How to Turn Old Recipe Cards into Beautiful Keepsakes

How to turn old recipe cards into memories and make wonderful bridal, Mother's Day or Christmas gifts for your family. If you like these projects, check out my DIY Kitchen Art project I created to hang in our kitchen.

Old Recipe Card Projects from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

I'm a very sentimental person and I love the idea of having a keepsake in my kitchen that I know my grandmother or a family member used. I know you're going to love this idea of turning old recipe cards into gifts as much as I do.

These ideas that I'm sharing with you today will make the perfect bridal shower gift for the new bride. Or perhaps you want to honor your mother or grandmother with a gift of their handwritten recipe for Mother's Day or Christmas.

I know they will be loved by whomever you give them to.

Handwritten Recipe Gifts

This is a photo of recipes from my grandmother. I have two spiral little notebooks with her handwritten recipes.

Recipe Cards as Kitchen Art

Here is a project I did that hangs on my kitchen wall. Those are my grandmother's recipe cards that I framed with a photo of my grandmother and I from a long time ago.

I love this reminder that I see every day when I'm cooking in my kitchen.

You can find out more about this DIY Kitchen Art project HERE

Recipe Cards as Aprons and Dish Towels

There are plenty of places on Etsy that will print your old recipe cards on dish towels, aprons and tea towels. Here are a few that I found that would make great gifts.

How to Turn Old Recipe Cards into Memories

Here are a few ways to display Old Family Recipe Cards.

Photo Credit: hello-homebody.com

Vintage Recipe Tea Towels DIY

Photo Credit: walkingonsunshinerecipes.com

DIY Kitchen Art from Old Family Recipes

Handwritten Recipe on Flour Sack Dish Towel

Family Recipe Towel

Set of Three Recipe Card Dish Towels

About Lois

Originally from Queens, NY, Lois is the voice behind Walking on Sunshine Recipes, where she shares easy, family-friendly meals made with simple ingredients. She believes dinner doesn’t have to be complicated to be delicious and offers practical recipes, monthly meal plans, and free printables to help busy families cook with less stress and more joy. When she’s not in the kitchen, Lois enjoys time with her family, gardening and sharing inspiration from her home in rural Pennsylvania.

Comments

Sandra Marcum says

July 03, 2022 at 5:22 pm

Can you send me the steps to take handwritten recipes from loved ones and turn into a sublimation heat transfer for things like aprons/ towels/ etc

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- Lois says
  
  July 04, 2022 at 5:19 pm
  
  If you want those instructions, you need to click on the title or photo. It will bring you to the site for more information. Thank you.
  
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nicki says

May 09, 2021 at 4:32 am

loves these ideas, especially the one from "mamasayswhat". Unfortunately I when I click on the name, it seems the website is gone. Can you help me`? Would really like to make that one for family.
thanks

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- Lois says
  
  May 13, 2021 at 5:09 pm
  
  I updated the post with a few new links for you to find some great ideas on Etsy.
  
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Rachele says

August 21, 2019 at 5:40 pm

What a wonderful way to have a keepsake! I want to try this! Would you mind sharing the Grape Jam Bar recipe? It looks amazing! I love to use old, passed down recipes that you don't see often.

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- Lois says
  
  August 22, 2019 at 9:27 am
  
  I'll definitely look into posting that recipe! Thanks for visiting.
  
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