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PatternBirthdayCalendar

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This pattern contains- step by step tutorial- Pattern pieces in true size

Size calendar6.7 x 13.8 inch

Tools- Knife- Ruler- bookbinding glue- Tape- crop-a-dile or other eyelet cetting tool- Pincers- Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper or punch

Materials- Pretty sturdy papers- Photos 6.1 x 4.5 inch- Round labels 1.2 inch- White 120 gr printer paper- Irons wire or a wire from an old calendar- 2 bookbinding rings

You will need the download available at www.little-z.nl for the calendar sheets.

ColofonPhotography, tekst and pattern © Lisette Eisenga 2013More patterns can be found at www.little-z.nl. More information: info@little-z.nl.

Birthday calendar Make this calendar with pretty papers. You don’t need very large pieces to make this calendar en you can change the photos and calendar sheets.

Making the photos and calendar sheets

• Print12photossized6.1x4.5inchandinsertthecornersintheslits.Ifyoufindithardtoadjustyourphotostothissize,youcanalsoprintyourphotosslightlylargerthen6.1x4.5inchenusethepatternpiecetocropyourphotos.

• Printthe12calendarsheetsusingtheprintable(www.little-z.nl)andcutthem.Fillinthebirthdaysandinsertthecornersintheslits.

• Attachtheringsontotheironwireandyourbirthdaycalendarisfinished!

©LisetteEisenga2013www.little-z.nl

Making the calendar

• Cut24sheetsof6.7x6.9inchfrompretty,sturdypaper.Youcanusescrapbookpaper.Thethickerthebetter.

• Tracethecuttingmarkingsontothebackofthepapersusingthepattern.

• Make12calendarsheetsfrom2paperseachbylayingtheshortsides(6.7inch)toeachother.Don’tletthemoverlapeachotherbutlaythemagainsteachother.Securethemwithapieceoftapeattheback.

• Cut12piecesofpapersize6.7x1.2inch.

• Gluethesepaperswithbookbindingglueontothe‘seams’atthefrontofeach12papersheets.

• Gluetheroundpaperlabelsateachendofthestripforanicefinish.Youcanalsocutcircles1.2inchwideenfoldthem.

• Layall12sheetsontoeachotherandroundthecornersusingtheCrop-A-DileCor-nerChomper(orhookpunch-youwillneedtopuncheachsheetseperately)

• Takeapieceofironwireorthewirefromanoldcalender.Makealoopinthecentreifthereisn’tonealready.Thenbendtheendsdownandthenup(seepicture)tocreatealoopfortherings.

• Laytheironwireontooneofthesheetsalongthetopsideandmarkwheretheringswillgo.

• Layall12sheetsontoeachotherandpunchholesatthemarkings.

• Putallsheetsontothebookbinderringsandclosethem.

© Lisette Eisenga 2013 www.little-z.nl