As promised earlier this month I have a little treat for you. Long time readers know that I have created a printable calendar before as a little thank you for stopping by this blog. Last year I didn’t do it but this year I sat down and created a printable poetry calendar 2025 for you. Inspired by my blackout poetry that many of you love.
For a printable calendar I was not able to make the art work very elaborate. Who has the chance to print that kind of quality at home, right? And who wants to have one page printed before running out of all the colored ink. No… that was not an option. So I created some real blackout poetry.
The book I used was found in the free little library and was one of two English books available. I used that one that looked like it was most likely not being picked up being a cheap thriller as it seems. Which proved a bit difficult because words were not as magical as I would have wanted them to be.
I wanted to create poetry that was inspiring, motivating, encouraging and also reflected the seasons. Not an easy task. However, I think I came up with some nice little poems though.
Having a black and white calendar is not as much fun as a colored one. So this will be your job after printing it. Because this calendar is a DIY calendar. For everyone – even the people who say they are not creative (which is not true but that is another blogpost…).
Get yourself some favorite highlighter and start marking away. Here are some ideas I tried out:
- color all in your favorite highlighter color. Mine would be blue.
- color the way you read the meaning. Where do you finish the sentences, the saying. I have the flow of the words in my mind when I create but you may read it totally different. And find another meaning.
- mark each word in a different color.
- embelish the words and add some doodles… flowers, sunshine, hearts… what ever you fancy.
And here you have it. If you like this calendar you may download for free. Personal use only and no reprinting for commercial gain. Be fair.
If you do print it and it finds a place in your home feel free to share: send me an email or tag me on Instagram. Id’d love to see it.
Do you have a calendar up in your home? Have you ever created a calendar yourself? What is your favorite highlighter color? Do you even own a highlighter?
