As the end of the year draws nearer, it's almost time to take the used calendar down off the wall and replace it with a fresh, yet to be flipped through, scrawled all over or glanced upon new calendar: 12 fresh months of opportunity, hope & beauty! But before tossing your used up calendar into the recycling pile, why not consider refashioning your favourite months pages?

Calendars can hold awe-inspiring photography and humorous imagery & anecdotes. They may also be home to your scribbled notes from exciting and hectic months or funny quips in the not so busy months. Some pages are simply too good to throw away. Pull out your favourite monthly images, quotations or calendar notes and consider bringing them into the new year with a new lease on life.


Photo by Sarah Parrott

01. Make home made Christmas or New Years cards. Cut a portion of the image and affix to a piece of folded card. To embellish, try trimming the edge of the image with pattern edge scissors or use white-out pen to scrawl your own message over the image.

02. Laminate and affix your favourite months accompanying image to your work space. For extra points, make a note of a memory from the year past using just a few words to jog your mind, such as 'tea for two' or 'getting amongst it' or 'camping in the country'.

03. Using wooden pegs and a length of twine, peg the images to the twine and hang the line across a room in your home.

04. Design a DIY postcard, made & sent with love. Glue a postcard sized snipped of the calendar image to a piece of card paper, write your message, pop on a stamp and post away.

05. Create a wall hanging. Add your favourite motivational quotation to accompany the image. When done with your reincarnated calendar image, frame your work and hang upon your wall.

06. Cut a portion of the image, back with heavier card paper if necessary and laminate to use as a bookmark.


Have you got any ideas on how to reuse your old yearly calendar?


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