Handcrafted Notebook and Planner

katrine2706
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Handcrafted Notebook and Planner - front page showing all months It is most convenient to complete goals through a list of plans. The idea struck me when I was making a mini work scheduler. I realized that it is much easier to execute activities with a guide so why not make one at home.

Buying an organizer notebook is too expensive for me so from my free calendar printables I resized them into the size of a notebook and made my own daily, weekly, and monthly organizer notebook which will stand on my study table at home. It will contain my personal activities apart from work as I already made one earlier at my workplace.

I designed this notebook to stand on a table so it's easy to read and flip.

Supplies:

12 month printable calendars
ruler
any scrap cardboard (I'm using a cake box)
single hole paper puncher
4 single fasteners
scissors
extra short sized bond papers
colored pens/pencils

Steps:

Cut out the printables and arrange them by month, from cover page (2019 calendar to 2020 calendar).

Handcrafted Notebook and Planner - cut out the pages and arrange by month

On the back of each page write "notes" and draw lines.

Handcrafted Notebook and Planner - on the back write "notes" and draw lines

Use extra bond paper and cut in half. Write and draw the number of days. This will be the daily activity record page. Place this after each month.

Handcrafted Notebook and Planner - create a daily activity page

Take a piece of cardboard and cut 2 pieces based on the size of the calendar pages with an extra 1/4 inch allowance on all sides. (I used a recycled cake box that is firm and had shiny texture.) This will be the cover.