Recipe Box And Cards Diy
Rip a groove in the blank.
Recipe box and cards diy. Print out that many dividers so you can label them and separate your cards into sections for easy location later. I was looking for a cute place to house the recipe cards but this project was actually born out of another purge. The sides front and back of the box are cut.
A recipe box was the perfect storage solution. Diy watercolor recipe cards recipe box. I actually have a cookbook prune that has one of these and i love it so that s what inspired me to add one here.
I m guessing it s pearwood but any stable wood will do. I found this simple recipe box from michael s and i sprayed. Then stable the elastic to the inside.
I made this recipe box for 3 x 5 index cards but feel free to scale up for larger recipe cards. To do this just add a very small slit on the back cover of the book to pull the elastic through. I use 1 8 thick birch plywood for the top and bottom and a beautiful piece of 3 8 thick 4 wide blond hardwood that i salvaged from a shipping pallet.
June 21 2018 diy projects. You don t have to add this to your diy recipe card box but i like it because it will help to ensure the book box stays closed properly. My kids are out of school for the summer next week and i bet yours are already out which means if you re a parent you are going to need to find some way to unwind and fast.