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Giraffe Recipe Holder

Giraffe Recipe Holder
When baking, sometimes its hard to keep your recipe cards clean and out of the ingredients!  The obvious solution is a recipe holder, but to make it more visually appealing, I designed one in the shape of a giraffe.

The hidden secret is a binder clip glued beneath his head, which lets you clip papers in his "mouth" so he can hold them out of the food.

In this Instructable, I'll walk you through building a giraffe recipe holder, or you can tweak my design to any animal you can think of!

 
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Step 1Tools and Materials

Tools and Materials
You will need:

- 22 gauge steel sheet
- 1/8" diameter rivets
- Graph paper
- Acrylic paint
- Binder clip
- Epoxy for metal

Tools:
- MIG welder (you could use epoxy as a substitute)
- Notcher
- Tin snips
- Ball pein hammer
- Anvil
- Scissors
- Center punch
- Scriber
- Drill with 1/8" bit

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12 comments
Dec 22, 2010. 5:01 PMsuckrpnch says:
What a great project! Thanks.
Sep 13, 2010. 11:16 AMMr. Potato Head says:
OK, I've looked all through this instructable, but I'm not seeing any giraffe recipes. Am I missing something???
May 4, 2010. 12:49 AMbertus52x11 says:
I see lots of other applications......to hold playing cards for elderly or disabled people and enter it for the "Health by Design Contest".
How about politicians getting rid of auto-cue all together and use this instead! 
May 4, 2010. 6:45 PMnickodemus says:
Great idea! The first one, that is. But ya know the second one isn't too far off either. :)
May 4, 2010. 12:58 PMpeace, love, art says:
This is so cute. I have something similar to this that someone made for me. It is cut out of wood and shaped like a duck, incorporated into the head is a clothes pin.
May 4, 2010. 6:43 AMYarnabees says:
You should sell these It is so cute!!
May 4, 2010. 6:27 AMjatoha says:
Oh so cute and clever!  You need to send this in to http://www.onemilliongiraffes.com/
May 3, 2010. 9:13 PMRobot Lover says:
This is a great alternative to having your recipe getting gooped up with your concoction! This is also so stylish! 5/5!
May 4, 2010. 4:58 AMzascecs says:
Agreed. 
May 3, 2010. 11:35 PMBeanGolem says:
 Ever since I made my stuffed giraffe I've kinda been obsessed with them. This is a pretty awesome recipe holder :)
May 3, 2010. 8:07 PMxtremd says:
 Awww, soo cute!

*Death by cute-ness* 
May 3, 2010. 6:14 PMkcls says:
OMG! This is the cutest little thing ever! Thanks for the 'ible! Great pictures.

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