Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books; Original edition (December 15, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0345518756
ISBN-13: 978-0345518750

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How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew…

“Waste not, want not” with this guide to saving money, taking heart, and enjoying the simple pleasures of life.

Nowadays, many of us “outsource” basic tasks. Food is instant, ready-made, and processed with unhealthy additives. Dry cleaners press shirts, delivery guys bring pizza, gardeners tend flowers, and, yes, tailors sew on those pesky buttons. But life can be much simpler, sweeter, and richer–and a lot more fun, too! As your grandmother might say, now is not the time to be careless with your money, and it actually pays to learn how to do things yourself!

Practical and empowering, How to Sew a Button collects the treasured wisdom of nanas, bubbies, and grandmas from all across the country–as well as modern-day experts–and shares more than one hundred step-by-step essential tips for cooking, cleaning, gardening, and entertaining, including how to

• polish your image by shining your own shoes
• grow your own vegetables (and stash your bounty for the winter)
• sweeten your day by making your own jam
• use baking soda and vinegar to clean your house without toxic chemicals
• feel beautiful by perfecting your posture
• roll your own piecrust and find a slice of heaven
• fold a fitted sheet to crisp perfection
• waltz without stepping on any toes

Complete with helpful illustrations and brimming with nostalgic charm, How to Sew a Button provides calm and comfort in uncertain times. By doing things yourself, with care and attention, you and your loved ones will feel the pleasing rewards of a job well done.

“Thank goodness for grandmothers and thank goodness for Erin Bried, who compiled his compendium of useful, clever, need-to-know advice, wisdom and practical information. With this book, every woman will feel they are at their grandmother’s knee, learning the most vital life skills any of us need to be smarter, happier and better people too. Happy reading!” ~ Lucy Danziger, Editor-in-Chief, SELF magazine

“The perfect book for these hard economic times when money is tight, but ingenuity is plentiful…As comforting as a hand-sewn quilt, and filled with beguilingly retro illustrations, the tips are a snap, empowering, and fun…Bolstered with nostalgic charm, every page is filled with age-old wisdom for brand new do-it-yourself empowerment.” ~ Boston Globe

How many of you have had issues folding a fitted sheet? Sheepishly raising my own hand…

This book is so ME! I spent a great childhood learning many useful things from my own Mother, and Grandmother. This book compliments the many years of hardwork and joy that they instilled in me. How to Sew a Button offers simplistic yet essential life skills that we should all be taking advantage of. How much do you spend on everyday “things” such as cleaning supplies, prepared foods, dry cleaning, and spa treatments that you could be saving several hundred dollars on over time by just being resourceful.

All you need is a willingness to roll up your sleeves and give it a try! This knowledge saves you money, simplifies your life, and a gives you a sense of accomplishment and happiness :)

I absolutely luv this Book and all it’s Nifty Tips!   

About the Author.. Click on Erin’s Photo to learn more…

Erin Bried is a Senior Staff Writer at SELF magazine, where she’s penned nearly 200 stories, including 60 cover stories, in the past nine years. In addition to interviewing and profiling celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston and Sheryl Crow, she covers health, fitness, nutrition and psychology. Formerly, Bried was a Senior Editor at Glamour, a contributor at Golf For Women magazine and a Senior Editor/Writer at Condé Nast’s Women’s Sports & Fitness. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

A Special Thanks goes out to both Erin and Leah over at The Random House Publishing Group for the opportunity to learn and enjoy with this resourceful book!

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