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Pretty and Practical Recipe Binder

You have just discovered a simple, practical, and beautiful way to store your collection of recipes. No matter where you find your recipes: magazines, online, books, passed down for generations, or friends this binder will keep you organized.

 

I have successfully worked as a professional organizer in Colorado for over 5 years. I created this binder as a solution to the drudgery of maintaining an ever changing and expanding collection of recipes.

 

Buy one for yourself it also makes an amazing gift! The recipient will thank you every time they use it. Inside the front cover is a signature card just waiting to personalize (See photo). Makes a great Mother’s Day, Bridal Shower, Birthday, or New Home gift.

 

Designer Details:

No two binders will be alike.

I hand altered this cover using Bo Bunny gift of love collection. The paper has been laminated and secured onto the cover and is easy to keep clean with a damp cloth. The chipboard flourish and flower embellishments have been adhered with an indoor/outdoor clear household silicone. The handmade divider sections are made from sturdy card stock with a laminated coordinating tab. Two cute tags hang from the front binder, one says "My Recipe Collection". A decorated binder clip is included and can be used in a number of ways: use it to hold your recipe on the binder or on the counter (see photo), use it to hold your new recipe to try or shopping list, or just as an embellishment!

 

Practical Details:

The 3 ring binder made by Mead is 10” by 11.5” and the cover and back are flexible. The cover flips to the back just like a spiral notebook making it easy to fit onto the countertop! But because it is a binder you can add and change it as needed. I created the following tabbed sections: Appetizers & Beverages, Breads & Breakfast, Soup, Salads, & Sandwiches, Meat, Chicken, & Seafood, Veggies & Sides, Desserts, and Holiday & Parties. You also get two flexible plastic divider note pockets to use for recipes to try or take-out menus and you can store extra recipe cards in the handy extra clear pockets. Behind each tabbed section I’ve included four 8.5 x 11 page protectors to slip your clippings in to. Using your own 8.5 x 11" paper and double stick tape you can add smaller clippings as well. You can add additional page protectors and paper, as you need. Check out your office supply store for page protectors that hold 4x6 inch recipe cards. As a added bonus you will receive a weekly meal planner with shopping list attached, just make as many copies as you need.

 

Not only am I a busy Mom and Professional Organizer I have a passion for paper crafting. Please check out my other offerings. Soon I will offer my Life Organized Binder to keep the rest of your household papers in check.

 

 

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Uploaded on April 2, 2009
Taken on March 31, 2009