Ring out 2013 and celebrate the start of 2014 by making this fun, tiny calendar!
You'll want cardstock, graph paper, and some pictures or magazine clippings (I printed mine off from Pixie Faire!) Be sure to round up scissors, glue, string, markers, and a hole punch too.
Want to use the images I used? You can Download them here: Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 3 just print them out as a single 4x6 image, then cut them apart for the calendar.
Start by gluing graph paper to pieces of cardstock. You want the graph paper to be at least 7 squares long in each direction -- mine are 9 wide and 9 tall, which leaves a little extra at the top for the photo to overlap.
Glue a picture to the top half (trim away the extra from the back side if it's too big) and draw in the dates.
Mark where you'd like your holes to go, then punch away! I used a small (1/8") hole punch from the scrapbooking section, but you could use a standard 1/4" punch as long as you have enough cardstock showing above your picture. Use the first page as a template for the others, to be sure your pages will all line up.
Finally, punch two more (blank) pieces of cardstock to be your front and back covers.
Cut a small piece of cardstock and fold it in thirds; cut very small triangles off the bottom, so that the standing legs are angled slightly. Glue this to your back cover to make a stand. Try it out to be sure it stands satisfactorily -- you may have to make a couple before you figure out how much to trim off.
Decorate your cover!
Stack all the pages, then, thread a large needle with your string (heavy sewing thread works too), and run it through all the holes. You can also just thread the pages directly onto the string if you don't have a needle.
Tie the string securely, but leave enough slack in the string that you can flip the pages.
And there you have it!
Have fun, and be sure to let us know in the comments if you make this!
For Pixie Faire,
Melinda
9 Comments
Trish
December 29, 2017
Cannot download the sheets. It says file not found.
Joy Joines
December 29, 2017
So cute!
Janet P.
December 29, 2017
I’m going to give this a try – I am pretty sure I have graph paper and cardstock – now to search for some pictures!
JODI
January 08, 2017
What are the dimensions of the cardstock? Graph paper comes in different size squares so it is hard to know how big the cardstock is by just using 7-9 squares across. Are they 1/2" squares? 1/4" squares? Knowing the dimensions of the cardstock will determine what size the graph paper squares are.
Jen H
January 06, 2017
Cute idea! May try to use my cricut to print and cut some stuff out.
Suzie Harris
January 06, 2017
Rather than string you could use the colorful plastic stitch markers that snap together found in the knitting department at craft stores.
Chloe Noller
March 09, 2016
Such a cute idea! Maybe I will make this!
Nancy C
January 02, 2015
I will try to make a calendar with my Calender Maker software
Trish
December 29, 2017
Cannot download the sheets. It says file not found.