Nothing says Christmas like caroling. To make the songbook that Martha hands out to guests at her holiday parties, download and print one of our files. 

The booklet is available in 8 1/2-by-11-inch or 11-by-17-inch versions; select one based on your printer's capability. You may wish to print a single songbook and take it to a copy center to have multiples made. 

You can print the cover onto card stock in your choice of color and embellish the title with gold foil if desired, or simply print the cover on standard paper. Bind the sheets with ribbon.

11-by-17-inch Version
The file is set up for you to print it on both sides of the paper. Pages will not print in sequential order, but they will be in the correct order once they are stacked and folded. If you plan to use the gold-foil treatment for the lettering on the cover, follow the directions in "Gilded Lettering How-To" below before proceeding to step 2. (Note: You will need a laser printer.)

1. Using a laser or ink-jet printer, print the cover page (first page of file: blank on left, title on right) onto card stock.

2. Using a ruler and a bone folder, score the sheet down the center, and then fold the sheet in half.

3. Print the second page of the file (eggnog recipe on left, title page on right). Using the same sheet of paper, print the third page of the file (contents on left, page 16 on right) on the opposite side, manually feeding sheet back into the printer. (Note: Depending on your printer, you may need to flip the sheet over.) Place sheet on a work surface with the second side face-up. Repeat, printing one page of file at a time and feeding the sheet back into printer to print the next page of the file. As each sheet is completed, place the second side face-up.

4. Using ruler and bone folder, score each sheet down the center, and then fold in half. Slip the folded sheet that you printed last into the folded sheet that you printed before it. Repeat with the remaining sheets. Check the page numbers to confirm the pages are in order. Place stack inside cover sheet.

5. Open the songbook. Using a 1/8-inch screw hole punch, cut out the 2 guide holes in the center of the songbook. (You can substitute a 1/8-inch standard hole punch, cutting holes as far from top and bottom edges of songbook as hole punch will allow.) Starting inside the songbook, thread a ribbon through the holes and tie it along the outside of the songbook. Trim the ends if desired. (We used a length of 1/4-inch-wide ribbon about 20 inches long; use a longer ribbon if you prefer a more decorative bow.)

8 1/2-by-11-Inch Version
If you plan to use the gold-foil treatment for the lettering on the cover, follow the directions in "Gilded Lettering How-To" below before proceeding to step 2. (Note: You will need a laser printer.)

1. Using a laser or ink-jet printer, print the cover page onto card stock.

2. Print the remaining pages, one at a time. To make double-sided pages, print the first page, and then print the next page on the opposite side of the sheet, manually feeding sheet back into the printer. (Note: Depending on your printer, you may need to flip the sheet over.) Repeat with remaining pages. Stack pages in order, from front cover to recipe; check the page numbers to confirm the pages are in order. Add a blank page of card stock at the end for the back cover.

3. Using a 1/8-inch hole punch, cut out the 2 guide holes along the side of the songbook's cover, cutting through entire stack of pages. Thread ribbon through the holes from back cover to front, and tie. Trim the ends if desired. (We used a length of 1/4-inch-wide ribbon about 20 inches long; use a longer ribbon if you prefer a more decorative bow.)

Gilded Lettering How-To
To create the gilded lettering, first print the cover as directed above. This project requires a laser printer (the foil clings only to toner, not ink). For the best results, make sure your printer has plenty of toner.

1. Cut a square of gold foil (see Sources) large enough to cover title. Using adhesive squares (included with the gold foil), attach each corner of foil to the cover over title.

2. Pass the cover through the printer again. (Print a blank document, manually feeding the cover into the printer.) Wait 30 seconds, and then peel off foil.

Sources
Gold laser foil (DF3002), from Paper Direct
Bone folder, from Martha Stewart Crafts
Screw hole punch, by Martha Stewart Crafts, from Michaels
Similar card stock and text-weight paper, from Paper Presentation