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How-To Books & Craft Patterns

Blue Sage Press

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Text Box: Author, Gloria Hander Lyons with her third book, If Teapots Could Talk: Fun Ideas for Tea Parties. Text Box: Check out my booklet series, fun how-to booklets that are 24-36 pages on a wide variety of topics. Just $4.95 each. Read more about them on the booklets page. Text Box: About Gloria Hander Lyons I’ve channeled 30 years of training and hands-on experience in the areas of art, interior decorating, crafting and event planning into writing creative how-to books, with fourteen titles published so far. Recently, I added a line of how-to booklets that are 24-36 pages and a collection of easy to sew fabric doll patterns. Both sell for just $4.95 each. My books cover a wide range of topics including decorating your home, cooking, planning weddings and tea parties and crafting. I’ve also published a guide to share the information I’ve learned about self-publishing with all of you who long to be published authors but think it’s an impossible dream. It’s not! You can do it and my book: Self-Publishing On a Budget: A Do-It-All-Yourself Guide can show you how. Order or read more about it on the Self-Publishing page. You’ll also find helpful tips and self-publishing links there. Many of my books are now available on Amazon.com and all of them are eligible for Amazon’s free super-saver shipping. I began my writing career designing original craft projects featured in magazines, such as Better Homes and Gardens, McCall’s, Country Handcrafts, and Crafts. Then I progressed to writing creative how-to books and started my own publishing company, Blue Sage Press, to produce them. I also enjoy writing humorous slice-of-life vignettes, and developed a series of stories called “What’s Up with That?” I’ll be posting a new story each month on my author website, www.gloriahanderlyons.com, for your entertainment and mine. I teach interior decorating, self-publishing, wedding and decorative painting classes at my local community college. If you live in the Galveston County/Clear Lake area, visit the Classes page for a complete list of classes. Much to my family’s delight, my kitchen is in non-stop test mode, developing recipes for new cookbooks. Go to the Books Page to read about my creative how-to books and cookbooks. Don’t miss my Monthly Newsletter for free decorating and event planning tips, craft ideas and taste-tempting recipes. I’ve just added new Gift Ideas page that has FREE patterns and recipes that you can use to make your own gifts. I love to hear from readers and customers. Please e-mail your comments and suggestions to: gloria@bluesagepress.com Text Box: Does your group need a speaker for an upcoming meeting? I’m available to give presentations and demonstrations in the Galveston County/Clear Lake area on the following topics: Self-publishing Cooking and crafting with lavender Decorative painting Preparing the desserts-in-a-mug recipes from her cookbook Easy Microwave Desserts in a Mug® Gift shop and bookstore owners, I’m also available for book signings at your store in the Galveston County/Clear Lake area. Call or e-mail to schedule a date for your event. 409-935-5752 or gloria@bluesagepress.com Text Box:

NEW! 4”X6” prints of my hand painted designs with humorous sayings. Framed in clear acrylic frames with a ribbon hanger on top and a magnet on back so you can hang them on the wall or fridge. More than 20 designs, just $5.95 each. You can personalize or customize the saying for any design for $1.00 extra. Visit the Country Hearth Gifts website to see them all.