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DIY Leather Calendar

February 25, 2015
DIY Leather Calendar

DIY Leather Calendar

Life is chaotic and crazy busy this year!  I already have 4 weddings to attend this year!  Although I have my digital calendar I was needing something that was more visual and near my desk as a reminder.  I went to Staples to buy a calendar and couldn’t believe what they were charging, anywhere from $8 to $25 for an 8.5 X 11 calendar.  I marched right out of there determined to make my own calendar.

I don’t usually do a step by step but I think for this one it will be a good idea.

STEP 1: Find a free calendar template online or via Microsoft Word.

DIY Leather Calendar

STEP 2: Print out a yearly calendar.

DIY Leather Calendar

STEP 3: Get your tools!  I used a piece of recycled leather, gold rivets, scissors, a rotary cutter, hole punch and a hammer.

DIY Leather Calendar

 

STEP 4: Measure out the piece of leather, this is a personal style thing, I chose to measure it exactly to the paper and keep a bit of room at the top so the leather was a nice piece of the calendar. Use the rotary cutter to get a nice cut and scissors to trim the edges, sometimes you have a piece that is uneven or a bit of fuzz from the back

DIY Leather Calendar

 

STEP 5: After your piece of leather is cut, you will need to measure out where you want the holes on the paper, punch them out and then measure the leather so the holes will align.  The rivets simply click together, but I always use the hammer to insure they stay put! Here’s the finished product.

DIY Leather Calendar

 

STEP 6: When figuring out how to hang the calendar I didn’t want to simply hammer it into the wall, so I decided to cut a small piece of leather from the leftover pieces.  After I cut the small piece of leather, I measured where the middle was, punched a hole onto the calendar leather as well as the small piece for hanging.

DIY Leather Calendar

 

STEP 7: Before I put it all together I punched out one hole near the top of the small piece of leather, this hole will allow the calendar to easily hand from a nail on the wall.

DIY Leather Calendar

 

VOILA!  The finished project.  Cost $0, used materials I had on hand.

DIY Leather Calendar

DIY Leather Calendar

TIPS: I realize not everyone will have recycled leather in their craft materials, you can easily buy small pieces from a craft store or sewing store for a couple bucks.  If you don’t have a printer, use a friends or the library is free to use the computers and printing is really cheap!  Rivets can be found at any craft store, leather store or sewing store.

 

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  1. Frugal Living Adventures says

    February 25, 2015 at 8:49 pm

    I love using leather for different projects! It’s so versatile. You can check out furniture recycling businesses, I got this leather from one! It used to be a couch!

  2. megsbloglife says

    February 26, 2015 at 1:55 pm

    Nice, I should check that out. Thanks for the tip!

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