
site, you'll know that you are in a place where artful passion
reigns and this someone is truly following their
creative bliss. These are the kind of creative people you want to hang around
with because they're so contagious. Oooh, I can feel a GERMinating idea coming
on already! •
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