Completed recipe card holder painted with red tulips holds a blue recipe card in the clothes pin.

Mothers Day homemade gift

Need a quick project for the kids to make as a gift for Mom, Nana, teacher or neighbor? This is just the ticket. A Mothers Day DIY Recipe Card Holder is fast and fun to make and is a handmade Mother’s Day gift that will show her she is loved and appreciated.

My brother made this recipe card holder for me probably 20 years ago and I still use it for holding recipes! I think of him literally every time I pull it off my shelf and shuffle through the cards it holds to find that favorite recipe. Love you brother.

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How do I make a DIY Recipe Card Holder?

We have a little stash of scrap lumber in the shed that is perfect for this kind of project. A short piece of a 2x4 works perfectly. If you don't have any scraps than perhaps a friend might have some you can have.

Supplies for DIY Recipe Card Holder craft. Wood glue, paint, ruler, wood block, brushes, pencil and clothes pin rests on newsprint.

Saw away!!

Draw a mark 3 ½ inches up the side on one end of the squared off lumber. Then draw a mark 1 ¼ inches up the other side of the lumber. Draw a line between these two marks. This will create a diagonal line that will be the guide for sawing off the board.

Cut the wood along the line.

Use sandpaper to sand the board to get a fairly smooth surface on all sides of the block.

Young girl with blonde hair and pigtail braids sands her block of wood with sandpaper.

Paint the DIY Recipe Card Holder

Paint the block a solid color on all sides (paint several sides, let dry, then turn over and paint the other side). I used the acrylic craft paints that I have on hand. Let this dry.

Have fun painting decorations on the two main sides of the block. This can be a design, flowers, anything the child would like.

Use Polyurethane spray or liquid over the entire block to make it easy to clean and to protect the painting.

Hand paints a wooden block white while resting on newsprint with other supplies around.

Glue on the clothes pin

Use wood glue (or hot glue) to glue the clothes pin onto the top diagonal edge of the block. The part of the pin that opens should be towards the highest point of the block surface. This is where the recipe card will be clamped.

This is such a cute gift for Mother’s Day. It preserves a bit of a child’s artwork that can be admired every time it is used. My grands made some on their last visit here, one for their mom and one for her good friend. They are wrapped and ready to give for Mother’s Day. They are so excited! So am I.

Young girl with blonde braided pigtails paints purple flowers onto a light blue painted block of wood.

DIY Recipe Card Holder

A DIY Recipe Card Holder would also be a perfect project for Scouts, Art class, home school class, Vacation Bible School or Sunday school project. The brother that gave mine to me made them with students in an evening group he taught at his church. He’s such a sweetie!

Add a sweet Heart-Shaped Brooch or a DIY Corsage and you've got a great gift set to make mom feel special!

Young girl paints flowers onto her wooden block painted yellow with a plate of paint colors and various supplies around.

Handmade mothers day gifts

Here are a few other great ideas for last minute DIY mother’s day gifts:

Completed recipe card block painted with red tulips.

Enjoy!

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Mothers Day DIY Recipe Card Holder

Shelly

A Mothers Day DIY Recipe Card Holder is fast & fun to make & is a handmade mothers day gift that will show her she is loved and appreciated.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Type Art Project

Cuisine Art Project

Yield 1

Equipment

Hand Saw
Paint brushes

Items Required

1 Short piece of a 2x4, scrap lumber
Sand paper
Acrylic Craft paints
Polyuretherane
1 Clothes pin (clamp type with metal piece)
Wood glue or hot glue

Instructions

Take the short piece of 2x4. On the wide side, draw a mark 3 ½ inches up from the end of the squared off lumber. Then draw a mark 1 ¼ inches up from the end of the lumber on the other side. Draw a line between these two marks. This will create a diagonal line that will be the guide for sawing off the board.
Cut the wood along the line.
Use sandpaper to sand the board to get a fairly smooth surface on all sides of the block.
Paint the block a solid color on all sides. Allow to dry.
Have fun painting decorations on the two main sides of the block.
Use Polyurethane spray or liquid over the entire block to make it easy to clean and to protect the painting.
Use wood glue (or hot glue) to glue the clothes pin onto the top diagonal edge of the block.

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Supplies for Mothers Day DIY Recipe Card Holder

Hand Saw
Short piece of a 2x4, scrap lumber
Sand paper
Acrylic Craft paints
Paint Brushes
Polyuretherane
Clothes pin (clamp type with metal piece)
Wood glue or hot glue