My calendar was made from mostly recycled paper. Recycled bond papers and craft papers. It's also magnetic.
The concept behind my calendar is, instead of having a calendar that uses lot of pages of paper, I just have a calendar where I move the numbers around every month.
The idea started back in my first job. They gave me a small space in the cork board and I decided that I want a calendar in that small space where I can post my schedule for the month. I bought push pins that can be written on for the numbers.
I don't have step by step pictures for creating the calendar, but I can just show you pieces of my calendar.
My current calendar is magnetic, because our office cubes are magnetic. The magnets I used are craft magnets which are pliable and can be cut by regular scissors. I think you can buy some at craft stores, but for me, I bought it in Daiso Japanese store here in Ortigas, Philippines.
Step 1 - Create the calendar box borders
I made mine by cutting boxes from an orange construction paper. You need 7 boxes across and 5 boxes down. Measurement of mine is:Entire calendar boxes: 280 cm wide, 170.5 cm long
Size of one box (measurements are the inside of the box, not the border): 30.2 cm wide, 20.6 cm long
Step 2 - Glue the calendar box in a sheet of colored/decorative paper
I used an old orange parchment paper for mine. (Take note that mine already has a decorative paper at the back cause I already made it before). This step is not required if you're using push pins/cork board.Step 3 - Create the months of the year for your calendar using old bond papers
I didn't create any for mine cause I thought it was a waste of paper.Step 4 - Write down the days of the week on old bond papers. Decorate and cut out
Step 5 - Cut a magnetic strip and attach at the back of the day of the week you created, using double sided tape
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Step 5 - Just stick it to your calendar using glue or double-sided tape
Step 6 - Write down the dates of the month on old bond papers or used cardstock.
Decorate and cut out. I chose cats a design for mine---or---
Step 6 - Write the dates of the months on the space provided on the pushpin heads. Decorate if you want.
Step 7 - Cut a small magnetic strip, small enough to fit in the date you created and attach it at the back of it, using double sided tape (skip if using push pins)
Step 8 - Assemble your calendar
Step 9 - Using old bond papers cut out small squares (smaller than the size of the calendar box). These will serve as the event tags in your calendar. Put it in a small box.
So my finished calendar looks like this
You can make this calendar for office for school, or even at home! It's a great way to be organized!
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