A Perpetual Calendar

Part One – The Completed Calendar

A Perpetual Calendar is a calendar that can be used for more than just one year. In this post I present a perpetual calendar that I made myself and describe the things included in it.

In a follow-up post I show just how the calendar was designed and made (link at the end of this post).

January

January decorative and date pages.

January decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the January decorative page – winter pansies, Scottish piper (for Hogmanay), clock approaching twelve (for New Year), shaking hands (for Auld Lang Syne). Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

January date page in close up.

Images chosen for the January date page – winter pansies, pocket watch (for New Year on the 1st). Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

Detail from the January date page.

February

February decorative and date pages.

February decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the February decorative page – snowdrops, rabbit in snow, sparrow, boy and girl scrap, heart scraps, angel scrap. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

February date page in close up.

Images chosen for the February date page – basket of flowers, boy and girl scrap, heart scraps (one for Valentine’s Day on the 14th). Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

March

March decorative and date pages.

March decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the March decorative page – blue hyacinth, daffodils, moth, bird, Easter scrap (sometimes Easter falls in late March), mother and children image (for Mothering Sunday), nest and eggs, garden pots, chicken.

Detail from the March decorative page.

March date page in close up.

Images chosen for the March date page – egg, nesting birds, garden pots, shamrock (for St Patrick’s Day on the 17th). Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

April

April decorative and date pages

April decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the April decorative page – tulip, blackbirds nesting, egg, rabbit, Easter scrap. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

April date page in close up.

Images chosen for the April date page – ladybird, Easter egg scrap, lamb, joker (for April Fool’s Day on the 1st), English flag (for St George’s Day on the 25th). Postage Stamp, tags and paper buttons.

May

May decorative and date pages.

May decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the May decorative page – water lily, dragonfly, kingfisher, pond snail, fish, frog, whirligig beetle, lily of the valley fairy, butterfly. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

May date page in close up.

Images chosen for the May date page – butterfly, pond snail, iris. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

June

June decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the June decorative page – lupin, butterflies, wasp, sun, cuckoo, father and child (for Father’s Day), ladybird, honey bee. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

June date page in close up.

Images chosen for the June date page – butterfly, poppy, bird, yellow sun (for the summer solstice on the 21st). Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

July

July decorative and date pages.

July decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the July decorative page – rose, sun hat scrap, lady with a parasol scrap, fan, bird, butterfly, ladybird, moth, small rose scrap. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

July date page in close up.

Images chosen for the July date page – butterflies, rose, lady’s portrait scrap. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

August

August decorative and date pages.

August decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the August decorative page – sea holly, boy and boat scrap, star fish, butterfly, seagull, crab, shells. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

August date page in close up.

Images chosen for the August date page – crab, shell, child scrap. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

September

September decorative and date pages.

September decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the September decorative page – rudbeckia, wasp, fruit scraps, garden pot, trug with carrots, old gentleman scrap, snail, garden shears. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

September page in close up.

Images chosen for the September date page – moth, fruit scrap, flower scrap. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

October decorative and date pages.

September decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the October decorative page – ivy, plough, starling, fruit scrap, moth, ladybird, moon face, onion, witch (for Halloween), pine cone. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

October date page in close up.

Images chosen for the October date page – bird, apple, pine cone, pumpkin (for Halloween on the 31st). Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

November

November decorative and date pages.

November decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the November decorative page – owl, bat, mushroom, car scrap, autumn leaves scrap, spider, squirrel, garden pot, nut, poppy (for Remembrance Day). Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

November date page in close up.

Images chosen for the November date page – robin, walnut, mushroom, firework (for Bonfire Night on the 5th), poppy (for Remembrance Day on the 11th). Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

December

December decorative and date pages.

December decorative page in close up.

Images chosen for the December decorative page – holly and berries, Santa, turkey, angels, red bow scrap, bells, mistletoe. Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

December date page in close up.

Images chosen for the December date page – red bow scrap, bells, Christmas angel, candle (for Advent on the 1st), blue sun (for the winter solstice on the 21st), Santa face (for Christmas Day on the 25th). Postage stamp, tags and paper buttons.

Detail for the December date page.

See Part Two for the making of this calendar project.

Alison Vainlo 2021