Sweet Brownie Queen: 2013 Calendar

This is the calendar that I made for my mom. I figured I should blog about it now, since it is almost time to do the next one.

She always keeps a calendar on the kitchen counter to write appointments and her bike miles on. I wanted to make her something a little nicer than the advertisement/free/plain calendars she usually uses. I made the grid for each month, had them printed at Kinkos, and then added the months/days/date. I used papers that represented things she liked such as birds, bicycles, flowers, colors. I did not use regular adhesive as I was afraid it would not hold up to the wear. I used Scor-Tape which is my favorite adhesive because you can tear off the size piece you need.

I was nervous about her reaction and if it would fit the bill. She loves it! The back side of each page does not have a calendar on it, so additional notes and information can be written there. The next one will have a little bit bigger squares for the days.

I have already started getting the papers for the 2014 calendar and just need to figure out how I am going to do each month grid.

This makes a great gift, and aside from the planning and writing in the days, doesn't take too long to put together. You can also buy pre-printed calendar pages, but to me that is like cake mix, and I like to make my own. :)