I found this project I want to try (I'll post it later) and needed mini-calendars. I searched a few stores & didn't find any small enough for my project. I, at one time, had found an online store that sells them. But...now that I need them, I can't find that "safe" place I stored the address.
So today I open up Microsoft Publisher (2007 is my version, I think). Go to: Calendars, Wallet Size & Boxes (this is the style of calendar). It prints 3 to a page:
If you look closely, you can see little lines. I line up those lines in my trimmer (Fiskars, couldn't tell you which one) & cut above & below calendars. The lines should be in the middle of cut line.
Then, I take the side lines of the calendars & line it with the 1st line to the left of the cutting line. This will trim the extra sides off. Also, makes the calendars even. I didn't figure this out until about October, so I had a few uneven sets.
I trimmed 2 pages at a time & put them in piles by month.
After I was finished trimming the calendars down, I started putting them together backwards. I used Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Attacher to staple the months together.
I'm not sure if you can tell - the first set (top one) I stapled at the top corners, the 2nd one (middle) I stapled in the center & the last one (bottom) above 1st & last letter/#. I like the last one best.
It took me maybe 15 minutes to cut, sort & staple. I will link the project I use these on later. But just in case you have a use for a mini-calendar...very simple to make!
1 comment:
Thanks for showing how easy this is to do. Love it!
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