Recipe Binder

Its Done!!!

 

 Well, almost finished.  I feel like this project took me F  O  R  E  V  E  R....  Scratch that, I KNOW this took me forever!  But in the end, I am ecstatic about the final results!

Here is the breakdown:

My ever so clever OCD self, decided that I needed to embark on a journey to create my own binder printables, (in which you can find here ).  Most of the binder templates I discovered didn't impress me. At all!  Those that looked amazing, of course were NOT free.  Total bummer!  But now my lovely readers, get the best of both worlds.  Free Recipe Binder Printables, and ones that look pretty good to boot, in my opinion at least.  Your welcome! :-)

Contents include:

• Recipe Binder Cover (in nine color options)
• Recipe Binder Spine Template
• Recipe Binder 22 Category Dividers
•  Breakfast, Breads/Muffins, Appetizers, Soups, Salads, Pasta, Beef, Poultry, pork, Venison, Seafood, Casseroles, Veggies, Side Dishes, Crockpot Meals, Cakes, Cookies, More Desserts, Seasonings & Specialties, Kitchen Tricks & Conversions, Drinks, and Other

• Recipe Binder Tabs
• Recipe Template
• In Word format to type in your favorite recipe including picture.  

  

  
 NOTE: When Printing your desired color choice of Cover or Binder Spine Template options REMEMBER to select the page number of you desired color choice.

 Once you decide on a color choice for your cover and spine, Print.  You may omit any of the divider options, those categories are just what works best for my family.  

A few suggestions that I gathered from other blogs and from my experience crafting up my recipe binder are:  

1. It is best to use sheet protectors for your dividers as well as your recipes.  This will make it easier to print out favorites from my blog along with others you may pin as well as magazine articles etc.  This also helps in keeping them neat and not at risk for spills or tears.
2. Next, when attaching the tabs to the dividers, I found it best to use clear packing tape to secure the tabs to the sheet protectors that encase the appropriate dividers. Once the tab is secured, you can just carefully trim around the edges.  In doing this step, you enable the tabs to withstand the constant handling or flipping or thumbing...
3. Finally, I also found it best to print everything (except the recipe template) onto Cardstock.  Again, this just ensures more durability.  

I hope my trial and errors aid you along the way.  If you have any questions about methods don't hesitate to ask, but please forgive me if there are any misunderstood directions or comments, it is quite late.  

As always, best wishes!
~Laura

Don't forget to Pin!

 

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