3x5" Recipe Card Holder
Difficulty: Easy
Age: 4 and up
My son made this for me in Kindergarten, and here years
later it is still the most used gift I have ever received!
You can replace the rubber stamped ribbon with any
decorative ribbon, although the rubber stamping adds a nice
touch.
What you'll need:
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35 Popsicle sticks
School glue or tacky glue
Wax paper or plastic grocery bags
White satin ribbon
Rubber stamp (small simple design such as star or heart)
Stamp pad
Silk flower
3x5" Index cards, lined
How to make it:
1. Protect your surface by using wax paper or plastic grocery bags. You can use
newspaper, but I find that the project tends to stick to it and the newspaper print
transfers to the Popsicle sticks.
2. Glue 11 Popsicle sticks long sides together in a row. (see Photo 1)
3. Glue 6 Popsicle sticks long sides together in a row. (see Photo 1)
4. Glue 2 Popsicle sticks long sides together in a row. (see Photo 1)
5. Stack and glue 8 Popsicle sticks on top of each other. (see Photo 2)
6. Create another stack of 8 Popsicle sticks.
7. Take one stack of 8 Popsicle sticks and glue to the (11 stick) longest row, along
the longest side. (see Photo 3)
8. Repeat with other stack of 8 Popsicle sticks.
9. Glue the row of 2 Popsicle sticks at one end of the recipe holder to create the
bottom. (see Photo 4)
10. Glue the row of 6 Popsicle sticks on top of the stacks of 8 Popsicle sticks, and
adhering to the bottom edge of the recipe holder. (see Photo 5)
11. Turn recipe holder over. Glue 2 Popsicle sticks together to create a V shape and
attach to the top of the recipe holder to create a hanger. (see Photo 6)
12. Let dry completely.
13. Rubber stamp design on ribbon and at the top of the recipe cards. Add a silk flower if
desired.
14. Give this useful present to your mother, aunt, grandmother, or anyone who likes to cook!
Tips:
Ask at your local craft store if you can have the flower blooms that fall off on the floor.
Generally my children watch for the employee sweeping the floor and ask them for the flowers
they have swept up.
Felt or construction paper could be used to make the flowers as well. Attach the child's picture
on the front of the holder for a decoration that Mom will love. You may wish to cover the picture
with Con-Tact paper to protect it from food splashes.
Another idea for decorating would be to use the "Woodsies" shapes to create designs on the front
of your recipe holder. If you put the points of 4 hearts together, it creates a flower. Add a tiny
circle in the middle for the stamen.
See also our 4x6" Recipe Card Holder for additional ideas on how to decorate this project.
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