5 Uses for Old Calendars

Old Calendars can offer up a new life after their initial use. Don't throw them away or let them collect dust for years in an old shoebox. These ideas are only a few examples of what new craft projects you can create out of old and outdated Calendars.

The great thing about many of these craft projects is that they are free since you already have the Calendars.

School Pencil Embellishments

Cut out only the larger images on your Calendars photographs. Make two in inch slits horizontally on the image. One slit should be about one inch above the other slit. You can slide the kids school pencils though the slits and have some instant decoration for the kids school supplies.

Scrap booking

Old Calendars are a great free source for images in your scrap booking projects. You can cut out the images and scenes and glue them into your scrapbook. This is a super easy way to create processional looking scrapbook. You can also photocopy them.

Don't feel limited to only using the old Calendars in the inside of your scrapbook. Images and photos can be cut out and used on the cover of your scrapbook too.

Areas of solid color the Calendars also be cut out and used on the cover of your scrapbook to add some impact and visual appeal.

Christmas Ornaments

You can hang the entire photographs cut out from old Calendars on the tree as an ornament to even cut out the words and images and create new Christmas tree ornaments.

Use decoupage to adhere the cut out Calendars images to round, glass Christmas tree ornaments.

You can also decoupage the Calendars images to wood bark pieces. Drill a hole in the top of the back and hang it on your Christmas tree.

Napkins Rings

Cut out some of the larger Calendars images on your old Calendars. Glue the cut outs to a nice thick ribbon with some hot glue. Tie the ribbon around the fabric or paper napkins on your dinner table. You can place them bow side down so the photograph image is face up or even cut the ribbon to size and glue it into a loop that fits your napkins.

This is a fun look for a child's birthday party. They can use images of kitties and dogs from old calendars to create a theme.

You can also cut out large Calendar photograph images and leave about an inch tall band on either side. This band should be about three inches long. Glue the band of card together in the back with some hot glue. You can slip your napkins in through the hole.

Christmas Garland

You can cut out images and words form the old Christmas Calendars to make a simple Christmas tree garland. Punch holes in the left and right sides to the string of Calendars photograph images.

Tie each piece together with pretty ribbon or yarn. Continue this garland every year and soon you will have a great garland.

You could also string the old Christmas Calendars photographs together whole. This is a great look for a garland that hangs on the fireplace mantel or a doorframe.

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