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How To: Make a handsome cowboy birthday invitation with Cricut

Why ever would you want to throw a cowboy-themed party for your little cowboy? Two words: John Wayne. The epitome of wild West cool and the exemplar of the "strong and silent" type, John Wayne made the cowboy badass. So give your boy the coolest party in the world by creating a cowboy theme.

How To: Make a frog birthday invitation using Cricut

Have a little kiddo obsessed with slimy, swamp-dwelling amphibians? Then throwing a frog-themed birthday bash is perfect for the little fellow. Make sure your frog theme stays unified all the way through from the beginning to the candle blowout by creating these frog invitations.

How To: Craft a cute monster party invitation with Cricut

Treat your little monster and his friends to a monster-themed birthday party this year for fun thrills. Make sure to have plenty of monster-shaped cupcakes, pin-the-eyes-on-the-monster blindfold games, and icky looking - though delicious - candy on hand. And, of course you can't forget the perfect party invitation.

How To: Craft a block party/BBQ hamburger invitation with Cricut

Some things are too good to keep bottled up. Give your guests a taste of what's to come at your Fourth of July party, BBQ, or slammin' block party by making your invitation look like a hamburger. Who can resists free food, right?

How To: Make a sturdy pepakura Halo 3 helmet using jesmonite

Pepakura is the Japanese word for papercraft. So yes, pepakura does include origami. Specifically, the term refers to 3D models made from paper. And what better contraption to make out of paper than this awesome Halo 3 (XBox 360) helmet? Broken down into its geometric components, this helmet is a life-size replica of the helmets you wear in the game.

How To: Perfectly wrap a Christmas, birthday or party gift using either paper or a bag

This video goes over traditional wrapping - using tissue paper, wrapping paper, ribbons and bows. But if you just can't get the fiddly bits right, or your gift is oddly shaped, then this video will also show you how to use a gift bag!

How To: Craft a white Valentine's Day heart gift box

We adore all the cute little valentines, heart-shaped candies, and heart-embellished gift boxes and gift bags that pop up on shelves around Valentine's Day, but (ironically enough) they lack the heart that makes Valentine's Day presents truly special.

How To: Craft an easy Valentine's Day heart-folded love note

You want your special love notes to your sweetheart to be kept a secret, right? So what better way to toss him/her a sweet sentiment during class than by folding it into a heart?

How To: Craft a super easy quilled Valentine's Day heart

We know you probably haven't quilled anything since fifth grade, but that doesn't mean you should leave this paper curling skill to your tender elementary school years. In fact, quilling adds quite a lovely feminine touch to any project.

How To: Make a fringed paper Valentine's Day flower heart

This daisy Valentine's Day card looks very difficult to make at home, yet its complexity is simply a guise for how easy it is. All you need is variously colored paper (depending on the type of flower you want to make) and a pair of scissors.

How To: Create a Valentine's Day heart card with iris folding

If you're new to iris folding, then let this beautiful Valentine's Day project be your introduction to this complexly layered yet easy to do paper folding style. Iris folding is based on the iris, or opening, of a camera, with multiple layers folding on top of one another until you get to the opening in the center.

How To: Craft a floral "I Love You" Valentine's Day mini album

Valentine's Day is going to be here in less than a month, so make sure you keep all of your photo memories safe by placing them inside this miniature floral "I Love You" Valentine's Day mini album.

How To: Craft a Valentine's Day "Happy Birthday" card

Do you have a friend whose birthday falls on or near Valentine's Day? Then kill two birds with one stone by crafting this Valentine's Day "Happy Birthday" card.

How To: Make a Valentine's Day candy-filled "cake"

While we all know that Valentine's Day is supposed to be about the giving and receiving of love and affection, let's face it: These days, the Hallmark holiday is more about the giving and receiving of chocolate and sugar high-inducing candy.

How To: Make a set of beautiful, French inspired note cards

You can make these cards into a set and give them away as a gift, or send them out one at a time as thank you notes, invitations or any other sort of stationery. They have a lovely French vintage feel!

How To: Quill a leaf shape easily for paper crafts

Quilling is one crafting skill you probably picked up in fourth grade and then never touched again. But it's time to bring out those long paper strips once again. Quilling is one of the easiest ways to add complex and beautiful decorations to greeting cards and other paper projects.

How To: Create a super simple snowflake centerpiece and table runner for winter

Got the winter blahs? We dont' blame you. After all, getting snowed in with four feet of snow outside your front door gets old, fast.

