Holiday Magazines

                                                                                                                                                                                   

From September through December, seasonal magazines hit the shelves like mad! On top of that, many people (like this one here) have a hard time saying no to most of those to do with food, home, gardening, or decorating. So, by the time Christmas comes around, there is a row or more of magazines collected over a 4 month period lining part of the bookshelf, making for one awful eyesore. For those out there who have a hard time turning down magazines featuring favorite topics yet find that those magazines are really stacking up, here is a solution that costs $5 or less to get rid of that unsightly row of paper in the bookshelf. 

Holiday Notebook

Arrange recipes, decorating tips, or other holiday items (stories, travel information) in a large notebook. 

• Arrange magazines into categories and holidays (example: Category-Food, Holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas)
• Use separate notebooks for each category or use one large notebook to place multiple categories in.
• Dividers can be used to organize items, such as: Christmas desserts or Thanksgiving casseroles, or decorate construction paper with a collage of pictures or drawings or stickers and write which item will be featured on the following pages.
• Next, go through the magazines and decide which pages to keep, try not to go crazy, really consider what would be worthy to keep and what is just being kept because the picture looks good.
• Use a 3 ring hole puncher to punch holes into the cut out magazine pages and place in notebook, or use clear paper holders or laminate holders to place the magazine pages in.
• Arrange alphabetically or just by category, place on a bookcase and enjoy the space.
• Recycle all unused magazine material and take off any address information once done.

For the front of the Notebook, I like to create a collage of holiday pictures glued onto construction paper, but it could be left blank or written on with permanent marker. Hope this helps eliminate some clutter and maybe help one easily find old and new recipes or decorating ideas for the holidays. Merry Christmas!