One woman looks frantically for a hostess gift while her daughter reminds her that, by the way, there's a gift exchange at school tomorrow--and isn't Aunt Sally's baby shower Saturday? Where can she find quick, inexpensive, yet distinctive gifts just right for each situation? Homespun Gifts from the Heart provides more than 200 simple, yet creative gift ideas-from easy Apple Spice Cake to fun recipes for sidewalk chalk and bubbles. These unique, field-tested gifts are economical to make and just the right thing for every special person and occasion. Whether women are craft queens or glue-gun challenged, they'll find clear and easy directions to accompany every idea, along with illustrations and one hundred copy-ready gift tags to add the finishing touch. Also included: " inventive gift basket instructions " creative packaging tips " delicious gift recipes, including layered mixes " simple, inexpensive presents for all seasons " can't-miss, kid-pleasing gift ideas (and gifts kids can make too) Sprinkled throughout the text are Scripture verses, biblical examples of gift-giving, and the story of the greatest gift ever given. Homespun Gifts from the Heart is destined to become a staple reference book for busy women of all ages who will want a copy for personal use and several to give to their friends.
Karen Ehman has been described as profoundly practical, engagingly funny and downright real. Her passion is to provide women, wives and mothers with creative tools and doable ideas to help them both simplify life and glorify God. She the Director of the Proverbs 31 Ministries national speaking team and is a contributor to Focus on the Family's magazine Thriving Family.
She is a featured speaker for Hearts at Home conferences for moms and is the author of four womens books including A Life That Says Welcome: Simple Ways to Open Your Heart and Home to Others and The Complete Guide to Getting and Staying Organized. She is also the project creator of the Hearts at Home Just for Moms Planner an organizational tool designed specifically for the purpose of helping mothers organize their personal and family lives.
She has been a guest on national television and radio programs including The 700 Club, At Home Live, Engaging Women, The Harvest Show, Moody Midday Connection and Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family. She is a graduate of Spring Arbor University with a B.A. in Social Science and has been married for 24 years to her college sweetheart Todd. She is the mother of three sometimes quarrelsome, but mostly charming children: Mackenzie 20, Mitchell 16 and Spencer 13.
Before motherhood, Karen was a teacher and high school coach who actually had hobbies. Now she spends her days running carpool, parked in the football bleachers or baseball stadium or stealing away to a coffee shop to write or to work on a new speaking message. Though hopelessly craft-challenged with pitiful, partially finished scrapbooks, she enjoys baking and cooking and has won several blue ribbon rosettes at various county fairs for her cookies, cakes, pies and breads.
