This is the first part of my latest art project.. and the really easy part. I actually got this idea from Lauren — after she married Darren and they moved up to Boston, she did a few things to make their apartment home-y and bring family with them up north. Since the kitchen is the where everyone congregates, I wanted to add a little Elder / Pfeiffer / Wilds / Bullock to the room.
Framing Family Recipes
What you’ll need:
- Frame – I got a float frame (glass on both sides) from Michael’s so I could read the back of the recipes if I needed to.
- Your favorite family recipes, especially if they are handwritten.
I asked my grandparents and Hunter’s grandparents to write down their favorite family recipes and mail them back on the recipe cards I sent. It was really interesting to see which recipes were sent back and the stories behind those recipes. A cool bonus was that Hunter’s grandparents sent back some other recipes that his great-grandparents wrote, and I found some from my Uncle Bill in the recipe box he made me.
Once I had all of the recipe cards, I organized them in the frame. This is a good time to note that my “messy” way of putting them together was too much for Hunter, so I compromised and they’re lined up straight-ish (Another lesson in buying a house together: compromise on decor). You could also add custom cut outs or sayings into the frame like “family,” but I had a lot of recipes to work with and didn’t need to.
Ta-da! Part 2 to the project, I’ll mount them to the wall with a boat cleat and rope — wish me luck..