How To: Craft a quick 2-minute tissue paper pom pom garland for Halloween

There's always a lot going on in the craft world, with ingenious new products being made every day. But there are also trends in decorating that rise up and end up on every crafter's blog. Right now, that ternd is garlands.

How To: Make a fancy red Valentine's Day treat box

Valentine's Day sweets can be made even sweeter when they're packaged in delightful way. Martha Stewart herself would approve of this red and pink gift box, which features Valentine's Day hearts on the front.

How To: Craft a charming Valentine's Day Hershey Marshmallow gift box

Give sweets to your sweet in the prettiest way possible by crafting this Valentine's Day gift box. While this particular gift box is intended for storing Hershey Marshmallows, it can also hold a small gift or chocolates.

How To: Craft a set of "Thank You" spring floral note cards

We admit that 99% of the time we write notes wherever we can: On scratch paper, on post-it notes, and often times on the back of our hands. But consider how lovely it would be if you could whisper little nothings on these pretty notecards.

How To: Make a sparkly bandaid "Get Well" card

Tell your friend you hope you feels better in the sweetest and cutest way possible by crafting this bandaid greeting card. A paper bandaid, embellished with a sparkly red heart, says it all.

How To: Make a cute "Bee Mine" Valentine's Day box

We know that every pink and red Hallmark card out there tells us that Valentine's Day is about smoochin' it up with your amor and generally cherishing the ones you love, but to be honest, the holiday is also about cherishing your love for candy and sweets.

How To: Craft a Valentine's Day "Sweethearts" treat bag

We know that every pink and red Hallmark card out there tells us that Valentine's Day is about smoochin' it up with your amor and generally cherishing the ones you love, but to be honest, the holiday is also about cherishing your love for candy and sweets.

How To: Make a pink heart Valentine's Day greeting card

We know it feels like you're surrounded by a wall of pink and red on Valentine's Day, especially when you enter any retailer, but you have to admit these two colors evoke quite the aura of romance.

How To: Make a "Congratulations" heart embellished greeting card

There are so many occasions in life for which you could use this "Congratulations" greeting card. From your nephew's graduation to a perfect 2400 on the SATs to the arrival of a new baby, this pretty card says it all.

How To: Craft a Victorian flower rosette card

Rosettes are embellishments that have been around for hundreds of years, but since the Victorian era they have been especially cherished for their feminine, fuffled shapes and pretty lacy designs.

How To: Craft a "And many more" birthday card

Birthday cards usually commemorate a particular birthday - your sweet 16, forever 21, and - ugh - your 30th. But this card is sweet because it says "Happy Birthday" while wishing you many more brilliant birthdays to come as well.

How To: Craft a Valentine's Day cookie bouquet

We'd never turn down a perfectly baked, perfectly crunchy and flaky cookie, but the presentation does in fact add to the whole experience. Give your coworkers - or your kid's classmates - a treat this Valentine's Day by making these cookie bouquets.

How To: Craft a cracked glass patterned spring butterfly card

Crackled glass has made its appearance in lots of cultural avenues, including nail polish (remember the crackled nail polish trend popular a few years back?), glass designs, and now, cards.

How To: Craft spring/Easter bunny and chick boxes

There's nothing that makes us feel more like the flowers are a bloomin' outside and the weather is sunny and warm than baby animals. During the spring, they herald the return of life after a long and frigid winter.

How To: Craft a Spiderman box favor and card

It didn't take Spiderpig from "The Simpsons" movie to convince us that Spiderman was cool. A staple comic and TV show from our childhood, he was a masked hero who always had a heart...and a taste for redheads.

How To: Craft a superhero Batman bat signal box and favor

If you have a little boy who's a fan of comics and superheros, then Batman is probably idol #1. After all, the tortured, redeemed hero has a really cool black cape and some killer upper body strength.

How To: Craft a paper Valentine's Day card mailbox

Don't just leave your kid with a sad plastic bag this Valentine's Day to store valentines from his or her classmates! Make the giving and receiving of valentines special this year by crafting this paper Valentine's Day card mailbox.

How To: Craft a pretty 3D stand up card with hanging stained glass crayon hearts

Remember those gold old days when you would craft bunches of red and pink valentines at home with your mom from construction paper and then tote them to school, bursting with excitement to see what pretty cards you'd receive in your Valentine's Day mailbox?

How To: Decorate a gift box or jewelry box with decoupage

Start with a basic cardboard box. You will also need some paper (wrapping paper or desginer paper works best), some Mod Podge, scissors, a length of ribbon and some card stock to form stencils. Then, decorate as you wish! Add embellishments like buttons or appliques as well.