On Christmas, I made an Insta-Calendar. I think I may have gotten the beginning of the idea from Pinterest, but I definitely did the project on my lonesome.
First, I bought a few of these rings from Walmart.
And printed some 4x6 pictures but since they were Instagram photos, I cut them down to 4x4's.
I used Costco one hour printing, and added the numbers and words in on Photoshop, but honestly you could use Quick App or Overgram app, which are free.You need a set of photos, one with each month, a set of 0-3, and a set of 0-9. I just chose photos off of her Instagram that were of people I knew weren't going to be in and out of her life but that she could look at in December of next year and still be glad to have on her calendar. :)
I have this really fancy cardboard that someone gave me. I have absolutely no idea what they're called. They resemble the thick tan flat frame things that go in bigger frames. But cardboard or SUPER thick cardstock would work. So I folded it neatly, taped the edge, and stuck the ring thing in there.
I wish I could say I made the holes with some super fancy tool, but I found a nail on the windowsill, and used my thumb to jam it in there. I'm a fancy crafter. :)
And here's the final product!
If I wanted to, I could have painted it or maybe even papier mache'd scrapbook paper on over the white. I chose to leave it simple just because I liked it this way.
It's pretty easy and simple but it was fun to make. :)I'd love to hear that one of my bagillions of followers tried this. :)
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