Mr. Blue Sky (aka Lukie) went to make some cookies last night and was a little surprised at the state of the recipe box. “How do you find anything in here?”, he asked. It needed a fix-up. But I was tired of the boring little dividers and thought that I should make new ones that were pretty and colorful. Because color is happy, just like Mr. Blue Sky.
And I’ve started writing out all of my recipes on my collection of recipe cards.
I made the new dividers from scrapbook paper, simply by tracing the old dividers and cutting out. Isn’t scrapbook paper one of the best creations ever?!
I’ll be hand-printing the different section titles when I’m all done with this project. And I’ll be sure to use a permanent marker on the dividers and recipe cards so the ink doesn’t smear if it gets wet. My favorite pen for this is a Sharpie, in fine point. And they come in zillions of colors.
Other sources:
The darling vintage tablecloth is from Retreat.
The recipe box is from Martha Stewart’s Macys collection.
The Farm Chicks recipe cards are available on my website.
The Sweet Potato Bake recipe is available here on my blog, and happens to be one of my very favorite Thanksgiving side recipes EVER.
IT'S ME, SERENA!
I bounced through the first years of my life in a hippie gypsy wagon, hand-built by my father, wandering the back roads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. My family eventually settled into a tiny cabin in the woods on property that was once inhabited by Native American Indians.
I spent my childhood days searching for arrowheads, teaching myself to sew on a treadle sewing machine and to bake in a wood-burning stove, with no running water, refrigeration, or electricity in our home. My family lived frugally and early on, inspired by my parent’s thriftiness and style, I gained a knack for thrifty creativity and turning ordinary objects into something useful. And I dreamed of the home I would create for my own family someday.
Now I’m married to my husband, Colin, and our children are all grown. After 24 years of producing The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, I'm spending time visiting other markets around the world. You can watch episodes of Serena Goes to Market here.
I share more about my life story from time to time, here on my blog. You can also find me on Instagram, and Facebook.
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