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DIY
Magnetic Recipe Cards
We have FREE printable Cooking Measurement
Equivalents cards and US to Metric & Metric to US conversion
cards available in popular 3 x 5 inch and 4 X 6 inch recipe card
formats for recipe boxes and recipe binders.
Baking Measurement Equivalents charts and US to Metric conversion
charts are has handy as your favorite utensils, designer apron and
potholders. Our measurement conversion charts can be printed and
trimmed as cards for recipe boxes and recipe binders or folded in half
and placed in your favorite cookbook for quick reference.
While most online cooking websites, recipe resources and good cookbooks
have a Measurement Equivalents chart in their reference section; they
are not as handy or convenient as having them on your refrigerator door
or range hood while baking. Our handy cooking equivalency reference
cards can be printed on magnetic sheets for your refrigerator using
your computer printer. [Magnetic
Measurement Conversion Cards]
To keep your favorite recipes handy while cooking; make a homemade
magnetic recipe card. These recipe magnets also make novel gifts when
sharing recipes with friends
There are 2 methods for making homemade
magnetic recipe cards.
Below is an example of several NESTLÉ®
TOLL HOUSE®
recipes in a 3 x 5 inch recipe card format. These recipes can
be
printed directly on 8 ½ x 11 inch magnetic sheets or printed
on
plain paper/card stock and trimmed to size. The page layout is
formatted for Avery 5388 index cards. Any recipes printed on paper may
be attached to recycled calendar magnets. The desert recipes require
attaching the cooking directions to the back or magnetic side of the
magnetic sheet. [Magnetic
Recipe - Backside]
To Print Magnetic Conversion
Cards [Top]
- Place the desired print material in the
printer (magnetic sheet or paper/card stock).
- Right click on the Magnetic Conversion
Cards image.
- Select Print Picture.
Our 4 x 6 inch
cards can be
printed on any paper or card stock and are formatted for Avery postcard
template 5389. To print on Avery 4 x 6 cards; set printer margins at
Internet Explorer browser defaults - top .68”, left
.25“.
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Measurement Equivalents 4 x 6 in. |
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To Print
NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Recipes
[Top]
- Place the desired print material in the
printer (magnetic sheet, Avery
5388 index cards or paper/card stock). For proper alignment on Avery
5388 index cards paper margins should be set at Internet Explorer
browser defaults - top .68”, left .25“.
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Right click on the
image to be printed. You must do this for each side of the recipe card.
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Select Print
Picture.
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To print reverse
side; Reinsert paper and repeat steps 2 & 3.
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Print
all three 3 x 5 ingredient cards:
Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sweet & Salty Chewy Pecan Bars
Oatmeal Scotchies |
Print all three 3 x
5 baking instruction cards:
Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sweet & Salty Chewy Pecan Bars
Oatmeal Scotchies |
Printing Recipes on
Magnetic Sheets [Top]
Before you begin
Read the manufacture’s
specifications supplied with your printer
to be sure your printer can except magnetic sheets. Each printer will
handle thicker materials differently than plain paper stock so some
experimentation will be necessary. For example to get a
½”
top border using magnetic sheets in my printer; I must set the page
set-up parameters to a 1” top margin.
Page Layout
The easiest method to layout 3” x
5” or 4” x 6”
recipe cards is to use a label making utility. I use the label making
tool supplied with my word processor but Avery’s free label
maker
works just as well. To maximize the number of 3 x 5 cards (4
per
page) use the custom label feature and create your own template (you
will need to use a landscape page setup). You can also use
Avery’s index card template - 5388 and print 3 per page. For
4 x
6 cards Avery’s postcard template 5389 works well.
Printer paper feeders
have a tendency to slip when using magnetic
sheets so make the leading edge border (top margin) larger than you
would for plain paper.
If
your recipe does not fit on one card you can:
- Try using a smaller font.
- Print 2 or more cards.
- Attach a paper label to the backside of the
magnetic recipe. (see Magnetic
Recipe - Backside)
Print and Trim
Print your recipes on
the magnetic sheets following the
manufacturer’s instructions on both the magnetic sheets and
your
printer. For longevity coat the printed surface with a clear acrylic
spray (optional). Using a paper cutter or sharp scissors cut the
recipes cards to the desired size.
Suggestion: Spice up
your recipe cards with various fonts, colors, clip art or fancy borders.
Attaching Existing Recipes
to Recycled Magnets
[Top]
The technique I use to make these recipe
magnets is to use double sided
tape (or carpet tape) to attach an existing recipe card or computer
printed recipe card to a recycled fridge magnet. This technique is
discussed in length on our How to
Make Stickers page.
Often when dealing with
a service oriented business, they will
advertise their services using a calendar fridge magnet or a business
card fridge magnet. Some calendar fridge magnets are as large as a full
sheet or paper and can be cut to any size and shape.
Hints and helpful
techniques can be found on our Sticker
Making Tips page.
Let’s get
started on your homemade magnetic recipe card.
Tools you will need:
- Printer or other method of creating a page
of recipe cards.
- Paper cutter or sharp scissors
Materials you will need:
- Recipe - Select a recipe you want to
“magnetize“.
- Calendar refrigerator magnet - same size or
larger than recipe card.
- Double sided tape - also known as carpet
tape. *NOTE: Carpet tape
is designed to be permanent and may mar anything it comes into contact
with it. Avoid the “cloth type” tape it does not
look as
nice, it is heavier and is harder to work with.
- Mineral spirits to clean glue from tools. -
I use odorless.
*NOTE: Some glue from the carpet tape will be transferred to your
tools. Periodic cleaning will give your homemade magnetic recipe card a
nice clean cut edge.
Make Your Own Homemade
Magnetic Recipe Card in 4 easy steps.
[Top]
- Select your favorite recipe.
- Place the carpet tape on the front of the
calendar refrigerator magnet. Be sure to extend the tape to the edges.
- Position the recipe card on the calendar
refrigerator magnet.
- Trim your recipe magnets to
shape. Use any sharp good quality scissors to trim the edges
of your recipe magnets.
Magnetic Recipe - Backside;
Special Considerations
[Top]
- Magnetic sheets and refrigerator style
magnets are not designed to have
materials placed between magnetic and ferrous surfaces. It is important
to keep the materials mounted to the magnetic surface as thin &
flat as possible. Use 20 lb weight paper when ever possible. If using
double stick tape as an adhesive; use a cellophane thin type tape.
Spray adhesives also work well. Most glue become brittle with age and
may not spread thin & flat and should be avoided.
- Many magnetic sheets will not
“stick” to ferrous surfaces
if turned over exposing the backside. Therefore plan to put most
referenced information on the front of the sheet. (For me it is the
ingredients list.) To refer to the backside remove the recipe card from
the refrigerator and replace it when finished.
Have
fun using my DIY Homemade Magnetic Recipe Card ideas!
If you have any comments or
thoughts to add
to Do It Yourself Custom
Stickers, please feel free to contact me at mike@how2stickers.com.
© 2008
How2stickers, Idea64001
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