I love the a muse calendar project for two big reasons. one, with several sizes to choose from, they are incredibly useful & fun to play with. and two, donations made in exchange for the calendars are always given to very worthy causes. proceeds from this year's calendar will benefit charley's fund, a fund established to honor the memory of charley, daughter of amanda beers, long-time a muse friend and fellow blogger. each year, i think linda outdoes herself in the calendar offerings. this year, there are five formats! my daughter's been begging me for a magnetic calendar for her locker since the first day of school last month, so I knew exactly what I wanted to do when calendar time rolled around. she has a full calendar in her planner, so the 4 x 6 size is perfect for decorating her locker and getting a quick peek when she opens it to gather her books. we wanted something simple that could withstand the action her locker gets, with no layers or paper, so it sits flat against the metal wall. instead of printing on regular paper or card stock, i printed the calendar on printable magnet paper--easy peasy! she helped pick a favorite image for each month and we added some lines so that she can write a few highlights. since the paper is formulated for inkjet printing, it also takes dye ink well, much like glossy card stock. i used copics to color it in, but because of the gloss, you do have to be careful not to color over the lines too much. she can't wait to hang the first semester up tomorrow! my fellow muses have outdone themselves this year too--all of their gorgeous calendars are featured this week on the a muse blog with links to each one for more information, so be sure to check them out. then donate to charley's fund and get your own a muse calendar download so you can make something useful and pretty too!
:) lexi
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