Handmade tear-off calendar ideas that will lift your mood all day!
We’ve put together handmade ideas and creations for tear-off daily calendars!
There’s a little spark of excitement every time you flip a calendar page, isn’t there?
There are plenty of lovely store-bought options, but making your own lets you reuse it, grow attached to it, and enjoy something both practical and uplifting.
While there are some common patterns—like 100-yen shop DIYs and material-based designs—there’s also lots of room to adapt ideas from all kinds of things.
With a bit of creativity, you can make something really fun!
In this article, we’ll introduce recommended projects that are great for inspiration, including easy-to-use perpetual calendar styles.
We hope this gives you the push to start making your own calendar!
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Boost your mood every day! A collection of DIY tear-off calendar ideas (1–10)
A desktop tear-off calendar using a smartphone stand
Here’s an introduction to a desktop flip calendar that uses a smartphone stand.
Its compact size won’t get in the way on your desk, so you can enjoy using it as a calendar without any hassle! To make it, simply print the dates on your favorite paper or cardstock and cut them out.
Using colored or patterned paper can give it a stylish, unique look.
If you stagger the sizes of the month and weekday cards slightly, the calendar will be compact and easy to read! This is recommended for anyone whose desk is cramped and finds that a regular desktop calendar gets in the way.
Oshi Calendar
Why not create a daily tear-off calendar featuring your favorite photos or illustrations of your fave? You’ll get to enjoy the thrill of flipping the calendar each day with the one you love! By using free smartphone apps or drawing apps, you can customize events like birthdays and anniversaries, making a one-of-a-kind calendar that exists only for you.
Editing images is easy to do on your phone, so it’s great not only for those who are skilled at image processing but also for beginners.
You can freely add marks on special dates and change text colors as you like.
Finally, print it out and set it on a stand made from thick paper—and you’re done! Give it a try!
Iron-on transfer tear-off calendar
A page-a-day calendar made of fabric gives you a natural look you can’t get from ready-made products.
The fact that you can make it using only materials from a 100-yen shop is another plus! Prepare your favorite fabric, iron-on transfer paper, and binder clips.
Print your chosen images onto the iron-on transfer sheet, then use an iron to transfer them onto the fabric.
Cut the fabric, and finally gather and fasten the pages with the binder clips—that’s it! Don’t forget to include the month and date in your images.
Why not make your own one-of-a-kind fabric calendar that makes flipping the pages fun?
Boost your mood for the day! Handmade tear-off daily calendar ideas (11–20)
milk carton
A perpetual calendar is appealing because once you make it, you can use it forever.
Amazingly, you can make one by reusing milk cartons! It’s perfect for a craft project with children, so why not try making it together with family or teachers? Cut the milk cartons and make four square boxes.
It’ll look cute if you decorate each one by attaching construction paper or similar materials.
Create month, date, and day-of-the-week cards from construction paper and attach them to the boxes, and you’re done! Turning them every day might even help with learning the days of the week.
Favorite photo
Why not try making a tear-off daily calendar using your favorite photos of family, pets, and more? You could choose nostalgic scenes from your photo albums, or take new pictures to commemorate special moments.
Set a theme for each month and pick out about 30 photos.
You might create a striking moon-shaped calendar, or a daily flip style that you’ll look forward to turning every day.
It’s a daily calendar that lifts your spirits when you’re tired or feeling down.
Use your cherished photos to make one, and you can even keep it after you’re done using it as a collection of memories!
Perler beads
Perler beads are arranged on a special board and fused with an iron to stick together.
Their pixel-art-like patterns are adorable, making them a very popular material! How about using those Perler beads to create a tear-off daily calendar? With different color combinations and bead placements, you’re sure to make a piece full of originality.
You can make just the numbers, or add a background for an extra touch.
Since beads already have holes, you could thread a string through them and hang your work on a corkboard, too!
crochet with yarn
Here’s a crochet tear-off daily calendar that’s perfect for anyone who loves knitting or crafts! Its pop style and warmth will make the moment you flip each day feel soothing and heartwarming.
You’ll crochet the yarn into card-like pieces.
Since it’s a daily calendar, it may take several days to complete, but give it your best shot! Just changing the color scheme of the background and numbers can completely transform the look, so designing it is part of the fun! Adding hooks to a corkboard to keep it in place is stylish, too.
Plus, embellishing with small items like flowers or stars makes it even more festive.