DECONSTRUCTED Calendar

I started off with a free downloadable beautiful calendar provided by the generous Blog Guidebook with  beautiful components from the Graphics Fairy.
It started off looking like this…

GORGEOUS, right?

I like to have a calendar with pockets to store invites, papers relating to upcoming events, etc.

So I deconstructed  the calendar above and made it functional for our family.

Here is what I came up with:

 

I took 12 x12 scrapbook paper that coordinated with each month (one piece for the picture/POCKET side and one piece for the monthly calendar date side)

{Tip – try to use double-sided scrapbook paper or lighter weight to reduce the heft of the overall calendar for easy hanging}

• Cut each piece of paper into a 7 x 12 and a 5 x 12 piece.

• Trim the date side of the calendar to fit on one of the
  7 x12 pieces. 
• Take the remaining coordinating 5 x 12 piece and staple it to the other 7 x12 piece to form a pocket

        

• Punch the top of the date side and the bottom of the pocket side

• String a round clasp through the punches

• I decorated clip binders by gluing scraps of coordinating paper over the top
  
  
  

• String a ribbon through the binders for hanging

 

and

Voila

Here’s a sampling of some of the months:

Now EACH of the top pages with the graphics have a POCKET to hold the miscellaneous things that go with our family calendar (invites, coupons, etc.)

 

     
Chat soon -
NORTHERN COTTAGE

linking to:

Blog Guidebook Calendar Links
Graphics Fairy - Brag Monday