If you are scrambling around looking for gift tags, you can get free
printable gift tags by going to:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/makegifttags.htm

You'll find everything you need for making your own gift tags, or
downloading the free gift tags included with the article. You can
print the gift tags on blank business cards, or just print on paper
and cut apart.

For more gift-wrapping ideas to make simple, easy, and great-looking
gift bags, with matching gift tags, go to:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/christmasgiftbags.htm

Be sure to visit Jan's Reading Room (or Jan's Free Content) and
check out the Holidays and Seasonal category for more easy and last-
minute gift ideas! Everything comes with illustrated instructions
and links to the free printables.

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/ReadingIntro.htm

or

http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/

For tons of free printables for Christmas crafts, decorations, and
gift wrapping, be sure to visit Mom's Break Christmas:

http://christmas.momsbreak.com/

If you are hurrying around, trying to find a gift for Uncle Jake or
Shawn the guy who always puts the toner in the copier at work, then
here are a few ideas for you that are quick, easy, and inexpensive!

You can find things at a "dollar" store, Walgreen's, an auto parts
store, or any discount department store like Wal-Mart or Target.

Get ideas and wrapping tips at:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/giftsforguys.htm

Get other Christmas gift and gift-wrapping ideas and crafts by
visiting Jan's Reading Room, and checking out the Holidays and
Seasonal section:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/WhatsNew.htm

You don't need a costly card-making program (or a cheap card-making
program that just doesn't really work right) in order to make your
own, personalized greeting cards and party invitations. All you need
is a word-processing program, a printer, and printer paper.

Get all the easy-to-follow instructions, plus links to an illustrated
sample, and the free printable download templates to make your own
cards or invitations and matching envelopes!

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/cards_invitations.htm

Get lots of great ideas for quick and easy Christmas gifts! Many
articles provide links to free printables, and all crafts come with
illustrations and easy-to-follow-directions. Go to Jan's Reading Room:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/WhatsNew.htm

You can use any of your favorite bread recipes to make your own
cloverleaf rolls! These rolls bake quickly and make a nice addition
to a festive holiday table...or to a chilly evening when you are
serving stew, soup, or chili!

Get the illustrated instructions for making cloverleaf dinner rolls
by going to:

http://jasdough.janktheproofer.com/Tip20.htm

For all sorts of Christmas crafts and easy-on-the-budget Christmas
gifts, go to Jan's Reading Room and check out the Holidays and
Seasonal section:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/ReadingIntro.htm

Be sure to visit Mom's Break Christmas for lots of fun Christmas
free printables!

http://christmas.momsbreak.com

You can use stamps and colored ink pads for lots of fun Christmas
crafts! You'll get two ideas: make Christmas ornaments (that can also
be used as window hangers) and decorate Christmas gift boxes (that are
great for a small gift, such as a few Christmas candies or a votive
candle, or can be used to save and protect keepsake ornaments).

Get the list of simple craft items you'll need, along with illustrated
instructions:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/stampcrafts.htm

For more easy crafts (that can be used a Free Content articles on your
website or in your holiday newsletter) along with all of the articles
in Jan's Free Content, go to:

http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/ContentIntro.htm

Tired of wandering through the malls, looking at pre-packaged gift
sets, trying to find something to give your favorite Aunt Jessica?
Or, are you like me? You like to give gifts, but you have a tight
budget, and giving something "practical---but "fun"---is more your
style?

Then here is a great solution! Give a really unique gift, wrapped in
a unique gift box: the basic ingredients needed to make homemade
oatmeal cookies! This is definitely a one-of-a-kind gift---and it's
a lot of fun to watch your Aunt Jessie, a good neighbor, or a well-
liked co-worker unwrap this one!

For all you need to give away this gift, along with pictures of an
actual gift, go to:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/cookiegift.htm

You can find more Christmas crafts and gift ideas by visiting Jan's
Reading Room, and checking out the Holidays and Seasonal section:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/ReadingIntro.htm

"Brown paper packages, tied up with strings...these are a few of my
favorite things."

