Recipe Holder

Since being diagnosed with Celiac Disease a little over a year ago, I have had to learn how to cook. Oh I could cook before, but it was usually something from a box, a bag, or the freezer LOL. Now, I have to cook FROM SCRATCH - and I actually am starting to enjoy it!

I decided I needed a recipe holder in my kitchen to clip my recipes to as I am cooking - I usually just lay it on the counter, and wind up getting food spilled on it. This will help keep the recipe up off the counter and it will be easier for me to see it as I am cooking. My house has an Asian theme, so I decided to keep with that theme on my project. I apologize for the glare in the photo!

I started with a 12x12 magnetic easel that I ordered from my friend Andrea who owns this site: http://www.alterablemagneticeasel.com/

I painted it with plain acrylic paint - it didn't cover as well as spray paint probably would have, but I decided I liked the look it left. Then I added a couple of strips of paper from an Asian paper stack I bought at Joanns. Then I coated the entire thing with Mod Podge, to keep the paint on and so that I could just wipe off any spills that may occur. Lastly, I edged the entire thing with my gold Krylon pen.

I just decided to keep it simple and add a simple pair of chopsticks, and then I had a couple of Asian coin/charms that I glued magnets to and I will use those to hold the recipe up while I am cooking. It turned out pretty well I think!