I have wanted to get all of my mom's recipes printed into a book for some time now, but financially, it just isn't worth it. She really doesn't have that many recipes to make the expense worthwhile..
however, her recipes are worn and some are hard to read. She has bits of scrap paper with things written on them, newspaper clipping of recipes, magazine pages.. you name it. She keeps all these items in different places so at this time of the year, she's searching and worrying about where all of her recipes are!?!?
SO.. This year.. I decided that I'm organizing this mess for her. I bought large index cards and have a large recipe box that I received years ago that I never used. (yes, regifting it! It's her favorite color so it'll work.)
I'm writing all of her recipes out long hand in large print. This way, she has them in that ONE BOX, and she'll be able to read the recipes without her glasses.
This has turned out to be a bigger job than I expected but the end result (I think) will make things easier for her when she cooks and bakes.
For my dd... I found fabric at a discount in her favorite pattern. I bought enough to make her a pillow case for her pillow. It was so easy, I was able to have it finished in under an hour! (I surprised myself, because I haven't sewn anything in a long time!)
