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How-Tuesday: Weekly Planner with Julie Schneider aka yoursecretadmiral
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Published on December 23, 2008 in How-To

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This week, Etsy How-Tuesday helps you get organized for the New Year with Etsy admin Julie aka YourSecretAdmiral /  julieincharge. Julie shows you how to make a weekly planner, which you an give as a handmade stocking stuffer or keep for all that organizing you'll be doing in the New Year. You can use your own design or download our pdf template.

Materials Needed:

  • Exacto Knife
  • Bone Folding Tool
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Paper
  • PDF template

Steps for Making the Planner:

  1. Print out your image or the template on an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.
  2. Cut out the template (around the border).
  3. Fold the paper:
    1. Fold in half length-wise.
    2. Fold in half width-wise (the other way).
    3. Fold in half the same way a second time.
  4. Make a horizontal cut along the center two pages of the book.
  5. Fold and crease the book.

Here's a special Bonus video from littlebrownpen, who makes calendars and planners!


Watch more how-to videos and check out these how-to projects too!

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Dec. 23, 2008 at 10:43 a.m. daniellexo

YAY! I love these little planners, and julie's super cute design!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 11:29 a.m. MRSButtons

Great job, Julie! We probably all will need to do a little organizing after the holidays!! Thanks!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. emmaandjoe

aww!
thanks for the cuteness!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 11:33 a.m. kimmchi

OMG i love this project - that fold at the end was like magic

Dec. 23, 2008 at 11:46 a.m. VedaArts

organizing is my other passion!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 11:49 a.m. picklehead

yay!
I'm totally making one right now! :D

Dec. 23, 2008 at 11:57 a.m. jamieshelman

love the drawings! wall paper is it!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 12:01 p.m. timesandchimes

Ugh if only to ever be on top of things! Just doesn't happen! Maybe some of those items would help me out...

Dec. 23, 2008 at 12:13 p.m. AikoArt

What a great video! I love how it went so well with the music & kept me interested the entire time.
The gift idea is certainly one that anyone could do.
Thanks~

Dec. 23, 2008 at 12:18 p.m. behappynow

wow! great!!!!!1
Thanks

Dec. 23, 2008 at 12:33 p.m. GemmaBeads

Great little planner! I am making a little bundle of them for my daughter and sewing the spine on the sewing machine - quick and easy and so FUN!

Thanks so much!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 12:41 p.m. christinececelia

Ha Ha! cute! I love it!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 12:44 p.m. bluetricycle

Thanks for the cute planner! I've already printed one off and it looks great. I've also done some blank ones for the kids to draw in. Fit several in one of those mini cereal boxes, too. : )

Dec. 23, 2008 at 12:48 p.m. LuLusPhotography

awesome idea! I cant wait to make some

Dec. 23, 2008 at 12:53 p.m. dragonhouseofyuen

great video - thanks!
great ideas!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 1:08 p.m. MadeByMarta

Love that video!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 1:09 p.m. EJPcreations

i LOVE THE VIDEO AND THE PRINT AND GIVE CALENDAR!!!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 1:16 p.m. xxLys

cool project.. but why so awkward? haha ^_^

Dec. 23, 2008 at 1:28 p.m. littlebrownpen

Cool planner!

Patricia of A Little Hut also has a super cool blank calendar ( I love her paper cut idea)

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Dec. 23, 2008 at 1:32 p.m. creativeborders

What a great idea! Love it!! :-)

Dec. 23, 2008 at 1:39 p.m. BululuStudio

Lovely! very cute planner and great idea to keep us organized

Dec. 23, 2008 at 1:51 p.m. Ryanplz

i love how-tuesdays!
thanks for sharing such a great idea!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 1:54 p.m. Ryanplz

oh, and i love the bonus video, a lot!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 2:14 p.m. gaboodles

oh lovely! this is great! :)

Dec. 23, 2008 at 2:26 p.m. marymary

Loved this how to!

Thanks Julie!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 2:27 p.m. EverydayCookies

What fast, fun and easy project! Love it! Thanks!
Heidi

Dec. 23, 2008 at 2:31 p.m. popsiclestick

LBN is a dreamboat - what a great video. I'm going shopping right now.

Dec. 23, 2008 at 3:26 p.m. KabiDesigns

Great Proyect!! Wowww ^_^

Happy Holidays to All

Karina ^_^

Dec. 23, 2008 at 3:59 p.m. KimsCraftyApple

super fun video! looks fun!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 4:06 p.m. Weezawear

Thanks for posting this. Can't wait to try it out.

Dec. 23, 2008 at 4:09 p.m. baconsquarefarm

Thanks Julie and etsy labs~! You all rock.

Dec. 23, 2008 at 4:22 p.m. cutiepiecompany

This is so cute! Thanks Julie!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 4:52 p.m. missbatch

great project and such a fun video!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 5:34 p.m. NewLifeDesigns

Cool, thanks!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 6:19 p.m. Ryanplz

oh, and by the way, the pdf file won't download properly for me. it gives me an error and it gives me a blank pdf file with nothing. ):

Dec. 23, 2008 at 6:29 p.m. vella

Supa dupa! Great videos ladies... and the music, too, sir!
That fold IS magic!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 7:14 p.m. ladaworks

Oh cute. Thanks for sharing.

Dec. 23, 2008 at 8:03 p.m. lifestylewithlove

lovely!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 8:15 p.m. atomicblue

I decided to be ahead of it all. I actually condensed most of my notes. Organized them into two tabbed spiral notebooks (I have two shops now, one notebook for each!). I have it all laid out, my plan of attack for 2009 right there. I even dusted off the computer, and desk!

Great weekly planner...very cute. I do a to-do list in a mini notebook. Thanks for the push to get it together!

Dec. 23, 2008 at 9:58 p.m. LilPeasandCarrots

I totally need to get more organized in the new year!

Dec. 24, 2008 at 3:58 a.m. peaseblossomstudio

OOOhh, booky things and paper! Very nice!

Dec. 24, 2008 at 5:08 a.m. Nalaverstrickt

This looks so cute! I would love to make some of these books, unfortunally the pdf doesn´t work. I got always the error #109. Thank you!

Dec. 25, 2008 at 7:54 p.m. ByLightOfMoon

I am ready for the New Year 2009! I am curtailing other activites to make room for more Handmade from ByLightOfMoon which I am happiest doing! So watch for more Handmade! I am in the mood, smiles, cyndi

Dec. 25, 2008 at 10:22 p.m. metalicious

LOVE this! The book is so cute!

Dec. 27, 2008 at 11:20 a.m. spiritcleanslate

Love it, the new year is always a prompt to get organized.

Dec. 27, 2008 at 4:55 p.m. FiberContent

It took awhile to download the pdf using Firefox, but it did download eventually. Very worth it.

Dec. 28, 2008 at 10:26 a.m. SecretMe

lovely, I need a bit of organization in my life!

Jan. 6, 2009 at 2:34 p.m. paleorama

Very nice project! I love it! It is so cute!

Jan. 26, 2009 at 1:16 p.m. LittlePaperDog

Love this idea. I made my own mini book for valentines. :)
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Feb. 19, 2009 at 1:05 p.m. knittergirl

I took your idea and made them into mini catalogues for my Etsy shop. So now when people ask me what I make I can show them. It's a little smaller than a business card.

April 26, 2009 at 4:43 p.m. Holyberry

Great idea! Great video! Thank you very much! :)

May 19, 2009 at 4:11 p.m. brownbunnybyiris

Well done Julie!

June 10, 2009 at 11:40 a.m. rainbowwrangler

Awesome idea...been thinkin bout doin this!

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