Recipe Exchange

Hello guys!

Who doesn't love a recipe, especially one that is a family heirloom, passed down from a grandma, mother or an aunt?

This is one of many recipes from my mother-in-law. She was a great cook and isn't her penmanship pretty? 

These are from my dear friend Veronica who printed some recipes on her postcard collection and sent them to me when I was a newly-wed. I have used and kept them to this day.

These ones are from a recipe swap I participated in one Christmas. The top photo is from my swap partner Anjel and the bottom one is what I sent to my swap partner Morgan.

Recipe cards can feel quite outdated given that so many recipes are available on-line. But what I love about these recipe exchanges are the stories behind each one and how the cook has tweaked it to their liking (ex. less sugar, more lean meat, etc.). Plus points if they are handwritten, because lots of time and care was put into filling out these cards!

"Recipe exchange" is the theme for today's craft.

It's also inspired by this book that I got as a present many years ago.

Inside, there are a bunch of perforated recipe cards in cute pastel colors. I'm still deciding what recipes to jot down. But instead of just giving the stack in an envelope, I thought of a unique way to package the recipe cards.

I'm turning this tin container from blah to TADA!

It's empty inside.

I'll add a nest of shredded paper.

Then I can add the recipe cards once I fill them out.

The book also has these adorable tags.

I tied on some ribbon and they can become cookbook markers or gift tags...TADA!

These are what will go inside the tin container.

Oh, the book has a variety of food-related stickers, too!

I picked these to decorate the lid of the container.

A recipe exchange with bonus features any foodie will love...TADA!

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