When Chris from Just a Girl (for those of you living in a cave and don’t know offhand who Chris is—and might I add that it’s totally impressive your wireless works in a cave), posted the calendar below on her fabulous site I knew that I needed it. It is adorable and at $18 it is pretty reasonably priced. You can order yours from Say it with Style.
The problem is that I seriously do not have an extra $18 right now. I know. How sad to be me. Cue violins. Fortunately for me, resourcefulness doesn’t cost me a thing and I seem to have plenty of it. My first thought was to print a calendar out in mirror image and trace it onto the glass to mimic the vinyl decal. Then, I thought of all the hand cramps that come with tracing and my inability to even draw a straight line with a ruler. Hmmmm. Plan B was then put into effect. I decided I would find a frame, print out a calendar, and stick it inside the frame. Sound ridiculously easy? Why, yes…it is.
Then, I used Scrapblog.com to make a cute header for my calendar, exported it as a jpeg, opened it in Word and sized it to legal and printed it out. To some of you, I recognize that sounded a lot like the adults in a Charlie Brown episode. Mwa, mwa, mwa, mwa, mwa…. I promise to you all that I will do a Scrapblog tutorial one of these days!
And knowing how much I love green and black, I made sure to spray paint the grass too. Who doesn’t love black splotches on their grass? Sorry Mom and Dad. It will grow :).
I layered the two legal sheets on top of one another and placed them in the frame!
Look at how cute it is! And if I want to change it up, I can just open the back and take out the header and replace it with something more seasonal.
Here it is marked up a bit for you so you can feel the full calendar effect. For those of you wondering, B.S. actually stands for Bible Study which is fantastic and filled with Truth and rarely, if ever, any B.S. 🙂 
So for the price of my parents’ computer ink, ancient spray paint, and ridiculously old frame, I was able to get my calendar. Yay me! Cue marching band.
I love it! Very, very creative. Kathy, Wheatfield Wonderings
love it and I went intermediately to word and I have a question,
on the table you se it ant 7'5
but what about the widths,I'm a dummy and cant figure it out on my own.
~Lizzy
I normally hate calandars, but I love this one! I wish I had the ability to make one of those on the computer. I think I will just admire yours. 🙂
Well now that is a genius idea!
Very cool. I saw the one at Just A Girl and like you I seriously don't have $18 either. Looking to give your idea a try. I am also going to check out your knockoffs party. So glad I found your blog. I will be featuring your blog in a post later this morning on my blog.
That whole post was hilarious. I have fond memories of that picture, you know. And actually, I know EXACTLY how long it took you to do all those ringlet curls!!!!! Hee-hee!!
Mwa-mwa-mwa for sure, but so nice of you to try. Actually I am Word-less right now with my Mac, which is better is most ways but I do miss Word sometimes.
So, I totally love the end product, and I want one! Very cool! You're a genius.
That is awesome!! Great Job!!
Jenny Lynn,
Yes to the 11×14 frame. I used the full size to make the calendar and then sort of guesstimated and eyeballed the size for the header but approximately 4 inches tall by 14in wide. I was a bit more generous on both sides so I wouldn't have to reprint it. I'd love to see your finished product!
okay, i'm attempting to make this today and i'm a little confused about the size. what size frame did you use? And you printed out the calendar on an 8 1/2 x 14 sheet using it fully for the calendar then printed the header on another 8 1/2 x 14 sheet? I figure you made the header 14" wide but how tall?
Hello! I came across your site and let me say…I LOVE this! I saw it on Just a girl's page but didn't have he $18 to pay for the calendar. What a great idea! Gonna have to steal this one. hehehe!! Now off to find an old frame, lol!!
I love love love this idea!! And who doesn't have a frame they can use laying around…and all you need is a printer? This is like MAGIC!!! I am absolutely going to feature this in the next week – such a great idea!
Really cute! It definitely doesn't look erasable!!! I featured this on somedaycrafts.blogspot.com Grab my "featured" button.
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Cheri
Its So Very Cheri
That is a awesome calendar!!!!
Ally
Thank you for posting your project for the Knock Off Knock Out party. I hope you post lots of great creative ideas.
Cheri
I found you on my daughter's blog, and know your parents. I want you to know how impressed I am with all of your beautiful yet frugal ideas! I think I'm going to use some of them for Christmas gifts this year. Thank you.
Straight up loooooove this idea!!! I'm actually on scrapblog right now. Love that site. My hubby wants us to use on of those giant desk calendars to get our life in order. What a decorating nightmare those things are. I'm really wanting to try this!!
Oh Beth that is really cute and I love the header.
I wonder how easy it would be to use the etching stuff on the back side of glass and make the glass frame?? Just thoughts running thru my head.
Just coming over for a visit. I have changed all of my buttons.
I have the Knock Off Knock Out party on Mondays and we have a brand new party starting this week. It will be every Wed and featuring Holiday Decor and/or tasty treats. Come on by.
Cheri
Its So Very Cheri
THAT is fantastic! Wonder if I could pull that off in Word…
Beth,
Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such a sweet comment about my mom. Thank you for suggesting a book for me to read too. I will check it out. It sounds like we have a lot in common.
Bless you!
Traci
You did a fabulous job, Beth! I, too, saw Chris' calendar and thought about making one for our house – already have all the supplies I need for it. I just love yours!
Have a great weekend!
~Michelle 🙂
Cute….very neat and so useful.
Pam
Super cute Beth…I really love it! I would actually be inspired to keep it neat, unlike my current calendar which is just a mess!
Scrapblog??? What is this magical wonderland you speak of???
I LOVE this.
And I can proudly say I DO know who Chris is … for all of three days. I'm not sure how I found her, but once I did? I spent an embarrassing amount of time perusing every. single. post. she. has. Oh yes. Yes, I did.
And now? I must do some blog stalk lovin' because I sense some mad creative skills here.
Blondie
This looks great and I have tons of old frames lying around that I could use…. sad to see you and your banging picture go though!
I've heard of scrapblog before…I love it! Thanks for sharing. I'm with ya tho…I don't have an extra $18 right now either. I really liked Chris' and am so gladed you found an alternative to paying that money!
Hugz,
Michele
Love it!
I also shorten Bible Study as B.S. I love the irony of it! : ) Plus it is a conversation starter when we have friends over!
Genius!!! Love that cute font you used for your last name 🙂
seriously, that is the CUTEST idea EVER!!! Oh my gosh! I LOVE it!!! sorry for all the caps, i'm just in shock!!
i came up with the same idea when i saw chris's. yours is fabulous, mine is still in my mind.
i go to b.s. on thursday mornings (communitybiblestudy.org). can't live without the Word, can we?
…………..and the marching band is playing "tusk".
blessings –
Beth… awesome job! I love Chris' calendar too, but thought twice about spending the money on it… great idea! Thanks for the inspiration!
Leave it to you to one-up me! You are a freaking genius! I am completely and totally lost on your directions, though. Uhhh…what? What is this Scrapblog you speak of? Apparently, I'M the one living in a cave (and yes–good wireless). It's incredible, Beth. I LOVE it.
I'm still here….I paused for effect. I really, really love it.
You are so smart! Looks great, thanks for sharing!
I love it! You lost me on the scrapblog part though.