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Books by Emilie Barnes
Books on Homemaking
Books on Tea
Books for Men
Books for Children
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Emilie Barnes' 15-Minute House & Budget Manager
Need more time, money, and energy? With Barnes's realistic tips on running an efficient home you'll learn how to clean your house and keep it that way, how to budget time and money, and more. Previously published as two separate titles, now available as one, Emilie's Creative Home Organizer and The 15-Minute Money Manager. 585 pages, hardcover from Inspirational Press.
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Cleaning Up the Clutter: Easy Ways to Keep Your Family Happy, Healthy, and Organized
By Emilie Barnes
Is your house clogged by clutter? Here's help. Offering creative tips on getting and staying organized, Barnes shows you how to keep your home sparkling clean, weed out closets, cut down on grocery bills, plan healthful meals, keep paperwork to a minimum using a simple filing system, and more. Previously titled Simply Organized.
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Emilie's Creative Home Organizer
By Emilie Barnes
Feeling overwhelmed? Learn the secrets to becoming more organized in just 15 minutes a day. Time-management expert Barnes offers a wealth of practical suggestions for eliminating clutter and waste (of time and money), prioritizing and streamlining routine chores, keeping your family running smoother, and more. Chapters focus on the kitchen, storage, finances, raising children, and good health. 333 pages, softcover from Harvest.
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Simple Secrets to a Beautiful Home: Creating a Place You and Your Family Will Love
By Emilie Barnes
Country cottage or contemporary condo? Wherever you live whatever your style, make your home a welcoming haven for your family and your guests. Barnes shares her secrets of creativity, hospitality, gardening, cooking and more. Each chapter ends with a list of practical tips that are certain to add sparkle and inspiration to your home.
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Designing Your Home on a Budget: Knowing the Rules and How to Break Them All - Finding the Bargains - Loving the Results!
By Emilie Barnes, Yoli Brogger & Anne Christian Buchanan
Home management expert Emilie Barnes and professional designer Yoli Brogger reveal the secret to decorating beautifully on a budget in this updated and enlarged edition. They will help you to create a lovely home you can be proud of whether you have contemporary, country, formal or casual tastes. You will discover how to add little touches to liven up a room, know when to refurbish and when to buy new, find affordable new and used treasures and make a child's room fun and interesting.
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Home Warming: Secrets to Making Your House a Welcoming Place
By Emilie Barnes
No one knows how to make a welcoming home quite like Emilies Barnes does, and here she shares insider secrets on making others feel at home. Learn how-to's on creating a cozy first impression, making memories, romantic bedrooms, overnight guests, and much more. Each artful page features paintings by Susan Rios, with creative insights from Anne Christian Buchanan. Learn to show warm hospitality, with ease and skill. 64 pages; hardcover gift book.
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The 15-Minute Organizer
By Emilie Barnes
Best-selling author Emilie Barnes gives women what they need to survive in today's busy world. This book contains 75 time-saving strategies on goal setting, involving children in chores, record keeping, and more.
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More Hours in My Day: Proven Ways to Organize Your Home, Your Family, and Yourself
By Emilie Barnes
Take a breather, get focused, and become organized with this revised edition of Barnes's bestseller! Packed with proven ideas and step-by-step instructions, Emilie's manual helps you turn disorder into order; use financial and natural resources wisely; find freedom in daily scheduling; teach your family to function as a team; and much more.
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Friendship Teas to Go: 12 Celebrations You Can Take Anywhere
By Emilie Barnes & Susan Rios
Delightful artwork by Susan Rios sets off the charming collection of tea party ideas by hostess extraordinaire, Emilie Barnes. Each page a treasure for the eye, filledwith rich color and beauty and practical suggestions for taking tea on the road for sweet times of friendship. Includes a beach tea, princess tea, and neighbors tea, plus nine more suggestions, all shaded with soft mint and bound in a 9" x 8" gift book.
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Everything I Know I Learned Over Tea
By Emilie Barnes
A collection of floral-infused paintings by Susan Rios welcomes tea-lovers and those who appreciate the beauty of simplicity to join Emilie Barnes for a cup of wisdom. With the warmth of a conversation between friends, Emilie shares 13 inspirational life lessons over tea. Alongside Emilie's reflections, excerpted from her popular book If Teacups Could Talk, a gathering of inspiring quotes, Scriptures, and teatime ideas will delight the senses and spirit of anyone who cherishes the everyday moments that turn into celebrations over a cup of tea.
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The Twelve Teas of Celebration
By Emilie Barnes & Susan Rios
Combine the gentle artwork of Susan Rios with Emilie Barnes' exquisite hospitality and you have an exceptional gift book! With a tea for each month of the year, complete with recipes, decorating ideas, tips and creative comments, this is a rich collection of ways to bless others through serving. Each page beautifully illustrated, with more than a touch of inspiration. 9.5" x 8".