(from The Sound of Music, lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein)

It's easy to give your gift of a loaf of homemade bread a nostalgic
look, harking back to the days of going to a hometown bakery to buy
your daily loaf of freshly made bread.

For illustrated instructions for wrapping loaves of bread to give as
gifts, go to:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/wrapbread.htm

If you are like me, you like to give gifts to everyone! I even enjoy
taking "grab-bag" gifts to the market when I shop at Christmas to
give to the checker! I'm always rewarded with a gasp or surprise---
and then a brilliant smile!

You can create quick, easy, and really inexpensive gifts that get
dressed up with a gift bag so that it looks like a million bucks!
You can make gifts that are suitable for just about anyone, and keep
the total cost under $3.00 (I can generally keep it under $2.50,
including the gift wrap!).

Get some great tips for either making your own gift bags or shopping
smart and buying cheap! Go to:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/giftmug.htm

Don't forget to check out all the other Christmas crafts and other
Christmas gift and gift wrapping tips and suggestions in Jan's
Reading Room:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/WhatsNew.htm

Get lots of Christmas free printables and illustrated crafting ideas
(along with helpful tutorials in easy-to-follow format)!

http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Crafts_and_Tutorials_for_Moms_
Break_Printables

Here are two quick, and very easy, Christmas crafts that require only
basic crafting supplies. You will get the links to the free printables
that you need for the craft, along with illustrated craft instructions.

Make a Christmas candy bag! Fill these with a few Christmas candies
and have them ready as a quick and easy gift give-away! Kids can
easily make them without needing supervision!

Go to:
http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/makembcandybag.htm

Need a craft for your child to make to give a gift to Grandma? Make a
Christmas stocking gift bag personalized with Grandma's initial and
put this year's school photo inside (or that picture of your child
talking to Santa!). Younger children might need a little bit of
supervising, but kids 6 and older should be able to make this craft by
themselves.

Go to:
http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/makembstocking.htm

There's still time to do Thanksgiving crafts! Every one is easy and
many come with free printables!

Go to Jan's Reading Room, and click on Holidays and Seasonal:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/ReadingIntro.htm

This is a great craft and is suitable for kids! Use free iron-on
transfers from Mom's Break to make Christmas T-shirts and sweatshirts
(maybe an apron for Grandma!), and then use Mom's Break free
printables to create a matching gift bag and Christmas card!
Everything but the T-shirt (or other garment) is FREE!

Get the information you need for this craft, along with illustrated
instructions and the links to Mom's Break free printables:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/MBbag.htm

If you've missed the other crafts available in Jan's Reading Room, all
with illustrated instructions, check out the Holidays and Seasonal
category:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/ReadingIntro.htm

This craft is simple, quick, and is fun for all ages! You can create
elaborately decorated bags or you can create simple bags that are
nonetheless colorful and festive. Best of all, regardless of how you
care to decorate the bags, you can make matching gift tags!

For the entire article, plus the link to the illustrated instructions,
go to:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/christmasgiftbags.htm

For more Christmas crafts, go to Jan's Reading Room, and click on the
Holidays and Seasonal category:
http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/ReadingIntro.htm

Be sure to visit Mom's Break for free Christmas printables:

http://christmas.momsbreak.com/

Whether you are making them for yourself, to give away as gifts, or
to commemorate a special occasion, this craft idea will provide
instructions and suggestions for making personalized Christmas
ornaments. Free illustrated instructions are also provided. This
craft is simple enough for young children...and can be as elegant as
you want to make it for very special Christmas gifts that will be
enjoyed year after year!

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/ornaments.htm

Make your gift of a personalized Christmas ornament even more
special by adding a personalized gift tag! Get easy-to-follow
instructions for using blank business cards to make your own gift
tags!

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/makegifttags.htm

Don't let Thanksgiving pass by without making it a special day! Get
free Thanksgiving Day crafts, free printables, and recipes! Go to
Jan's Reading Room and check out the Holidays and Seasonal section
(http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:).

