Shoebox: Desk Calendar

What is it?

A small desk calendar with every month of the year on a different card that you compose on your computer, print on your printer, stamp with your rubber stamps, and slip into a clear Lucite frame. Nancy said that she started giving these as gifts a couple of years ago and they have become very, very popular.

Materials:

4" x 6" stand-up Lucite frame
card stock
rubber stamps, stickers or stencils, etc.
computer and printer

1. Purchase the frame before making the calendar. The frames are available with single or double photo spaces and made to stand vertically or horizontally (figure A). Nancy’s frame was a 4" x 6" single vertical frame.

2. Design and print onto card stock the 12 months, remembering to print them in the direction of the frame and allowing space for decorating (figure B).

3. Cut each month to fit the frame.

4. Decorate each month as desired with rubber stamps, stickers or stencils--or draw your own designs (figure C). You may make additional copies on a copy machine or make each set personalized for each recipient.