How to Make a Family Recipe Scrapbook
Many families have secret recipes that relatives enjoy during holidays, special occasions or during everyday dining. These recipes can easily be lost after the demise of a relative or through forgetfulness. Preserve your family's recipes by placing these treasured recipes inside a scrapbook. Recipe cards, a functional album, pictures and the embellishments of your choice will get you started on this important historic preservation project.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Scrapbook paper
- Pictures
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Utility knife
- Glue
- Pen
- Embellishments
- Page protectors
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Purchase a scrapbook album. Albums come in a variety of sizes, such as miniature albums, notebook-sized albums, standard 12-inch by 12-inch albums and oversized albums. Buy the album that best corresponds with the number of recipes you will be adding to the scrapbook and the ease of reading the recipes. A binder-style album will let you easily add new pages.
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Organize the scrapbook. One option is to organize the scrapbook by meal type, such as "Appetizers," "Casseroles" and "Desserts." If you have a few chefs in the family with favorite recipes, you may want to organize sections under each family member's name. If you are making a scrapbook out of holiday meals, label each section as a different holiday. A table of contents or index provides a fast reference page.
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Choose how you want to display your recipes. Small recipe cards with a decorative finish provide a practical way to add recipes to your scrapbook. You may want each chef to handwrite her recipe on a scrap of paper. Index cards provide another option. Typing the recipes provides a clean look and allows you to make the text the size you desire.
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Make a cover page. The page can go in the plastic pocket on the album's cover, if applicable, or at the front of the scrapbook. A title such as "Smith Family Recipe Scrapbook" or "Favorite Family Recipes" are suitable titles. Use chipboard or sticker letters for the title. Place a large family picture of several family members on the page.
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Select pictures for your scrapbook pages. Use pictures of family members cooking and eating. Incorporate other family pictures such as pictures of several family members during a holiday gathering.
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Plan the layout of each page. You can make each page similar or opt for a different layout for each page. Two-page layouts anchor multiple recipes and pictures that have the same theme. Use a ruler to measure your recipe and pictures. Draw a sketch on your scrapbook paper with a pencil to provide a template to use later as you cover the page with the specified items.
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Use a utility knife to cut slits on some pages to store your recipes. The Martha Stewart website recommends adding envelopes to the back of the page that line up with the slots. Glue the envelopes in place. Tuck a recipe through the slot in the front so it peeks out from the attached envelope. This method will allow you to have several recipes on one scrapbook page.
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Use coordinating papers and embellishments for a cohesive look. Glue your pictures and recipes to your pages according to your layout. Use a pen or marker to add journaling regarding memories of the recipe and the cook. Add envelopes and pockets to the front of some of the pages to store other recipes.
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Add final touches to your scrapbook. For example, you can use die cuts in the shape of an ingredient in the recipe and make large titles with your computer and printer or using stickers or stamps. Add borders to the pages. Also, make sure to place each scrapbook page in a page protector to better preserve your recipes.
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Tips & Warnings
Consider making your family recipe scrapbook in a digital format or scanning the pages to share it with other relatives.
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