Wednesday 21 January 2015

brass calendar and notepad board

a calendar combined with a notepad and a pen...this sounds pretty much practical.

...indeed it is practical...but it can be also cool and stylish.

i wanted to make a calendar out of metal, not really knowing which metal to choose, before i made my way to the hardware store.

once there, the decision was quickly made...brass...it does look quite posh and not too tacky...and everything i needed was available in brass.


...i always wanted to do something with paperrolls...and they are just perfect for calendars and of course for notepads...they came in a pack of five, so there will be some more to come...and i bought a huge one too, which will be the base for my next project.


making a calendar yourself does take some time, but those calendars are very personal, so beautiful and absolutely worth the it.


i hope you enjoy this post...thank you very much for visiting me here...best regards...silke













this is what you need




- brass grid sheet

- two brass door knobs

- two brass drawer pulls

- two brass hooks

- two small brass bars

- brass chain

- brass screws

- smaller brass screws

- screwdriver

- two paperrolls

- letter and number stencils

- pen 



this is what you have to do




- arrange the knobs, pulls, hooks and bars on the brass grid sheet








- insert the screw in one of the holes of the brass sheet, the holes can be easily enlarged with the screwdriver, if necessary



- add the door knob from the other side




- fasten the screw with a screwdriver



- repeat with one side of the drawer pull



- stick the drawer pull through the paperroll



- put the drawer pull in place



- fasten from the backside of the grid, using your screwdriver



- here we go



- place the bar on top the paper, close to the paperroll



- fasten the other side of the bar



- here we go



- repeat with the remaining knob, pull and bar



- just leave one of the screws of the drawer pull loose, as the paperroll needs to lettered first



- place one of the hooks inbetween the both paperrolls



- and place the second one just right next to it and fasten both



- get your stencils and pen ready



- write the name of the month vertically onto the paper



- leave some space on the left side to add the numbers



- add the day in numbers



- here we go



- continue with the remaining days and roll up the paper again after you fnished lettering



- fasten the drawer pull after inserting the paperroll



- and you are done with the screwing





- a close up of the calendar roll



- close-up of the notepad roll



- get your chain ready



- wrap the chain around each door knob 





- place the pen into the hooks



- and that it is



- now you must have to hang your new organisation board onto your wall