Homespun Gifts from the Heart: More Than 200 Great Gift Ideas, 250 Photo-Ready Gift Tags, Clear & Easy Directions

by Karen Ehman, Trish Smith, Kelly Hovermale

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 " 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.

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

About the author

Karen Ehman is a speaker, a New York Times bestselling author, a contributing writer for Proverbs 31 Ministries Encouragement for Today online devotions and a teacher in the First 5 Bible study app. She has written 21 books and Bible studies including Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing at All and the 2020 ECPA devotional book of the year Settle My Soul. She is a graduate of Spring Arbor University and serves as President-Elect of their Alumni Board of Directors. She has been featured on TODAY Parenting, Redbook.com, Foxnews.com, Crosswalk.com, YouVersion.com, and is a monthly columnist for HomeLife Magazine. Her passion is to help women live their priorities as they reflect the gospel to a watching world. Karen is married to her college sweetheart, Todd, and is the mother of six children: three biological and three in-laws by marriage—although she forgets which ones are which. She enjoys collecting vintage Pyrex kitchenware, cheering for the Detroit Tigers, and spending her days feeding the many people who gather around her mid-century dining table to process life and enjoy her county fair blue-ribbon winning cooking.

Reviews

[Susan]

So many great ideas!

[Gardavson]

Let me start off by saying that this was a crafty type book....in BLACK and WHITE! Hello?!? Talk about a creativity damper! There were a lot of recipes in the book, which kinda threw me a bit. When I think of a book telling about homespun gifts, I don't expect a large portion of it to be recipes. There were some really cute ideas, particularly things to do with children's books, like giving a book in a basket containing other things related to the book. I thought those ideas where pretty creative and something that would make a thoughtful and appreciated gift. Many ideas were of baskets and things you could put in to them as a theme - like mom spa baskets etc. Those, while nice, were less impressive, something I think the average Joe could come up with quite on their own without needing to reference a special book. So, so-so on content, boo on the black and white.

[Amy]

I LOVE this book! Great ideas for homemade gifts, complete with scripture verse tags that you can copy and use with the gifts. (If you're on my friends list, don't read this book, LOL, because I want to use several of the ideas for future gifts!) I got this book from the library, and it's one of the few I'll be looking to buy soon.

[Suzanne]

I had forgotten all about this book until I was recently cleaning out my craft space. This has some really great gift ideas. I am going to re-read this one and maybe start actually using the ideas.

[Kristin]

I loved this book and plan on buying a copy real soon! She has so many wonderful ideas, especially the chapter on book gift ideas. I loved The Very Hungry Catepillar theme!