With last-minute shopping there will be last-minute gift wrapping, and here is some great ideas! I hope you'll have fun wrapping, giving, singing and joyfully including Christ in all that you do as you celebrate His birth. Step 1 Your supplies. Pick out a neutral gift wrap. Cut your twine long enough to be able to wrap around your gift 3-5 times. Step 2 Add your tags. Step 3 Add your embellishments, greenery, berries and jiggle bells. For my gift wrapping, I picked out a n

A crisp fall welcome to all of you and to the lovely ladies I met at the “Welcome Home for the Holidays” Seminar with author and speaker Sheri Torelli and myself in Highland California at the Immanuel Baptist Church. At the Holiday Seminar Sheri reminded us to choose well in life and love and to be realistic with our time, money, and energy with the holidays. Also she asked us, “What is your Cooking Personality?” We had a lot of fun with this! Our choices were: Polly Pressur

Welcome! I will feature one skill or craft each month to enjoy doing and learning together! Our first skill for September will be Simplified Cake Decorating. I will show you how simple this little “Girlfriend Cake” is to make! And after a year of learning and sharing, you will “graduate” from the Homemaking Academy and earn your Heart & Keeper Home Skills Merit Badge, and I will share your accomplishments here on my website! We are going to have so much fun this year with

Welcome back; thanks to all of you that left a comment! I have a sweet package going out to: Diane J. Pat, M. Terri S. Pam M. Bonnie L. Sheri T. Rachelle M. Dana K. Luise R. Marie D. All of you will find a Heart & Keeper Beverage Mug filled with Salt Water Taffy I picked up for you on the Morro Bay Embarcadero. You’ll also find your Heart & Keeper Wristband that is inscribed with "Live purposefully, worthily, and accurately..." Ephesians 5:15-16. Your comments also entered

M - Meaningful, Memorable A - Appreciate, Affirm Y - Yearn, Yes, YOU! Welcome to my May posting! If you're like me one day just isn't enough to express my love and appreciation to those women who have influenced or encouraged me. So let's take the month of MAY to celebrate, affirm and appreciate! Here's a simple gift you can make TODAY that will make someone very thankful you thought of them. Easy to make with your grand children too! Supplies: Clear bag, ribbon, tag (craft

You will want to set a few hours aside to make these cute Valentine’s Day Postcards, (girlfriends, chocolate and a Hallmark Movie should be part of this fun time too!) I make them out of scrapbook pages. (Makes 8-10 cards) Supplies: 6-8 coordinating scrapbook pages - The tags, hearts, flowers, and borders I added on my postcards came in a separate package but matched the scrapbook pages I bought. I found mine at Beverly's in San Luis Obispo, CA but Hobby Lobby would carry

This is one of my favorite gifts to put together and give for Christmas. It's easy and quick, and it makes your home smell lovely. It makes a great hostess gift or gift for your co-workers and neighbors! Ingredients: 1 whole orange 1 whole lemon 1 TBL. whole cloves 2 4" cinnamon sticks 2 bay leaves Directions: Combine all ingredients in a decorative clear bag. Tie closed with holiday ribbon. Attach these directions on a gift tag to your gift: Christmas Scent Mix Cut unpeele

This is one of my favorite gifts to give for fall and Christmas. It’s so simple to put together and it’s the perfect gift for a neighbor, a co-worker, a friend who’s not feeling well… Just tie a cookie cutter to an adorable seasonal towel with some colorful ribbon. Add a note with a scripture and you’re done! Cuuuuute!!! Make up 5 or so, put them in a basket in your car and just see how many doors the Lord opens for you to give them away. #crafts #DIY #holidays

What’s cuter than a fall banner? I love them. Here is an easy one to make made out of flashcards! If you can’t find them to purchase they can easily be made my cutting out of stiffer paper. Supplies: Flashcards Twine (I used green, brown would look nice for fall too.) Hole punch Glue or glue gun Embellishments: Fall leaves and sunflowers Buttons Directions: Hole punch each flashcard in the each upper left corner and right corner. Lay out your flashcards and arrange in the

"A Home To Keep" is where you'll want to drop in again and again to discover meaningful and beautiful ways to care for, keep, simplify and enjoy your home. You'll find creative DIY projects, step-by-step household tutorials, organizing tips and simplifying solutions, fun gifts to make, book review, and seasonal recipes for satisfying meals. A place you'll want to return to for plenty of ideas and BLISS! #cooking #DIY #recipe #crafts #tutorials