How to Make a Homemade Calendar for a Gift

Make a homemade calendar as a gift for a friend.

When you want to give someone a homemade gift, consider making a calendar for her. A calendar is a gift that you can personalize so that every month contains a good memory for the recipient. Use pictures of the recipient and her friends and family so that she can appreciate the gift all year long.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Internet connection
• Pictures
• Card stock
• Printer
• Hole punch
• Ribbon

Instructions

1. Choose a picture that you will use for each month of the year. Try to select pictures that match the month. For example, for December, choose a photo of the recipient and her family during the holidays. For the month of June, choose a photo taken at a summer barbecue.

2. Go online and find templates for the calendar of each month of the year. These should be already laid out so that holidays are marked. Select one with a font or color that you prefer.

3. Print each month out on a different piece of card stock.

4. Begin printing your pictures out on the opposite side of the calendar months so that when the calendar is put together, there is a photo on the top and a calendar month on the bottom when you flip through it. For example, one page will have a calendar month on one side and the following month's photo on the other side.

5. Punch three holes along the side of the calendar that should be held together when the calendar is flipped open.

6. Tie a ribbon through each hole to hold the calendar together.

References

• Savvy Homemade: How to Make Your Own Calendar