DIY watercolor perpetual calendar you can use year after year

You’ll never have to worry about buying a new calendar when you DIY your own perpetual calendar. With some watercolor and a nice picture frame, you can make a dry erase calendar that will last the whole year through, and for years to come.

This project requires a few simple supplies, but everything except the paper punch can easily be found at Target. If you would rather not invest in a paper punch, the circles can still be traced and cut out by hand.

Grab a few sheets of watercolor paper (you will need 3-4) and paint the paper with different colors until the entire page is filled.

Let the paint dry, then use a 2-inch circle paper punch to punch out the circles for the calendar. You will need 35 circles total.

Cut out a piece of white poster board that is the size of the picture frame. I used the back of the frame as a template.

Lay out the circles to figure out how they should be spaced out. You will need 5 rows of 7 circles each.

Use double-sided tape on the back of each circle to secure it in place. You can also use glue, but I preferred the no dry time and ease of using double-sided tape.

Keep adding circles until you have filled the entire piece of poster board with 35 circles.

Put the poster board with the circles inside the frame, then use a dry erase marker to number off the days of the month in each of the circles.

Now your new dry erase calendar is ready to use and reuse month after month.

How to make a perpetual watercolor calendar

Supplies:

• Picture frame
• Watercolor paint
• Paint brush
• Watercolor paper
• Poster board
• Scissors
• Paper punch
• Double-sided tape or glue
• Dry erase marker

Directions:

1. Paint 3-4 sheets of watercolor paper with the watercolor paint and let it dry.
2. Cut out 35 circles from the paper using the paper punch.
3. Cut a piece of poster board that fits inside the picture frame.
4. Lay out the circles on the poster board so that there are 5 rows of 7 circles across.
5. Use the double-sided tape or glue to stick the circles to the poster board.
6. Put the poster board inside the frame, then number the days of the month on the glass using a dry erase marker.

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