Get a new free content article: Yes, You Can Make Pie Crust! Get
the "real secret" to making homemade pie crust using pie crust mix!
It's easier than you think! I've provided easy-to-follow instructions,
along with an illustrated guide for making pie crust. If I can do it,
you can, too! Go to
(http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/makepiecrust.htm).

Now that you know how to make pie crust, why not make the perfect
pumpkin pie! Try my recipe for Grandma Gallagher's Pumpkin Pie (my
real grandma) and get my easy-to-follow directions, along with an
illustrated, free printable recipe
(http://jansdough.janktheproofer.com/pumpkinpie.htm).

Go to Jan's Reading Room, Holidays and Seasonal, for free craft ideas
for Thanksgiving. Every article comes with free printables and
illustrated instructions
(http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:).

For free content articles for simple and easy Thanksgiving Day
crafts, or need something for smaller children to do while you work
in the kitchen, check out Jan's Reading Room, in the Holidays and
Seasonal section.

All crafts come with free printables and free illustrated
instructions:

http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:

Get FREE recipes, with FREE printable versions of the recipes (with
no colors or advertisements) at Jan's Dough:

Chilly weather is settling in all over the country, and it's time to
think about making soup! Get a free recipe for Creamy Potato Soup in
a Crockpot!

http://jansdough.janktheproofer.com/PotatoSoup.htm

It's also time to start thinking about planning your Thanksgiving
Day dinner! Turkey stuffing is probably on the menu. Get great tips
for using boxed stuffing mix to make "homemade" stuffing:

http://jansdough.janktheproofer.com/Stuffing.htm

Don't let Thanksgiving get lost in the rush to get your Christmas
shopping started!

Dress up your Thanksgiving Day dinner table with a simple
decoration, and the free printables you'll need for the craft:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/tdaydinnertable.htm

Keep the younger kids busy with a fun Thanksgiving Day Craft!

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/tdaykidscraft.htm

Give your Thanksgiving Day Hostess an easily affordable hostess gift!

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/TdayHostessGift.htm

Look for free recipes at Jan's Dough:

http://jansdough.janktheproofer.com/DoughIntro.htm

Find more Thanksgiving Day free printables at Mom's Break:

http://thanksgiving.momsbreak.com/

You still have time to do many FREE Halloween crafts and make FREE
Halloween cards or party invitations! Get lots of simple, easy, and
quick ideas for Halloween costumes, decorations, trick or treating,
parties, and cards---all with FREE printables!

Make FREE Halloween cards and party invitations! Go to Mom's Break
FREE Cardmaker at:
http://cardmaker.momsbreak.com/free-printable-cards.html

Get a FREE step-by-step article, with a FREE illustrated tutorial,
for making your own cards at:
http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/makecards.htm

For great ideas for Halloween costumes, decorations, trick or
treating, and parties, go to Jan's Reading Room, Holidays and
Seasonal section:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:

For more Halloween FREE printables, go to Mom's Break Halloween:
http://halloween.momsbreak.com/

Are you planning a Fall or Winter wedding? Will you be going to a
wedding? If so, then you're probably on a tight budget since
Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner.

Get ideas, tips, and FREE bridal shower and wedding printables!

Wedding Shower Gift Bags at:
http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/showergiftbag.htm

Easy Ideas for Wedding Shower and Wedding Gift Bags at:
http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/weddinggiftbags.htm

Each article provides links to free printables that can be used for
either planning a bridal shower or wedding, or creating a
personalized gift for a bridal shower or wedding.

These articles are presented by Jan K., The Proofer
(http://www.jansportal.com) in partnership with The Craft Café
(http://www.thecraftcafe.com).

Get easy, simple, and very inexpensive ideas for Thanksgiving Day!
Go to:

http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:

And it's not too late for Halloween crafts, costume ideas, and trick-
or-treating ideas and games! Go to:

http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:

For more Halloween and Thanksgiving free printables, please visit
Mom's Break:

http://www.momsbreak.com

There's still time to make your own costume and to do Halloween
crafts!

