Thought I would share a little diy project I created for myself last spring. Let me preface this by saying that I am no Martha Stewart. There is not a single crafty bone in my body! I don’t know why I thought I could pull this off (mistake #1). After I designed the pages of the calendar, I thought the hard work was behind me (mistake #2). I printed the calendar before I found something to mount it on (mistake #3). I thought it would be a quick and easy gift (mistake #4). I started this project about a week before the wedding with the intention of giving it as a wedding gift (mistake #5). Knowing my track record with crafts, I should have started at least a month before the wedding!
I envisioned a cute, little desk calendar….I spent about 2 hours wandering around Michael’s looking for materials that would make it work. I finally stumbled upon cork squares that were just the right size…but they were really thick so the desk calendar idea had to be scratched. I decided that maybe a hanging calendar would work. I bought ribbon to tie between the cork pieces. When I got home, I was pretty sure that I had it all figured out…..until I tried to punch holes in the cork for the ribbon. Using a small paper puncher to punch holes in cork - not a good idea! I had to enlist Chad’s help for that step. Finally, I had to figure out how to adhere the prints to the cork. I used 3 types of glue on each one to make sure that they were going nowhere. I finished up within minutes of running out the door to Nikki and Brian’s wedding. Take a look and let me know what ‘cha think!