How to Make Christmas Calendars

Series Summary

Everyone loves personalized gifts! They take time and effort and show that you know a person and their personality. Whether you are giving a handmade card, a knitted scarf or in this case, a personalized calendar full of pictures with family and friends, you can't go wrong with this tasteful gift. Calendars are also great because they have a lot of room to work with and are useful to everyone. Traditionally given at Christmas in preparation of the New Year, calendars allow for art or pictures to be displayed in a meaningful way.

In this free video series, our expert will teach you how to make personalized calendar gifts for family or friends. You will get step by step instructions for picking out the size of the calendar you want, choosing the pictures you want to go with which month, and adding some holiday flair. You will also learn how to make a cover for the calendar and how to upload pictures to a website that will deliver the calendar to you already made. If you are looking for a great gift and a useful way to display your pictures, our expert is here to show you how to make this fun personalized calendar.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Jessica Cain with expertvillage.com, and I'm here to show you how you can create your family calendar to make a great gift. I think that making a family calendar as a gift is an excellent idea for several reasons. One, a calendar is something that everyone uses everyday. It's not a gift that's not going to just sit in the closet all year and get minimal use. They'll see it or use it everyday. Number two; if you have a really large family as I do and you have several birthdays, this is a really good way that everyone can be on the same page and they can remember whose birthday it is that month. They can be expecting to probably go to dinner that night or meet up with the family. It's also a really good way to give a gift that's personal and meaningful. For me, I love using presents that involve photos. SnapFish.com is my favorite website to make these calendars."