2010 Calendar

A Note From Aly

This calendar is simple and easy to make! School age kids can help out taking or choosing photos, and with gluing and trimming. Here are some instructions:

1. Find a simple calendar template online.  Here is the one I used: http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/erica-hernandez/87123-digikit-calendar-simple-2010/?source_type=LAY&source_id=1558369.  Drag and drop your photos into the templates in Photoshop and print, or print the blank templates first and then add photos.  I used semi-glossy photo paper for mine, and printed 3 calendar pages per 8.5x11 sheet of photo paper.
2. Cover the back of your calendar pages with cardstock or patterned papers.  I adhered the 8.5x11 sheet of calendar pages to a piece of 8.5x11 smooth black cardstock BEFORE trimming them.  That combines the two steps of trimming both separately into one quick step of trimming both at the same time.
3. Create front and back covers with chipboard covered in cardstock or patterned papers.  My calendar pages are 3x6, so I used a 6x6 piece of chipboard and cut it in half.
4. Bind your calendar pages and covers with a Uni-bind or other binding machine.  You can also use a hole-punch and binder rings, or a large binder clip.
5. Add some number stickers and embellishments to the front cover.  Adhere some ribbon to the back cover and tie it in a knot around the front cover.  This can also be used as a way to stand the calendar up on a desk.  Just untie the knot in the front, flip the front cover over, and the tie the ribbon loosely backward around the front cover easel-style.