Credit for today’s project goes to my Dad. Growing up, my grandparents had a generic yearly calendar with pictures of my Aunts, Uncles and cousins on their birthday. As we grew up, and our families got bigger they ran out of space. So, a little while ago my Dad made a nice frame/display piece out of oak and printed 8 x 10 photos of everyone and added them (in order) to the display on a peg. As an event (birthday/anniversary) passed, they simply move that photo to the back and the next important event is the photo on top.
Lately, I keep forgetting birthdays and other events of those I love. I find myself saying over and over “I can’t believe I forgot. We didn’t have it on the calendar” Well, guess what, every time I looked at the calendar and it WAS written. So, I started thinking of a way to help myself remember and thought to the idea of my Dad’s. I wanted something that looked good with my home decor since I need to have it displayed prominently.
Lost & Found Union Square is the perfect collection. It fits with the colors in my family room/kitchen area, the embellishments are family oriented and the glitter and yummy goodness easily add pizzazz to the project.
I’m turning over a new leaf. Never again will I neglect a loved one’s birthday. Maybe I should call this the “Important People and Events” Calendar. Whatever it’s called, I’m sure it’s going to be a valuable tool for you also.
Hint: This is a great idea for a Christmas gift for anyone who has a lot of events to keep track of. My pages focused on one person or event. I was thinking that if you are worried about your calendar being too thick, you could have more events on a page.
I actually demonstrated this project today on Good Things Utah. When the video is available, we’ll upload it to the blog side bar.
If you’d like to make your own, please download these instructions: Download 2010_09_09_MME_Birthday Calendar
ENJOY!
