Last weekend, we had a bridal shower for the bride, Alicia. Here is just the present I put together for her. Well, I guess it is just the first part of her presents as I still have one for the bachelorette party plus all the decorations I made for them. I knew I wanted to make a gift but I wanted to be something that she could actually use. I don't know about you, but I find a lot of recipes on the internet. I lot of times I just take the computer into the kitchen with me when I cook but sometimes I do print it out. I found that the best way to keep track of the printouts is to put them in a page protectors in a binder. The pager protectors are a must as I am always splattering batter and such on them. This inspired me to make a binder for Alicia.
First, I created a personalized monogram. Bride-to-bes love seeing their new name or initials written out. Seriously. The other day I filled in for a teacher at a home school co-op for the day and it was very strange to have the students all call me Mrs. as everybody else I know just calls me Lindsey.
Next I glued taped said monogram onto pretty scrapbook paper and stuffed it into the front of a white notebook.
I then created labels on pretty paper for all the sections such as "Breakfast" and "Main Dishes." I also stuck a few of my recipes that I thought the bride would like onto pretty scrapbook paper.
Finally, I threw it into a pretty container with ingredients to make some the recipes including sun-dried tomatoes, flour, sea salt, coffee, etc. I did end up tying a pretty ribbon around it.
Hopefully, she enjoys the gift and finds it useful. I suppose that even if Alicia didn't want to use the binder for recipes, she could still use the ingredients and use the binder for something else.
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