Fresh Look: cookbook cover

You know those little things in your house that bug you? Maybe it’s a picture frame that doesn’t quite match or electrical cords that have become part of the décor. I have a ton of those little things all over the house.




One thing that I look at everyday are the cookbooks on my kitchen shelf. They’re front and center and have become messy looking with post its sticking out. The one that offends me the most is the poor Betty Crocker Cookbook. This is my second one – the first one got so worn and torn that I got an updated version. I don’t really use it for the recipes but more for a go-to reference for basics. How long to cook the roast, measuring conversions, cutting tips etc. But the bright orange cover seemed to stick out on my shelf.

So I covered it – sorry Betty!

It wasn’t a planned project but a friend gave me this cute promotional tote bag filled with goodies recently. I knew I wasn’t going to use the tote bag and the fabric was so cute. Script text that is so in style right now. I first covered the book in white paper so the bright orange wouldn’t show through. Then I cut the tote bag so that it would cover the outside of the cookbook with just enough fabric to glue to the inside. Binder clips held it in place while it was drying.

I used the existing seam on the tote bag for the spine of the book.

I love it! The message is perfect for the basic Betty Crocker Cookbook – keeping it easy, keeping it fun, keeping it real!

I rearranged a few of the cookbooks and I’m so much happier with the shelf now. I can still grab the Betty Cookbook when I need to look up something. Yay! Now to tackle the other little buggy things in the house.

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