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Welcome to my website!

 

I’d like to tell you a little bit about myself and my publishing company, Blue Sage Press. As an author, 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 and booklets, with 33 titles published so far. These books cover a wide range of topics including cooking, decorating your home, self-publishing, crafting, planning weddings, parties and tea parties, plus humorous short stories. To order or learn more about all my fun how-to books, click on the “Books” button above.
Text Box: Creative How-To Books Blue Sage Press now offers 33 titles by Gloria Hander Lyons on subjects that include: cooking, crafting, interior decorating, self-publishing, tea parties, weddings, humorous short stories and more. To order or read more about the ones below, click on each book cover or visit the Books page to see the complete list of our creative how-to books and cookbooks. NEW! Quick & Easy Sandwich Wraps on the Cookbooks page and Kiss My Grits, Sugar on the Humor Books page.

Many of my books are available on Amazon.com. The binding style for all the books is paperback binding, and they are all eligible for Amazon’s free super-saver shipping with orders of $25.00 or more.

 

My line of booklets is rapidly expanding. These titles are 24-32 pages and cover a variety of topics including cooking, crafting, decorating, tea parties, and  more. They are all available as E-Books for just $3.95 each with no shipping costs. Visit the E-Books Page to view them all.

 

Don’t miss my Monthly Newsletter for free decorating and party planning tips, craft ideas and taste-tempting recipes. Visit my Blog to read more about my creative how-to books and other fun websites. See a list of my other blogs below.

 

In addition to self-publishing, I’ve also had articles, essays and short stories accepted for other publications. You can see my list of credits on the Clips & Credits page.

 

I also offer Book Publishing and Design Services to help others get their books published, design blog websites, and create custom invitations, newsletters, flyers and more for printing or e-mailing. Visit the Design Services page for more information.

 

I love to hear from readers and fellow writers and crafters. Please send your questions or comments to Gloria Lyons:

gloria@bluesagepress.com.

 

Thanks for stopping by. Please visit again soon.

Text Box: Presentations and Book Signings by Gloria Hander Lyons 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 from Self-Publishing On a Budget: A Do-It-All-Yourself Guide Hosting afternoon tea parties from If Teapots Could Talk: Fun Ideas for Tea Parties Cooking and crafting with lavender from A Taste of Lavender and Lavender Sensations Interior Decorating tips from No Rules—Just Fun Decorating Preparing the desserts-in-a-mug recipes from my 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. E-mail Gloria Lyons to schedule a date for your event: gloria@bluesagepress.com Text Box:

Gloria Hander Lyons
Text Box: Writer ¨ Designer ¨ Publisher Text Box: Cooking Text Box: Decorating Text Box: Self-Publishing Text Box: Weddings & Parties Text Box: Crafting Text Box: Motivation & Humor Text Box: Cooking Crafting Decorating Motivation & Humor Self-Publishing Weddings & Parties Text Box: I’m now on Twitter. Follow my posts on the link below: http://twitter.com/bluesagepress Text Box: Get a FREE Book Catalog sent to you by E-Mail for Viewing or Printing Text Box: Visit My Other Fun Websites: The Crafty Cottage: FREE craft projects, patterns & instructions for decorative painting, customizing lamp shades, no-sew window treatments, cross-stitching, quilting, herbal crafts, party ideas & homemade gifts from the kitchen. No Rules—Just Fun Decorating: FREE Decorating Tips for furniture layouts, color schemes, lighting, accessorizing, home staging, de-cluttering and more! If you’re planning a home decorating project soon, check it out for helpful hints and creative ideas. The Cozy Kitchen: FREE recipes from my cookbooks. Lavender, Herbs & More: FREE recipes for cooking with lavender plus craft instructions for bath products, eye pillows, wedding potpourri & gifts Text Box: Clips & Credits for Gloria Hander Lyons I began designing needlework and craft projects for magazines in 1983, and have had more than 125 designs accepted for publication. View some of these credits on the Clips & Credits page. More recently, I began writing essays and humorous “slice of life” short stories. See the list of these credits on the Clips & Credits page. Text Box: Visit My Other Blogs: Books by Gloria Hander Lyons Kiss My Grits, Sugar Easy Microwave Desserts in a Mug If Teapots Could Talk: Fun Tea Party Ideas A Taste of Lavender A Taste of Memories: Comforting Foods From Our Past Hand Over the Chocolate & No One Gets Hurt! Quick Gifts From the Kitchen: No Cooking Required The Secret Ingredient