For FREE Halloween costume, trick-or-treating, and craft projects,
please go to Jan's Library, Holidays and Seasonal section:

http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:

All craft projects come with FREE printable illustrated instructions
and FREE printables!

For more FREE Halloween printables, please be sure to visit Mom's
Break Halloween:

http://halloween.momsbreak.com/

It's almost time to think about Thanksgiving! Jan's Library is now
offering a FREE Thanksgiving Day craft project that you can use to
dress up your Thanksgiving Day dinner table or buffet table! See:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/tdaydinnertable.htm

Be sure to bookmark Jan's Reading Room and visit often to find
out "What's New" in Jan's Library:

http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/WhatsNew.htm

Make a Halloween Gift Bag for Your Friends!

Halloween can be fun for grown-ups, too! I use it as an excuse to
make little Halloween Gift Bags that I give to my friends and
business associates.

You don't need much, and you don't have to spend a lot of money. My
favorite place to shop for Halloween doo-dads is Walgreen's---and
thanks to the coupons that are usually in the Sunday newspaper, I
can buy items at 2-for, 3-for, 4-for, and even 5- and 6-for-$1.00! I
buy an assortment of Trick or Treat bags, candies, candles, and
whatever else catches my eye, and then I use these things to make up
fun treat bags. Since I shop with coupons, each gift bag costs less
than $1 total, so I make up plenty of them and keep them handy.

Read more and get free illustrated instructions at:
http://readingroom.janktheproofer.com/halloweengiftbag.htm

Get more Halloween articles, many with FREE printables and FREE
illustrated instructions, at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:

Get a simple recipe for stir-fry vegetables! You don't even need a
wok! I've got a new Poppo-Tested recipe for you at:

http://jansdough.janktheproofer.com/StirFry.htm

And find the new Jan's Tip to accompany this recipe:

http://jansdough.janktheproofer.com/Tip16.htm

It's almost Halloween! Be sure to check out my simple, fun, and FREE
Halloween crafts and ideas at:

http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:

Get FREE tutorials for how to use jpg files in Microsoft Word or
Microsoft Paint:

http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Tutorials:

My crafts use Free Halloween Printables that are offered by Mom's
Break:

http://halloween.momsbreak.com

Are your kids starting to get writing assignments in school? Do you
write business letters or other documents at work? If so, then you
might be relying on spellcheck to catch all your mistakes. However,
spellcheck only scratches the surface of checking for errors in a
document---spellcheck can't catch everything and doesn't know the
difference between words like boost and boast, or aisle and isle,
for example. Your document needs to be proofread.

For tips on how you can help your student to proofread his/her
school paper or proofreading your own business document, go
to "Proofreading Your Own Document"
(http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/ProofreadOwnDocument.htm).

Halloween is now "just around the corner"! Get lots of fun ideas for
Halloween parties, costumes, and trick-or-treating at Jan's Free
content, Holidays and Seasonal
(http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:).

For lots of Halloween free printables and other craft ideas, visit
Mom's Break Halloween (http://halloween.momsbreak.com/).

Halloween will soon be here!

Put a twist on two tried-and-true party games and play Pin the Hat
on the Witch and Spooky Musical Chairs! Get all the information
about planning for and playing these games, along with printable
illustrated instructions for Pin the Hat on the Witch, in "Halloween
Party Games" available at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/HalloweenPartyGames.htm

Need ideas for Halloween Costumes? Get lots of tips for finding fun
costume items at thrift shops, or how to make your own in "Ideas for
Making Your Own Halloween Costume" available at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/HalloweenCostume.htm

Get more fun Halloween craft and trick-or-treating ideas, with free
printable illustrated instructions by visiting Jan's Free Content,
Holidays and Seasonal, available at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/

Be sure to check Mom's Break for free Halloween printables! Go to:
http://halloween.momsbreak.com/

It will soon be Fall and time to close up your house for the winter.
Before you do, get in some "spring cleaning" time.

