gather your
supplies...and
print out your
cover and months
on the velum and
your designs onto
the cardstock. cut
out all designs
from cardstock
and all months
from velum.

match up the design with each
month. I choose my designs based
on whose birthday was taking place
that month. So for instance, my
husband’s birthday is in november
and he likes bold design. I
matched him up with oneof the
bolder and more modern designs
i choose for this calendar. it still
fits with all the other pieces, but
stands out a bit.

TIP:
thi s is a great opportunity to really make this calendar yours. why not use
the template and add your own design - or add pictures of your friends whose
birthday is that month. Why not use hearts for february, shamrocks for
march and snowflakes for december

starting with january, place
the velum over the design
sheet making sure to center
the velum over the design
and make sure they are
flush at the top. clasp to-
gether with the binder clip.

measure across and place a
dot with your pencil every .25”.
use your japanese screw
punch to punch a hole on every
dot. repeat this for all of the
months and the cover. 3.

TIP:
if you happen to have a coil binding machine handy, just
punch the holes with that. and move onto step: 5

once you’ve got all your
holes punched go ahead and
line up all your sheets and
begin winding the coil
through them. I found it
handy to use the binder clip
to keep them in line.

cut off any remaining coil leaving
one full circle. you’ll want to nedn
that and tuck it under the one
before it. when you’re done that, right
in your importantdates and display!