My Homemade Gift
- posted by: Kelly Jo
- posted in: Crafts
- on: December 14, 2008
Last year, I made magnetic acrylic calendars as gifts for my family. (I can’t find a photo so I must have made them and shipped them off 
) This year, there was a request for me to make them again. So Friday at a local crop I worked on my calendars all evening. (No peeking, Aunt Bobbi!)
It’s very simple to make, but there is a lot of cutting, measuring and gluing so it takes some time. I’ll share the instructions:
Create calendar page:
1. Cut selected sheet of Patterned Paper to 4” x 6”.
2. Cut monthly calendar to 1.75” x 3”.
3. Adhere calendar to right side of paper 1.25” from top.
4. Trim selected photo to 2.25″ x 3″ and adhere to left side of page 1.25” from top.
5. Repeat above steps for each month adhering February’s page to the back of January’s page. March and April will be back to back. May and June will be back to back and so on.
Decorate Acrylic Frame
1. Insert calendar page into acrylic frame.
2. Decorate frame as desired. I like to decorate the ’seams’ so any imperfections don’t show. The calendar and photo are in the same place on every calendar page, so be sure not to cover either while decorating.
Last year I added 2008 to the calendar, this year I left the year off so that I can just make refills in the future.
If you would like to make this calendar and need the excel document of the calendar, email me at kellyjo@fiskateers.com and I will send share it with You.
pomaika`i scrapaloha says:
December 14th, 2008 at 2:22 pmvery cute! TFS!
Roseann #2933 says:
December 14th, 2008 at 2:34 pmHow cute, and what a good idea. TFS
J Barb 4898 says:
December 14th, 2008 at 2:34 pmI made a regular calender for my twin sis this year.But I like your idea and the way you can reuse it.
Sara R. says:
December 14th, 2008 at 2:48 pmVery nice! I need to make one for myself…
carlee #2225 says:
December 14th, 2008 at 3:02 pmSo cute!!! I need to make one for myself, too!
Casey says:
December 14th, 2008 at 3:19 pmI love homemade calendars. This one is especially cute. TFS KJ!
Debbie #4668 says:
December 14th, 2008 at 3:25 pmvery nice idea will watch for your calendar program to come my way
Debbie #4668
connie #2909 says:
December 14th, 2008 at 3:36 pmWhat a great gift idea.
Kris #2961 says:
December 14th, 2008 at 4:30 pmwhat agreat idea.. i woould love to have the excel document as well
debby 2852 says:
December 14th, 2008 at 4:33 pmthis is way cool. sending you an email.
Patty 2832 says:
December 14th, 2008 at 4:48 pmthose are darling!
melita says:
December 14th, 2008 at 5:05 pmthose pages look awesome Kelly Jo! so cute!
Adanacp #2486 says:
December 14th, 2008 at 7:17 pmThanks so much for sharing this!
Peggy #4129 says:
December 14th, 2008 at 7:29 pmHow sweet, I love that idea I have emailed you ….. thanks for sharing
Blessings
Peggy #4129
vickif says:
December 14th, 2008 at 10:35 pmcool cool!!
joybear 4434 says:
December 15th, 2008 at 1:13 amVery cool!
Ellen #3904 says:
December 15th, 2008 at 1:46 amSo cute. Thanks for sharing.
Your kids are adorable!