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Join Me for Tea: Infusing Friendships with Love and Laughter
By Emilie Barnes
"Cozy" is the word as Emilie offers tips for making friends feel welcome. From using extra teapots as vases to an artful table dressed in homemade quilts, the idea starters are both fanciful and practical. Recipes for sweet jam tea, Irish oatmeal scones, and mock-Devonshire cream will help novice and experienced hostesses present a delicious spread. Emilie's inviting prose, excerted from the popular The Twelve Teas of Friendship, and Susan Rios' rich illustrations conjure the clink of cup against saucer and the aroma of savory treats. Join Me for Tea is a gift book that will keep giving, as readers infuse their own friendships with love, laughter, and a spot of tea.
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Join Me for Tea Invitations
By Emilie Barnes
Eight invitations with envelopes are a perfect accompaniment to Join Me for Tea gift book by Emilie Barnes and illustrated by Susan Rios.
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Twelve Teas of Friendship
By Emilie Barnes, illustrated by Susan Rios
We'll have tea on the veranda today, where white wicker, floral chintz, and lace cloths set a gracious mood amid the climbing roses. Welcome to Emilie's new collection of monthly teatime celebrations, brimming with fresh recipes, decorating tips, and fun ideas for creating a cozy atmosphere.
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The Twelve Teas of Christmas
By Emilie Barnes
Put the kettle on! Best-selling author Emilie Barnes is back with a holiday classic, and it's all about her favorite subjects---tea and Christmas. Brimming with creative tea party plans (complete with menus), oodles of entertaining ideas, and fun facts about holiday traditions, this charming book makes a great gift!
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Let's Have a Tea Party!
By Emilie Barnes
"Pass the tea, please, and maybe another cupcake." At your child's tea party, cupcakes and other goodies will make for a great gathering---and so will creative invitations, table decorations, and fun activities! Barnes shows your 4- to 9-year-olds how to make it all happen with this colorfully illustrated book that features ideas for seven different tea parties. 32 pages, hardcover from Harvest.
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An Invitation to Tea
By Emilie Barnes
Let's have a tea party! Emilie Barnes, author of If Teacups Could Talk, helps you make it all happen with her practical, easy-to-follow directions for elegant and memorable parties. In this attractively designed, 4-color book, you'll find 10 special celebrations that feed the soul and nurture the senses, including Cream Tea for Two, Tea Al Fresco, Special Holiday Tea, and more!
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If Teacups Could Talk
By Emilie Barnes
From the very first sip of this luxurious, encouraging book, readers are invited to join Emillie Barnes as she shares her heart, her recipes, and her wisdom for creating special moments of serenity in the midst of busy lives. Chapters overflowing with ideas for gracious living encourage readers to embrace and pass on to others the gifts of friendship, tradition, comfort, celebration, and imagination. Sandy Clough's traditional, charming art and Emille Barnes' inspiring words have delighted women for nearly a decade.
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500 Handy Hints for Every Husband: Tips and Tools for Your Home, Yard, Garage, and Wallet
By Bob Barnes
From the husband of time-management expert Emilie Barnes comes a book for the man of the house! Short, to-the-point chapters help you get organized, tackle projects more efficiently, manage money, maintain your equipment and vehicles, set long-range goals for success, and more. You'll also find tips on improving your marriage through thoughtfulness, communication, and strength. Paperback.
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Let's Have a Tea Party!
By Emilie Barnes
"Pass the tea, please, and maybe another cupcake." At your child's tea party, cupcakes and other goodies will make for a great gathering---and so will creative invitations, table decorations, and fun activities! Barnes shows your 4- to 9-year-olds how to make it all happen with this colorfully illustrated book that features ideas for seven different tea parties. 32 pages, hardcover from Harvest.
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A Little Book of Manners: Courtesy and Kindness for Young Ladies
By Emilie Barnes
Following in the footsteps of the popular Let's Have a Tea Party!, Emilie Barnes introduces children to good manners. There's more to having good manners than knowing which fork to use. Ultimately, manners are an outward expression of a loving attitude. In this charming book, Barnes teaches 6- to 10-year-olds proper etiquette for mealtime, meeting and greeting strangers, answering the telephone, and more--all in the context of caring for others. Fascinating facts explain why we follow certain rules, and helpful hints demonstrate courtesy in a child-friendly way. Kids will see that Manners can be fun! Recommended for ages 6 to 10.
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A Little Book of Manners for Boys: A Game Plan for Getting Along With Others
By Bob & Emilie Barnes
All parents want their boys to become respectful, courteous young men--and here's just the help children need! Following up the popular title for girls, A Little Book of Manners, Bob and Emilie Barnes use godly wisdom and whimsical illustrations to show the special little boys in your life how good sportsmanship and appropriate language create happy times. "Coach Bob" covers the basics of proper manners, including everything from table etiquette to good grooming, hygiene, and more. Lively illustrations by artist Michal Sparks will captivate your favorite little gentleman in the making. Recommended for ages 6 to 10.
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