Very Simple Desk Calendar Idea

A couple more ideas today for using one of my Masking Sticker sets from WholePort

The first is a desk calendar I have made for my craft room as I am hopeless with dates and can never find a diary when I need one, so I thought if I one like this,  I wouldn’t lose it  ….

….. all I used was a Ikea picture frame (measuring 14cms x 9cms), the stickers and a couple of coats of clear varnish …. et voila!!

I also covered the front of a small notebook to make a shopping list pad to keep in my bag … not sure about the idea really, it looks better in the flesh,  …. but something very simple that a child could easily make for Mother’s Day perhaps.

http://www.wholeport.com/item/a1m_total-27pcs-blue-masking-sticker-set-light-color-series-multi-function-sticker-tape.html

Little Bird Calendar

With Christmas done and dusted I have turned my thoughts to making a few small calendars to give to friends as small New Years gifts.

…. but I think this one is mine!  Very less is more, I’ve used a bird sticker from K & Co’s Poppy Seed Range and a branch using my Stampin’ Up bird punch, plus a few flowers.  I've attached a ribbon, but have also applied a few foam sticky pads on the back, as I think I will probably stick it to my computer at work.

Mermaid Peg Doll Calendar

Remember the peg doll mermaid I made back in the summer?  Well I didn’t want her to stay in the cupboard used, so I’ve put her on a calendar so that she can be with me all this year ……

I love the crab … I got it along with a few lobsters from a seashell shop in Brixham while I was on holiday for 20p each.

Gingerbread Man Calendar

I just love gingerbread men and felt I had to make myself a little calendar to hang up in my craft room.  The shapes are made of foam with a self adhesive backing, and are so cute, especially the moggy.

All I’ve done is add “cherry” noses to all the figures using flat backed gems, plus a few for buttons here and there and a bit of faux stitching.

Calendar 18th Birthday Card

I’m not sure about this card really …. but it was for my Sister-In-Law who wanted me to make a big thing of the date and age.

 

Looking at it now, I should have stuck the bottom part at a jaunty angle instead of being dead straight.

And it’s very, very plain ….. the style best suited for a man really. I should have added a few dimensional flowers or at least a birthday cake.

Too many words and not enough froth ……not a design I'll revisit!

Beer Mat/Coaster Calendar

I hope I am not teaching my granny to suck eggs, but I have put a tutorial together for making a calendar using a beer mat.  I know when I first started crafting and didn’t have much of a clue, I would have loved something like this to follow.

You will need a beer mat, a covering paper, a couple of magnets/magnet strip, a calendar tab, mini bulldog clips (not essential, but look cute), glue, and some embellishments like stickers and oddments of ribbon.

 

First, cover both sides of the beer mat, any thickish paper paper will do.  I have used DCWV self adhesive paper.  But because it is self adhesive it’s quick and I don’t have to use any glue.

Take your calendar tab (Anita’s do packs of 6 for 99p from most craft shops at this time of year) and make a little backing for it, to add a bit of colour, glue together and trim to fit covered beer mat.

I have decided not to glue my backed calendar tab down, but hold it together with mini bulldogs clips (these were from e-bay, but are  available in most craft and stationary shops and they don’t cost a lot for a pack).  By not sticking it down I can use the base again next year if I want.

Turn the mat over and stick on the magnets, I’ve used magnetic strip from HobbyCraft, they also sell A4 sheets of magnetic foam and packs of small magnets, all are equally suitable.  Use a strong glue to fix them with.

Next is all the lovely twiddly fiddly stuff.  I’ve used a scrap of Anita’s self adhesive ribbon  (99p a pack from craft shops, in lots of different designs)  along the bottom and some butterfly stickers (a bargain 60p at pack from an indoor market) and some flat backed gems. 

 

As a finishing touch I have done faux stitching round the edges with a black gel pen.

Simples! I’ll be making quite a few of these as stocking fillers.

Altered Desk Calendar

I’ve made this desk calendar for me, altering it was a little unnecessary, but I am having a lot of fun experimenting with Modge Podge and covering things with different types of paper etc..

The calendar cost 99p and was from a funny Pound type shop called Hardy’s in Telford

It was just painted black when I got it, but I’ve covered it with oddments of Cosmo Cricket paper that I got from QVC.

Covering it was fiddly, but it was a useful exercise.

I know it’s nothing special, just a bit of fiddle fart, that will look OK on my desk at work.

Date Book with Pockets

I wasn’t sure what to call this little book …. it’s a bit of everything really.  I’ve made it using my Bind It All and have put in twenty pages that I have edged with doodled lines.

On the first page I have put a complete Anita’s calendar tab, but on the next twelve pages I have split the tab up so that I have one month per alternate page.

 

On the other page, I have made a small pocket to put receipts, tickets, etc. in.  I am forever looking for receipts and scribbled pieces of paper with phone numbers on …. I thought  this would be a handy way of keeping them safe.

I’ve then decorated each page very simply with punched flowers etc. because I didn’t want the book to bulge

The back pages are for addresses, birthdays etc. I have just handwritten the titles on them and left the rest of the page blank.

Calendar Card

I made this card for my brother in law who is doing an Art Degree.

The base is made from a lovely grey corrugated card, for a masculine, textured feel and appearance  

The calendar is from a digi scrapbook set from Sweete Shop Designs. 

I have circled his actual birthday with red and then used Anita’s 3D clear gloss dimensional finish for added texture. The card is completed with stickers, from an artist set of 3D embellishments.

Last Minute Magnetic Fridge Calendars

Aghh, I remembered I had a packet of unused calendar tabs in one of my drawers and that if I didn’t do anything with them quick they would be of no use.

So this is what I came up with, I made a couple of each design

I covered blank beer mats with American Crafts paper from their “Kids” range. I’ve had  the wooden embellishments and mini bulldogs clips for years, and as I am on a New Year’s economy drive I am dead chuffed I have used them at last.

I have stuck a magnetic strip on the back of each calendar.
I got the mini bulldog clips in assorted colours from E-bay quite a while ago but I have found these  (pink)) which are available at the moment (02.01.10). The gentleman also has red ones which would be ideal for Valentine projects - in fact while I was there I got me a box!