my recipe box

One of my goals for 2013 is to become more organized. My recipe organization at best was pathetic. I had a large box that I would throw all my recipes into. I ultimately wanted to create a binder for them all. I’ve had that plan since 2005 and my recipe collection has become a disaster. I ditched my original binder plan this past week. I decided a normal, simple recipe box was what I really needed. I ordered this cheap recipe box and added a little paint to make it my own. All I did was use a pencil and ruller to draw my design on the box. Then I added paint one coat at a time letting it completely dry between each application. I started out using tape to get straight lines, but it started pulling at the paper the recipe box was made out of so I mostly painted this by hand.I really tried to go with colors that I normally don’t use and I really am happy with the way this turned out! I also made some little dividers myself out of kraft paper card stock to organize my recipe cards. This little box has made all the difference! My recipes are all in one place, easy to find and take up hardly any room. P.S. Congrats to Julianna who won the Caravan giveaway! Check your email! Don’t forget that you can still use the code lazysaturdaylove (all lower case) to get 20% off! That’s a super deal! I can’t wait to show you what I’ve done with the items I got!