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Authentique October Desk Calendar Tutorial

Authentique October Desk Calendar Tutorial: Bibbety Bobbity Boo!

Hello, Friends! My calendar tells me it’s time to get our Authentique October Desk Calendar Tutorial published. So “Bibbety, Bobbity, Boo!” here you go! If you’re new to my blog, this has been a year long series using Authentique Paper’s Calendar Collection. Each month we create a decorative desk calendar that also functions as a memory keeping system. All the calendars measure 6″ x 6″ and feature an easel style design. The interior houses mini folios and a hidden pull out folio. Many of you have told me you are making these as Christmas gifts for family members. Some of you are using the basic folio design with other paper collections and giving the finished product as a birthday present. I think both ideas are fabulous!

The Spooktacular October Calendar Collection

Every month, I say, “This month is my favorite.” That’s how you know this is a great collection, right? But I really do love these “too cute to spook” October patterns, colors and images, don’t you?

I found some adorable owl buttons in my stash. My sweet husband, who is always on the lookout for unique embellishments for me, picked these up for me some time ago. They make the perfect embellishment for the pull out folio.

We change up the design of the pull out folio this month. Add a pocket and some mini folios to create even more room for photos. What do you think?

Then we have these adorable silhouette images. And I found ribbon in my stash that makes me think of candy corn. How fun is that?

So if you’re ready to get going on your October Desk Calendar, please join me in this YouTube video and we’ll create it together.

If you’d like to find the first 9 folio tutorials, please click HERE. You’ll also find a linked supply list below this post.

Wow. Ten months down and just 2 months left to go….and let me tell you…the best is yet to be!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Button Farm Club Year in a Box Fall Folios Reveal

Hello, Friends! I’m popping in quickly this Sunday afternoon to share the Button Farm Club Year in a Box Fall Folios Reveal. If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been, and if I am OK then I apologize. Between our prolific tomato plants (we’ve harvested over 500 Roma Tomatoes…so far!). There have been lots of special orders in my Etsy shop, family birthdays and making vats of homemade marinara and salsa happening all at the same time. And I’ve just been too busy/tired to blog much.

But I have a few quiet moments right now to share this month’s Button Farm Club project with you. Who knew when we began this Year in a Box Project back in November of 2019 that 2020 was going to be such a wild ride?

As I was designing these fall folios, I kept thinking to myself, “Well, we’ve saved the best for last!” The October, November and December folios are filled with vintage goodness! Let’s take a closer look, shall we?

October: Too Cute to Spook!

Like all the other folios in this series, the October folio measures 7″ x 7″ x 1/4″. But I changed up the folio design this month to make more room for large photos. The pull out calendar is actually a 6 1/2″ square folio.

No one does Halloween as well as Authentique Paper does. They capture the perfect balance between spooky and fun without being too cutesy or too gruesome.

The fall folios are have a great trifold design with lots of pockets and loads of room for large photos and journaling.

The images and patterns are just spot on!

I think you are really going to love the way these folios function!

November: Grateful Hearts

The November folio is all about having a thankful heart. Here’s a look at the large calendar folio that tucks inside the cuffed pocket sleeve on the folio cover. The tutorial this quarter is loaded with lots of my sneaky tricks for making the most of your papers, working with scraps and there’s even a fussy cutting tutorial thrown in for good measure.

The November papers are perfectly vintage and perfectly beautiful!

December: Festive and Jolly!

The December folios are festive and jolly, just as you would expect them to be.

For me, the big surprise is the color palette. I love the shades of blue that are thrown in to the mix with traditional reds and greens.

You will love recording your December memories in this beautiful folio!

Year in a Box: Bigger and Better!

Several of you that purchased the November 2019 Year in a Box Club Kit contacted me to say that you needed the box to be bigger. So I also worked out a way to add a collar to the box. The tutorial and supplies to fix the box are available to you through the Button Farm Club. Contact Laura at The Button Farm Club for the details. But you’ll be happy to know that the box can hold all 12 folios with room to spare. They can actually stand upright so you can just flip through the folios instead of stacking them on top of one another. It looks really good, too!

I took this photo before the gorgeous primitive gingham ribbon arrived. It is a perfect match for the designer paper on the box and at 2 1/2″ wide, it covers most of the expansion collar.

Fall Folios Reveal on YouTube

I’ve prepared a short video tour of the folios for you on my YouTube Channel.

About the Kit

Your Fall Folio kit comes with everything you need to create the folios you see in the video, except for basic crafting supplies like adhesive and scissors. You’ll receive:

24 Sheets of Authentique 12″ x 12″ October, November and December Calendar Collection (2 sheets of each image, sentiment, pattern and colored cardstock paper)
6 sheets of 12×12 cardstock for matting and mechanisms
Full color PDF Basic Guide with measurements and photos
Links to in depth, easy to follow step by step video tutorial

The price for each kit is $27. If you subscribed to the Year in a Box project back in November, your kit will be mailed directly to you. If you did not subscribe, you can order your kit today at The Button Farm Club.

Laura re-stocked the Winter, Spring and Summer Folio Kits so you can still complete the whole year or get a jump on 2021.

Once again, I’d like to thank you for your kind support of these Button Farm Club Kits. I love hearing that you are enjoying making these kits as gifts, making them with friends, and sharing them with others. What a huge blessing that is to me! The video format makes it even easier for you to craft along with me, and I’m getting good feedback from many of you saying how glad you are for those videos! That makes my heart happy!

So now I’m going to sign off, and maybe go take a little nap before I jump back into the work week tomorrow morning! Thanks for sharing your Sunday afternoon with me!

Cheerio,

kathy

Authentique May Desk Calendar Tutorial

Hello, Friends! It’s time for me to roll out our Authentique May Desk Calendar Tutorial. Remember”April Showers Bring May Flowers? The April desk calendar was all about rain showers. This May calendar is all about living life in full bloom. How perfect is that?

Each calendar in the series follows the same basic design template. The May folio measures 6″ x 6″ . If you are new to the blog and want to check out the January-April calendar tutorials, click HERE. Even if you haven’t been following along with these monthly desk calendars, you might want to consider making this one. It’s the perfect Mother’s Day gift!

Learn how to add all this wonderful dimension and color to your desk calendar in the video tutorial below. It’s broken down into easy to follow steps. First we will build the easel style folio base. Next we will create the hidden pocket panel inside the folio. Then we will create a quick and easy pocket that doubles as the stopper for the easel card. Next, learn how to make all the cute inserts for that pocket Finally, we will decorate the calendar front with bows and flowers.

Authentique May Desk Calendar Tutorial: A Peek Inside

Here’s a peek at all the goodies tucked inside the folio.

And here’s the cute folio tucked inside the hidden pocket.

If you’re ready to start creating this great project, just click play and we’ll tackle the job together.

I hope you have as much fun making this month’s desk calendar as I did designing it!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy