Inspire Your Year

Check out this post (via The Cheap Chica's Guide to Style) on creating your own calendar using catalog/magazine images that inspire you. 

I think this is a great project~ after all it's all about "reduce-reuse-recycle", right? :)  Plus, I already do the same for gift-wrapping & notecards - I think it spices up any gift!

Let me know if you have any clever DIY ideas!

 

Creating your own calendar:

1. Collect all the old and new catalogs you have lying around
   
2. Print out a 12-month calendar on your computer (I have used both excel or my email account). You can use either white or colored paper, whatever you prefer.
3. Pick your calendar background. I have used two different backgrounds, either an actual catalog and pasting the calendar and collages right on the back of the pages so it flips down. Or I have gone to a craft store and picked up backing that you use in scrap booking and connected each front and back with string or ribbon.
4. Start to create your collages…I usually theme mine around the month!
5. Put it all together and voila you have your very own inspired calendar!