Rolodex Birthday Calendar

Rolodex Birthday Calendar

Awhile back I saw this cute tutorial on how to make a birthday calendar using a Rolodex. 


I pinned it on Pinterest and kept the thought tucked back in my mind for a future project.  


Fast forward several months....I just happened upon the clearance section at Jo-ann Fabrics and saw a Rolodex on clearance for $1.98.  SCORE!


There were a couple but I contained my self and only snagged one. {hehe}


So, the Rolodex sat in my 

"Office/Sewing Room/Craft Room" 

for quite awhile until this week when I remembered we had a wedding to attend on Saturday. {We've already gotten a gift from their registry but I thought this would be a cute addition.}

Out came the Rolodex and a stash of scrapbooking paper!  {This is the paper I used waaaaayyy back on this project}. 


Referencing Suzanne's tutorial, I whipped a Birthday Calendar up in no time!

I first created a Word document with the name of the months on it so I could punch them out with my circle punch.  


The font I used is called: 

{ Pea Smashtastic Doodles }

You can find it over at Kevin & Amanda. 

Then I used my little Xyron and made the white month circles into stickers and attached them to patterned scalloped circles.

Like Suzanne I punched two holes in the bottom of the cardstock divider and cut a wide slot for the paper to fit on the Rolodex track. 

I found that by only cutting a skinny slit my dividers didn't want to move very freely so I just made the slit wider. :)

I know we all use Facebook, cellphone calendars, online calendars etc. to remember birthdays, but I like to also have something physical my hands can touch and I can write in!  

And come on...... it's cute!

Tulips All Year Long

I saw this cute tutorial on how to make paper tulips while reading one of the many blogs I stalk.

I love tulips.

In fact, I love them so much I didn't bother digging up the bulbs last fall when my husband and I laid landscaping fabric and shredding bark on all the beds in our yard. Then a few weeks ago I noticed the fabric bulging up and couldn't figure out why.

After a moment or two of stupor I realized my poor tulips {and daffodils and crocus} were diligently trying to break their way out of the fabric to see the sun. I was able to free them by cutting a hole in the landscaping fabric.

{Yeah, I do NOT have a green thumb, unlike my mother who can bring a plant back from the dead. I'm not even kidding}

Anyway- I thought the paper tulip flowers were so cute and simple to make I thought I'd post the link to the tutorial here. Go and have fun with some paper! {I've got more REAL flowers to save.}