I Decided That I Would Have A Kitchen Theme For The Shower Gifts. I Created The Recipe Boxes By Scanning My Favorite Recipes Into The Computer. This Was Great Because They Were Hand Written Without Me Having To Write Each One. I Then Made Copies And Pasted The Recipes Onto Index Cards. I Found Several Different Recipe Boxes That I Liked. Most Of Them Came With Blank Cards In Them. One Of The Recipe Boxes I Purchased Had A Great Idea In It. On The Sample Recipe Card It Had A List Of Side Dishes And Wines That Would Complement The Recipe On The Card. I Showed This To My Daughter And She Agreed That This Was A Difficult Part Of Cooking For Her, Knowing What To Serve Together. I Added Cards To Each Box That Included Menu Ideas As Well As Table Decorating Ideas.The First Bridal Shower Was Given For Twins That Were Getting Married A Week Apart. They Have Always Been Close And Had Wanted A Double Ceremony; However One Of The Grooms Families Did Not Like The Idea. I Brought The Two Recipe Boxes Along With A Set Of Hot Pads And Wooden Spoons For Each Bride. My Sister Was At The Shower And Asked If She Could Get One Of The Recipe Boxes. I Also Had Several Other Requests. My Idea Of Making A Simple, Inexpensive Shower Gift Has Developed Into A Small Business For Me. I Custom Make Recipe Boxes For People As Well As Selling Some Generic Ones. It Is A Fun Extra Income Stream.
