Make This: 2013 Calender

I'm so excited to finally show you all my 2013 calender! I was supposed to post this on the 2nd but there was NO SUN to take any good pictures! For a week straight it was cloudy - I hate it when that happens. Actually the picture above was taken when it was still cloudy, but I had to just roll with it.

It was an easy, but slightly time consuming project. There are a lot of tutorials out there for the basic steps on how to do this, whether you're transferring to canvas or wood. This cute video is my favorite...so if you've never tried anything like this before you'll find all of the details there.

For this specific project I printed out the calenders (backwards!) and cut them to size. I found it easier to tape the tops of them onto the board to make sure that they were level first and that way I could move them around.

Once they're all in place it's easy to flip them up and put the gel medium below...then all you you have to is lay the calender back down and smooth it out. Thhheeennnn let it all sit over night.

The next step is the fun (and extremely frustrating, sometimes!)  part of getting all of the paper off of the wood. You will simply need to saturate the wood and start to rub it all off. I went one month at a time and it took quite a while. Note: I used more of the gel medium than I really needed because I wanted to really make sure that it soaked up the ink. Because of this I had to use a sander to get some of the extra residue off at the end.

I gave myself about 2 inches in between calenders to add the months at the top. Basically, just complete all of the steps above again for the names. Easy!!

Here are the fonts that I used:

Calender: Baskerville Old Face (comes pretty standard with most programs - did not download)

Months: Signerica (bold)

Year: Ribbon

I did this same thing last year for the individual months, except that I used a color background and white for the type. This could be a cute idea for a wedding gift! Make sure to put the year on it and change the specific day of the wedding to a heart (see above on September 20th for our anniversary!) It's best to sand and seal the project once you're done to finish it off.

Goodbye 2010

Perpetual Magnet Calender $32
Shedraws

Today is the last day of 2010...I feel like maybe I didnt accomplish as much as I had hoped. But thats okay, I get to start a new year tomorrow!

Sweet!

I love starting a new calender. It's always been a dream of mine to design my own. I guess that's a little odd. The things that I want to accomplish come in strange form sometimes...and I think thats okay :)
I would imagine if I did make my own calenders that this time of year would be very busy for me. So if you're looking for a new calender for the 'new year' aaaaand you're wanting to support your local artist (yesss!!) let me help you find a few!

Wall Calender Poster 13x19   $19.95
KeepCalmPosters

2011 Printable Calender $5
bluetricycle

A Year Of Dreams Calender $12
bomobob

Illustrated Desk Calender $18
RedBeanDesign

Dry Erase Wall Calender $74
SimpleShapes

Folk Calender $20
spreadthelove

Yes, lets make this one the best year ever!

Goodbye 2010.

Home Office

I'm switching around my guest room and office after christmas to give my office some room to breathe. Im so excited! There will be so much more room for both of our desks as well as more wall space to surround me with inspiration! ((plus Craig got me this giant easel from his store-I'll post pics as soon as we get it to the house!))

I found myself browsing the web trying to find inspiration for my new endeavor and I've found some great ideas (and some i-wishes..) from MarthaStewart.com

Okay, I'm sooo in love with these colors!! That green is to DIE for!

How sweet is this corner nook? 

I am definitely going to need some magazine organizers. 

What a cool way to schedule your day :) 

Do they make chalkboard paint in colors? Because that would be awesome! 

Okay, Okay...those pictures we're sweet....

but this one takes the cake! Oh my.

What an amazing studio this is. It was posted by a viewer and all I could think was

"someone actually gets to live here?! whoa." 

What a dream <3 Everything from the brick wall on the left, to the chartreuse paint on the walls, and that RED refrigerator! Shut your mouth. 

Okay, I think I feel plenty inspired now ;)