Craft: Calendars

[tarotgal]

I created a few monthly calendars to help me out in my organizing this year. I came across this idea on Pinterest and modified it to fit my needs.

I used colored file folders for a sturdy backing. I was going to use actual calendar pages from a Dollar Store calendar, but they turned out to be too large. So I ended up using an internet program to generate the calendar pages so they and the photos would have a standard look and size from month to month. After printing, I cut the image and calendar apart and trimmed off the white space. I’ll be able to make notes of important dates, meetup events, and organize my fandom blog posts on the calendars.

Each calendar page isn’t just made out of a file folder, it is a folder. There’s a pouch so I can store important things like receipts, movie tickets, notes, and other things for the month that I don’t want to lose. This should beat my system of printing movie/event tickets months in advance and leaving them in the printer tray so I don’t lose them. I may need to reinforce the sides of the folders that were taped up, but they should hold up for months unless I stuff them too full.

I used a hole punch and brads to put the calendar pages on the folder so that I can easily switch them out from month to month. However, another option would be to keep them intact and keep the items from the month in the pockets so that I can easily store them by month to go straight into my artifact journal. I taped the images on, but I could switch those out too if I get tired of them or if I want to make them match the specific month. Ponderosa’s image of Gambit spinning a card with heart-shaped energy might work well for February but not so much in other months. I look forward to seeing how best to use these this year.

Useful Links:

• Original idea & tutorial I did not use: http://creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2009/12/11/printable-2010-pocket-calendar-by-sam-cheryl.html
• Two online calendar generators that I like: http://www.calendarlabs.com/photo-calendar.php and http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/create.html
• My Ideas & Inspirations Pinterest board: http://www.pinterest.com/katemmcdevitt/ideas-inspirations/

If you make some of your own, let me know and send photos!

This post was originally posted on The Fangirl Project: http://thefangirlproject.com/?p=306

Comments

[tinadp.livejournal.com]

I love these, it's a great idea. . I so love that Marauders visiting Remus in the hospital wing drawing too.

[smokeycat-430.livejournal.com]

This is a great idea! I love calendars and usually buy more than I need because I like pictures and the idea of trying to be organized.

Question: is the whole backing of the project made of a file folder that you opened up? And then the pocket is made of another piece of folder or a piece of paper? Just curious in case I get ambition to make one of these. It would really be nice for my kitchen.

[tarotgal]

What I did was take a file folder and hold it in portrait orientation. I taped the picture inside, at the top. Then I closed the folder and cut that side that I'd just opened & closed in half. I removed the top half.

So what you're looking at for the top portion of that is the inside of the file folder and the part that forms the pocket, the part the calendar itself is attached to, is the outside piece of the file folder. Then I taped along the bottom and right side. The left side is where the folder is folded and the top is where items can be put in.

If this doesn't make sense, let me know and I'll take one apart and take photos to show you. Also, I cut off the sticking-up tab part of the file folder and rounded the edges.

[smokeycat-430.livejournal.com]

Thanks for explaining how you did this. I think I thought the calendar/folder was bigger and got confused. I just bought some folders at the store today and am going to try this project now within the week. Thanks again!