Friday, September 30, 2011

September and October pages in my 365 days calendar

I noticed that Kate had her calendar post ready, so I quickly went to photograph my pages. This is how my September pages began. I think these were the perfect colors for this month's pages.


Here are the two pages finished. You can see I added the leaves for the month, because I really prefer to decorate my pages at the end of the month, since I then have a better idea how the month progressed.


Here is the left side (click to read the daily entries). The cats are left over from my Halloween swap and I used them on days


when I was working around the house and not in the studio, where Bleubeard is not allowed. This is the right side, and I love these leaves I cut from a magazine.


And here we are waiting for October with its pumpkins and a Xylene transfer of a haunted house. I'm not crazy about the pink with the orange pumpkins, but that was the color most prevalent on the page. I may try to cover it over with more paint toward the end of the month.

Please go to The Kathryn Wheel for more calendar pages.

20 thoughtful remarks:

Yvonne said...

Love it! Will go check out the others pages too.

Catherine said...

excellent pages, love the autumn vibe!

Diane said...

I love this idea so much--later on you can go back and see how your days were filled--not to mention--great art too.

Anonymous said...

These are great Elizabeth, is Bluebeard naughty in the studio, my hounds would be...I like how you work it before and after.
xox Corrine

Linda Manning Findley said...

like this idea and you are executing the beautifully, great colors .... Linda F

peggy aplSEEDS said...

calendar pages are something i want to try out and it seems like such a good idea to finish them after the month is done but i doubt if i'll be able to finish anything on time. i wonder. i've been thinking of making a calendar for next year but now i'm wondering if i can manage it your way.

Lynette (NZ) said...

Love to see how pages develop - enjoy autumn. Seems so odd to see your leaves when ours are just budding for spring :-)

Unknown said...

Lovely pages very Autumnal x

Steph said...

nice to see the pages...Happy October!!

Astrid Maclean said...

Gorgeous pages Elizabeth! Have a wonderful October!

Wildflowerhouse said...

You can sure feel Autumn on your pages. Fantastic colors.

Valerie-Jael said...

I love the idea of doing the month as you go along! Great! Valerie

Dianne said...

I think these calendars are really cool...evidence of your daily life...to remember the simple things and pleasures of each day. I like those leaves too!

Halle said...

I love the falling leaves on the right side of the calendar page.

thekathrynwheel said...

You are ready on time every month! How do you do it?! Your pages look fab, and actually pink/orange is my fave colour combo ;-)

sandra de said...

Lovely autumn feel to your pages .... as I head into spring. What a hoot.

flutterbycrafter said...

Great pages, fab colours

Sandra Hall said...

Oooh, your pages look decidedly arty - lovely colours!

McMGrad89 said...

Great fall colors.

Carolyn Dube said...

Love the painty look! I've recently started using the xylene transfer and am completely hooked!