How To Draw A Calendar On Paper

How to Make a Hand Drawn Calendar for Work

Inside: How to make a quick DIY work calendar by hand? Here's a step by step, easy to use guide. Enjoy a new DIY calendar in under 10 minutes!

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Need a quick 5-day calendar and don't have time to search for a fancy one or go out and buy a 12 month one? I usually want one but forget to buy it until it's too late in the year and the calendars at the store are halfway done.

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So, I decided instead of dreaming of getting one that has the layout I'm picturing, I'll just make one. I hope whoever else has a mind like mine will benefit from these dimensions. Or you can just enjoy seeing me make a new random thing!

How to Make a Work Calendar By Hand

To make the calendar you'll just need paper and pen. To make it prettier, a ruler and letter stickers may be helpful but are not necessary. The first one I made was completely guessed on, its lines were not perfect, and the month was written sloppily, but it worked!

Supplies I recommend and used to make my calendar:

Example of my DIY Work Calendar

I used it to lay out the posts I had scheduled for this blog. The posts' dates sometimes changed so I tried the method of sticky tabs and was able to pick up one of my posts and stick it to a new day as needed.

Once you have the supplies and feel ready, read on.

The first step is drawing the lines. The framework you'll be basing these lines off of will look like the first picture of this post.

The section you want to make first is the header where the month title will go.

This part should be done first so the rest of the boxes are all equal. Notice the way my paper is laying when you draw the lines. If you're using 2 rulers or a tool like mine, line up the paper to the 1-inch mark and draw the line. If you're using just one ruler, measure 1 inch away from the side, mark, and draw line.

Then, I took the measurement of the paper minus the header section. And divided it by 5. The paper I'm using is 8.5 x11 inches. My header was 1 inch so 8.5 minus 1 is 7.5. Then, 7.5 is divided by 5, which equals 1.5 inches. There are 5 weeks on the calendar so 5 sections are needed (the header serves as one of these lines so only 4 lines are drawn).

With the 1-inch header drawn, draw 4 lines each 1.5 inches apart.

On my first calendar, I didn't do this perfectly. I just did it quickly. If you'd like perfect measurements, it'll take more time. If you want the boxes to be bigger consider making the last week half of the 2nd to last week like the picture below or add a second piece of paper to the calendar and attach with tape. Each of these options will result in new measurements but as long as you remember you need 5 lines for the weeks, you should be able to take the new measurement and divide by it 5.

Now, rotate the paper so it looks like it's laying. It will look like this.

The 5 lines that are drawn for this section are 2.2 inches apart, because 11″ is the length and 11 divided by 5 is 2.2. Draw those (4) lines and don't draw inside the header. It may help to decorate the header beforehand so it is clear.

Here is what it will look like when you finish drawing the framework of the 5-day work calendar.

Add the fun details to personalize your calendar.

Add the "number" dates (don't forget this is a 5-day per week calendar so don't write the weekend dates or it'll throw the whole calendar off) and the letters for the days of the week to the top.

Fill in with goals, reminders, and appointments. Use sticky notes or tabs if your schedule is bound to change often.

There you have it. Easy peasy! I look forward to teaching and learning with you on another craft, hopefully, today's craft has simplified the process for you.

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