This year calendar making was a little delayed due to trips I took in late fall and early winter. When I saw the maneki neko (Lucky Cat) PhotoPlay 12x12 printed card stock, I knew I had to buy some from HM Ben Franklin Crafts. Unfortunately, I bought short for calendar making if I wanted to make the design go all around the calendar base. By making the base from a solid colored card stock, I was able to conserve the Lucky Cat paper and only using a 3-3/4 square of the printed card stock, I was able to make all the calendars I needed.
Here is a look at the side of the calendar. You can see that it is a simple design made from a single piece of solid colored card stock cut to 4 x12 inches. The strip of paper was folded at 4", 8", 9"and 10". Double stick (Heiko) tape or Fabri-Tac glue was used to assemble the calendars. I added two folded origami cranes to this calendar because there were not too many Maneki Neko faces showing. Also the cranes give the calendar more dimension.
Here are three calendars that don't have the cranes because they are going to be mailed and the cranes may make them too thick to be mailed with regular postage. Using stickers makes the calendars even faster to construct. The mini 2026 calendars are now being sold at HM Ben Franklin Crafts. There are ten calendars per package so be sure to get enough before they run out. Making mini calendars is very satisfying and the calendars make great hostess gifts or add-ins with your family newsletter. Now that the all the Christmas gifting/wrapping/decorating/cooking are done, take some time to unwind and make some mini calendar 'just because' gifts. Have a wonderful crafty 2026!
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