Recipe Box Makeover Tutorial
We are all friends here, right? I’m about to show you one of my deepest, darkest secrets. You won’t judge me?! I’m trusting you on this. My recipe collection. Out. Of. Control.
{GASP! Please ignore any chunks of food you may be noticing caked onto my recipes.}Whew, I’m glad we got that out of the way. My recipe collection was a compilation of printed online recipes in my binder (well, sorta in my binder), and my treasured recipes were handwritten on cards in my box (well, sorta in my box). I liked to think of my collection as,…well loved. My recipe UN-organization has been on my never-ending list of ‘To Do’s’ for over a year.
This is where my husband stepped in. For Christmas we took to heart Giver’s Log‘s amazing post about Simpler Gift Giving. With a $25 budget he sneakily evaluated my pathetic recipe collection and went to work. He hopped on ETSY {Props Babe! Etsy!?!} and bought me a beautiful handmade recipe box. He wrote some cheesy silly poem about my cooking skills and glued it inside the top. He went the extra mile and re-wrote all of my most treasured recipes. {This post really isn’t about how amazing I think my husband is}.After I received this sentimental gift I thought, I could SOOO make one of those! I headed to Michaels and found an ugly recipe box in the dollar bins. I grabbed my scrapbook paper, scissors, mod podge and went to work.
After Mod Podging {using Alison’s 10 Tips for perfect Mod Podging of course} I sanded all of the edges…I applied a small amount of stain over the sanded edges and then applied vinyl {We us MyTalkingWalls}…I grabbed an extra flower from my petal party for a finishing touch…
{If you can’t find recipe boxes locally, you can find them online at Joann.com. Use promo code TEF58B to get an extra 50% off.}
Adorable, sentimental, and cheap. I made mine for under 3 dollars. Wouldn’t this be a fun house-warming gift? Or for a new bride filled with favorite recipes? Aren’t handmade gifts the best?!
I still have a binder for online recipes, but my sweet handmade recipe box is perfect to hold my most treasured recipes.
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