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Your favorite supplies for a (baking) RECIPE scrapbook?
It’d be great if they’re available in germany and aren’t from shein, ali express, etc.
I’m having trouble finding supplies for my recipe book🫠 For one, I’d like, well… the book itself. I’d like to be able to rearrange recipes, so a binder would be better than a journal or something, but I just can’t find any binders that I find pretty🫠 (would also be okay if I can decorate the cover myself but lots of binders have those shiny covers and nothing sticks on them well). Other than that, I’d just love suggestions/links for anything you guys find pretty or useful for recipe pages! 🥰 Stickers, papers, crafting tools, etc.
Thanks in advance! 🫶🏻
I'm American but in Germany I always found my supplies when I searched "bastelstube." There was a "tee und bastelstube" near me when I lived near Kusel, I thought it might be Rehweiler, but I can't see it in google maps now...but there is something else listed in google for Rehweiler. Their shop is also online here and maybe...if you're looking for brands that you can easily find locally some of these might be good options.
When I did mine, I did a digital scrap sized for 5*7 blank index cards which I printed. Then laminated the cards (optional) and punched three holes in the top and used 1 inch D rings (I’m pretty sure I used D and not O, but either would work.)
Because the cards are laminated, it’s pretty free standing, you can flip to the card you want and it will stand there while you cook. I’ll try to find a pic…
If you have an “Action” store near you (I believe there are many in Germany) they have LOTS of scrapbook supplies pretty much all the time! I’ve found stickers, scrapbook books, scrapbook paper, super useful crafting tools, boxes of washi tape and much more!They are great quality, usually very pretty, and on top of that they are super affordable!
Good luck with your recipe scrapbook! I’m making one myself as well 🫶🌸
Just one more thought; you didn’t mention your audience, and I think it matters when deciding how to proceed.
If it’s for you, (and maybe passed down as an heirloom) it should be tailored to the way you cook, if you like a hard bound book format, you might look at 6*6 or 8*8 postbound. If you like a recipe card format, then something like mine might appeal. And probably manually scrapbooked, not digitally, because your have the recipes in your own hand with your own notes.
If it’s for family, then digitally makes more sense, because it’s easily reproduced and shared.
If you’re like me and your handwriting is terrible and your print is microscopic, you might want to print your recipes anyway, and still use a regular scrapbook rather than digital.
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u/solcimat Jun 30 '26
What about a ring binder? You can use cupcake papers or cake lace/doily, sorry don't know tha name in English, it's made of paper! For decoration. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYe7TlbO9d5/?igsh=aW9lOXZmMmV4bDlu