The time had come for a new binder.
While I was blogging a few months ago I came across the blog Crafting Chicks . After looking at all the cute things they were doing for her Super Saturday Craft Day I:
(1) wanted to go - real bad!
(2) decided I couldn't since I don't know where she lives. (darn it!)
(3) made the decision to copy her clever crafty Recipe Binder. (thanks crafting chick)
I think it turned out rather cute and makes me happy every time I pull it off the shelf. Organization always perks me up a bit and when it's cute.........well, I just can't help but smile.
I scraped the front cover with some scrapbook paper, brads, ribbon and die cuts. Everything else I digitally scrapbooked on my computer using a kit from Shabby Miss Jenn and printed it out at home onto cardstock. 
The tabs had a digi- staple at the top so I took it a step further and just stapled the tab right to the cover page.
I was excited to find these plastic sleeves for 4x6 pictures that I used for my printed recipe cards. My favorite part of the new binder is that I have an Heirloom section that has all my Great-Great Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Grand Mother, Great Aunt, Aunt's and my Mothers hand written recipes.
I love looking at these old favorites in familiar handwriting. If you are going to make one - save the family favorites - it's something you can pass down generation to generation.
As you can see, my tabs aren't in perfect order. I have made 3 more binders since the first one for birthday presents. Their tabs are in better order down the pages Ü**side note**
I did not recopy or re-type any of my recipes. I love flipping through the pages and seeing the splatters and wrinkled edges of a well-used recipe.
I just organized them into different sections:
Appetizers
Sauces
Snacks
Soups and Salads
Poultry
Seafood
Beef
Breads
Desserts
Heirloom Recipes
I also did not alphabetize because lets face it - I think this is organized enough. That might just put me over the edge.
