'Life Just Got A Little Easier' Gift Tote
A "Welcome to Home Haven" gift tote for company was presented to guest. I thought these no-fuss-to-put-together-totes filled with goodies looked cheery and I was pleased with how they turned out for under $20 a piece.
A trip to the Dollar Store made these gift totes affordable and quick to put together...that's what I needed to fill each one with a variety of items to enjoy.
These reuseable carry totes could be used for different occasions and filled with age appropriate items. Just think...no gift wrap, tape, box or bag needed to fuss with.
Life just got a little easier...QUICK, EASY and AFFORDABLE. That sure made my heart sing.
Happy Heart~Happy Home~Happy Haven!
God richly BLESS you all,
~Deanna~
DAUGHTER'S PIE CRUST RECIPE
Pie Crust Recipe.
With her permission I share her recipe with you. BLESS your family, friends and your taste buds with this wonderful crust.
Pie Crust Recipe
1 cup flour
3 heaping tablespoons of shortening
A dash of salt
A tiny bit of ice cold water
Mix ingredients together well.
Roll out on wax paper.
Assemble pie.
Spread a little milk on top of crust before baking.
Simply delicious,
d
DECORATING
I knew a very frugal Lady named Edith that shared with me a excellent guideline for decorating. She said with ease, "If your room has clean ceilings, floors, and walls, and the windows have nice curtains, you'll have an attractive room."
John 3:7
“Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.”
King James Version (KJV)
PSALM 118:17
I shall not die,
but live, and declare
the works of the Lord.
By wisdom
a house is built,
and through understanding
it is established;
through
knowledge
its rooms are filled with rare
and beautiful treasures.
SALVATION
Romans 10:9 King James Version (KJV)
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Acts 4:12 King James Version (KJV)
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
"HOME is a wonderful place to LIVE. No matter the size of the rooms, ones HOME is a place to call ones own. I so LOVE my HOME." ~Deanna~
PSALM 90:12
SO
TEACH us
to number OUR days,
that we may apply our HEARTS
unto
WISHES
NO MATTER HOW BADLY YOU WISH with all your might that the something devastating that happened in your life hadn't happened and want so badly to go back in time to prevent it from happening...it isn't humanly possible to do this. You can't change the fact that it happened. IT DID. But JESUS can change the MEANING of what happened to you and give you PEACE. He can show you the way in which you are to go. God richly BLESS you. ~Deanna
17 comments:
Wonderful idea. I think it is so sad to buy a gift, wrap it in beautiful paper and bow and then pitch it. This is a great idea. I am going to make myself one with ribbons in the openings, to carry my supplies to art class. Thanks for sharing.
QMM
Those are sensible and adorable. I love things reusable. How thoughtful a gift. Thanks for the idea, that is if you don't mind if I copy;)
When my daughter got married my friend Pam gave her a beautiful KitchenAide colandar filled with all kinds of kitchen goodies and covered with shrink wrap and bows. now I just love filling cute containers.
Debbie
What a fabulous idea! I love the idea of presenting guests with such a wonderful gift! Thanks for sharing the idea!
Blessings,
Kim
These are my kind of 'wrappings' for gifts ... so much more fun, aren't they.
Have a beautiful weekend.
TTFN ~ Marydon
They are very cute, Deanna! Wouldn't they make nice bridal shower gifts or even baby gifts.
AND what wonderful gifts !! Ihere were so many nice things in there too ! I've already found places ,(plus I've eaten all my sugar babies )[one of favorite candies !!!!}] for the things you gave us and have now filled the tote with our little granddaughters toys to play with when they come to see Grandma & Grandpa( easy to grab with its handles and carry to other parts of the house. A BIG thank you dear sister..... love ya Debbie
Dear Ones,
Thx for the ideas that you shared and PLEZ copy away!!!
If this idea makes life easier for us so be it!!!
Blessings and Luv ya,
d
Hi Deanna,
What a superb idea and love how bright they look and so useful.
Wrapping paper is costly and most of the time gets thrown out if the gift is ripped open, which so often happens.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
Hi Deanna,...I love the baskets! I have done this many times and I have a ball filling them with goodies. I knew we were kindred spirits!
I never used the flowers though,...I filled them and then shrink wrapped them. I like the pretty flowers, so I will try that too.
Love you!
Linda @ Truthful Tidbits
HI D!!!
Those gift totes are wonderful!!! Your guests I'm sure really appreciated them!!!! I love the fact you can use them instead of a bag and for just a little bit more they have something they will use for a long time.
Enjoy your week-end
hugs,
jamie
This is a great idea and I've been doing it for years. Just bought two purse/totes at Marshalls, one for $3 and the other for $5...mark down prices. One is for my Beloved Sistah and the other for my SIL. I'll fill with things and give as Christmas gifts.
Our pastor's father just died and pastor and family are traveling to FL for the service. I'll buy a plastic shopping tote and fill with travel goodies - hand sanitizer, napkins, mints, water, gas card, snacks, etc. to ease their travels.
I absolutely love to put gifts in baskets, totes, handbags, planters, sometimes pretty fabric. ..that way the gift wrap itself is pretty and useful! Adorable!
Your front door calls me back to childhood where we lived in a similar house. It took me back to sitting on a porch so much like the one on your blog. One particular time I was sitting with my great-grandfather and he was hearing what he considered to be enemies. It's a long tale I will tell some day. But the snow-ball tree was there beside us and I loved this grandfather very much.
Just think, your blog conjured up all of that.
excellent post. Thanks
Audrey
Homesteaders Daughter
How cute! It has so many practical uses! Great gift idea!
What fun totes! I must go off to the dollar store in search of totes.
Very good and practical idea. I try to have gift baskets available for guests and not only is this perfect for that, but as you suggested, gift "wrap"! Reusable gift wrap!
Deanna, what a great idea! Very cute and practical, thank you for sharing. I love the idea of given gifts to guests.
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