Finding a personalized gift for food lovers, aspiring chefs
or your mom? If she loves to cook this is a great idea for a DIY gift that is
simple and easy to put together
Things you will need
Colorful papers
Hard card papers (white)
Recipes of your favorite
dishes
Glue
Scissors
Ruler
Box
Double side tape
Transparent sticker paper
I chose an old phone box. It is important that the box isn’t
too big and at the same time it should be made of a hard cardboard. Any box
will usually work but you will find that the iphone boxes are great for this
project.
Next I chose a couple of color papers and a few sheets of
hard card white boards. I cut them out to A4 size so that I would be able to
print on them. It is also important not to use a very thick paper because your
printer might not take it
The first thing you would want to do is to get the proper
dimensions of the box. Make sure to get the inside measurements so that the
cards you make can fit perfectly into the box.
When you have got the measurements done you will need to
make text boxes on Microsoft word to the same dimensions. Then start adding
your recipes. What I did here is put the ‘ingredients’ on one side while the ‘method
of cooking’ was on the back of the card.
Once
you print the on the white hard cardboard, you can start cutting. Fold each
card and paste a transparent sticker paper on both sides and cut out the edges
neatly.
Paste the double sided tape onto the corners of the box and
wrap the box in pretty much the same way you would wrap a gift. I went ahead
and printed “Recipe” onto the middle of the paper. You could get creative here
and add something personal like a message or a picture too.
Now you have got your self a hand-crafted personalized gift that is bound to be appreciated. You can add different categories and color code them accordingly for easier access. I had a lot of fun doing this piece! Happy Crafting!
