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In today’s post a tutorial for how to create a Desk top calendar. There are PDF’s at the end, for you to print your own calendar and a video to show you how it all comes together.
Desktop Calendar
You Will Need
12 x 12″ Cardstock Patterned or plain if you wish to stamp your own designs on.
Decorative papers, main images I used Joanna Sheen’s COuntry Diary of an Edwardian Lady CD
Calendar, see downloads in the links section.
Method
Calendar Templates
Basic Calendar – Original. This is a modern yet classic font, which will compliment most styles of project.
Basic Calendar – Oriental Style This is an oriental style font which will compliment Eastern projects.
Basic Calendar – Elegant Style Font. This is a classic style font, it suits the Edwardian Lady themes and would work well with Anna Griffin styles too.
Why not ‘collect’ all three. These templates are for personal use, you are welcome to create projects using them for gifts or as completed projects to sell. If you use these templates for projects you publish in print or online, please link back to me here.
Would love to hear what you think of these, and to see your finished calendars 
Links
Joanna Sheen. This is Joanna Sheen’s website, she has a selection of CDs you could use for your calendars
Joanna Sheen Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady CD. Direct link to the CD, which I used in the project.
Be sure to check back here next Friday, this theme will continue in a tutorial series to make a gift complete gift set.
Gift Box Tutorial plus video
Greeting Card & Gif t Tag Tutorial plus video
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie
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Lovely tutorial Billie; easy enough to make but a lovely card or calendar as a gift. Now will I have enough time to make a batch of these?
Our daughter has started a craft club for school children one afternoon each week and I have just finished origami type folding 30 boxes and just have the bands to do for the children to decorate as a gift for their mums!
Love the calendars, thank you so much for those
Best wishes
Lynn xx
HI Lynn
these are acutally quite quick to make. I’d go for a production line of the various elements then it makes assembly quicker 
Thanks
Well done on your boxes, have you found this site for boxes and cards? http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/mirkwooddesigns/ print onto your fave card for quick n easy boxes
Have fun and I’d love to see your results if you make some of these
Best wishes
Billie
Well I have now printed off the calendars so that is a step in the right direction!
The site I used for my boxes is here http://magic-boxes.blogspot.com/2009/05/origami-box-with-wrap-lid-tutorial.html
I used to have the link you put on your comments bookmarked once upon a time and forgot all about it!
Old age is creeping up.
Best wishes
Lynn x
Oh well done
I recognise that box, it’s like one I wrote a tutorial on from early in the year. http://billiescraftroom.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/video-tutorial-how-to-make-an-origami-box-featuring-clarity-stamps/
Have fun and look forward to seeing your finished project.
Best wishes
Billie
Hi Billie,
I recognise that calendar !!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was so lovely to open and very well made.
Thank you for a lovely birthday pressie.
Rainbow
Hi Rainbow
Horray, so glad it arrived safely and you liked it ok
Hope you had a lovely birthday and look forward to hearing all about it next week. Have fun in the snow!
Luv n hugs
Billie xx
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Your calendars were just what I was looking for but they have each month starting at Sunday. That’s not right. If January ends on Tuesday then Feb. would start on Wednesday, right? I love your tutorials! They are really clear and easy to understand. Thank you!
Hi Sandra
Thanks for stopping by and so glad you like the tutorials.
Because these are perpetual calendars, those that can be used over again, there are no days of the week printed on them at all, so not sure what you mean about them all starting on Sundays?
Do let me know if I’ve made a mistake with them and put days of the week somewhere, as this hadn’t been my intention.
The monthly downloadable calendars that appear on the blog do indeed have days of the week printed on them, but they are mon-Sunday with each month starting on its respective day.
Best wishes
Billie