 |  | | From Kate Pullen, your About Arts & Crafts Editor | | | To mark Veterans Day, I'm leading this weeks newsletter with a couple of quick patriotic crafts that will be a nice way to mark the occasion. Happy crafting! Kate | |  | | | | This free pattern and tutorial will have you whipping up a cute flag pin in no time. A great way to show your support for Veterans. If beading is more your thing then this tutorial will help you create a red, white and blue beaded ribbon. READ NOW | |  | | Poppies have long been used as a symbol of remembrance and the symbolism is particularly poignant this year as this is the 100 year anniversary of the start of World War I. Learn how to make tiny poppy decorations using tissue paper. READ NOW | |  | | Let's not forget Movember! Here are some printable mustache templates for you to use in your Movember events. If you want to go the whole hog then how about making yourself a beard. This yarn beard tutorial shows how! READ NOW | |  | | Give a jar a mustache to create a useful stash jar to hold coins or other odds and ends. This project could be adapted in a variety of different ways depending on the occasion. READ NOW | |  | | | | An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! | | |  | | Want More From About.com? | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Arts & Crafts newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 Privacy Policy © 2014 About.com | |  |  | |