For great tips about how to make housecleaning less of a chore, please
read "Spring Clean Year Round" at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/Spring-Cleaning-Year-Round.html

Jan's Free Content is happy to recommend The Craft Cafe! Get free
scrapbooking and card-making ideas!
http://www.thecraftcafe.com/

Halloween will be here sooner than you think! For lots of fun ideas
for Halloween parties, treats, and costumes, visit Jan's Free Content
Holidays and Seasonal articles:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/#Holidays_and_Seasonal:

Get plenty of Halloween free printables at Mom's Break:
http://halloween.momsbreak.com/

Help your student with those dreaded writing assignments! Get good
ideas for how to get started on a writing assignment, as well as
other
help with working with Word (Microsoft's word processing software)
and
other grammar and spelling tips.

Writing assignments are often regarded as the worst type of homework
assignment, and writing skills are really no longer taught in school.
In today's world of text-only communication (via email and the web),
writing skills are necessary for just about every career.

Get your students started now on improving their writing skills. Get
easy-to-follow, outline-form help with tackling a writing assignment,
and organizing a paper.

For the entire article, go to:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/HelpStudentWrite.htm

For other FREE CONTENT articles written by Jan K., The Proofer,
please visit,Jan's Free Content at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/ContentIntro.htm

For Jan's other business and FREE resources, go to:
http://www.jansportal.com

Working at home is growing more popular, and increasingly more
possible through use of personal computers and the Internet. Once you
start working at home, you will have to think about preparing for and
calculating the taxes that will be due on your self-employment income.

Get a handy Excel spreadsheet to help you estimate your Self-
Employment Taxes, along with easy-to-follow instructions at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/SelfEmploymentTaxes.htm/

There are other Jan's Free Content articles about working at home and
being self-employed available at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/

All articles are free to use on your website! Please follow the
instructions for copying the articles and author signatures the
accompany each article.

Jan's Free Content welcomes Kate Winch as a new contributing author!
Kate hosts an Australian-based website Princess Lulu Events
(http://www.princessluluevents.com). The information on her site spans
the continents and is as valuable "in the States" as it is "down
under"!

You'll enjoy Kate's article, "Five Easy Ways to Save Money on
Children's Party Supplies," for planning a party when you are on a
budget! Get the whole article at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/FiveEasyWays.htm

After you review Kate's article, you might want to read "Easy Party
Planning Tips" at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/PartyPlanningTips.htm
This article includes free printable signs that might be useful for
your next party.

Be sure to check in at Mom's Break for other craft projects and free
printable: http://www.momsbreak.com

Have you ever wondered what those squiggly punctuation marks are that
appear above or below a letter? Wonder no more...they are diacritics!
Get more information at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/Diacritics.htm

Learn the easiest way to study that was ever invented: Flashcards! Get
some great tips for helping your school-age children to study, or use
the tips to help you pursue your graduate or post-graduate education!
Get these great tips at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/Flashcards.htm

Visit Jan's Free Content for more free content articles on a variety
of topics. All articles are free to use on your website or in your
newsletter!
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com

For all of Jan K., The Proofer's free resources, go to:
http://www.jansportal.com

Just in time for Summer!

Need help planning for long summer days? Go on a picnic! Get great
picnic planning tips and free printable picnic planning and packing
lists in "Looking for Something To Do? Go On a Picnic!" at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/Picnic.htm

Now that you are planning a picnic, plan a picnic activity! Play
Picnic Bingo! Get free printable play instructions and bingo cards
in "Plan a Picnic Activity: Picnic Bingo" at:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/PlanPicnic.htm

Be sure to visit Jan's Free Content
(http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com) for more free content articles.

Jan's Free Content has a new article:
"Working with Word...it's easier than you think!"

This article gives easy to read, and easy to apply tips for formatting
text in a Word document.

Please visit: http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/WorkWord.htm

See Jan's Free Content for all of Jan's articles:
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com

Getting ready to have a party? You'll need to plan for it!

Get easy ideas and free printable party checklists and signs at Easy
Party Planning Tips,
http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com/PartyPlanning.Tips.htm.

Be sure to visit Jan's Free Printables for other free content articles
(http://freecontent.janktheproofer.com).