Annie's Attic book features cards for Christmas

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BERNE, Ind. -- DRG, a leader in the craft and nostalgia markets and publisher of special-interest magazines and books, is the creator of a paper crafting pattern book with 20 Christmas card-making projects. Iris Folding for Christmas is available in print and in a downloadable PDF format.

The projects in Iris Folding for Christmas follow both traditional and non-traditional iris-folding techniques. Traditional iris folding follows patterns that resemble the lens of an antique camera. Non-traditional methods and patterns create a product that, when completed, have a geometric, or quilt-like effect.

Card patterns in the book vary, with simple and quick cards and more advanced designs. The book offers instruction for creating greeting cards, artist trading cards, ornaments, gift bags and boxes and gift-card holders. Each project includes a color photo of the completed card, along with easy-to-follow instructions and drawings.

For an added challenge, there are projects that incorporate rubber stamping techniques, such as heat and pressure embossing, masking, and a variety of ink applications. For beginners, there is an introduction to iris folding, with step-by-step instructions for creating windows and adding folded strips to create the classic iris-fold look.

Iris Folding for Christmas is published under DRG's Annie's Attic brand. Annie's Attic is a nationally-known publisher of special-interest books and patterns in the needlecraft and paper craft arts, publishing quality publications and craft patterns known for instructional accuracy and creative photography.

Additional DRG publishing brands include House of White Birches, American School of Needlework, Good Old Days and Clotilde.

DRG products are sold direct to consumers through catalogs and the Internet and through wholesale and trade channels. Information about the publications and products produced through the DRG brands is available from the company website at DRGnetwork.com.



About DRG: DRG (DRGnetwork.com) is in its third generation of Muselman family ownership in Berne, Ind., near Fort Wayne. A leader in the craft and nostalgia markets, the company is well known for its iconic brands, which include House of White Birches, Annie's Attic, Clotilde, American School of Needlework and Good Old Days. The company publishes magazines and books, and also offers its own and others' kits, supplies and Web-deliverable products in print catalogs and on more than 40 DRG websites. Magazines and products are also available on newsstands and in retail chains and stores nationwide. One of DRG's divisions, Strategic Fulfillment Group (SFG), provides state-of-the-art fulfillment and database marketing services out of a 140,000-square-foot facility nestled in the rolling wooded landscape of East Texas, centered between Shreveport and Dallas. The DRG story began in 1925 with the founding of Economy Printing Concern in Berne. EP Graphics, as it is known today, is still owned by the Muselman family. It specializes in high-quality, four-color web printing for catalogs and magazines.