Get (or make) a piece of 6"x12" cardboard. Score it at ½", 2½", and 7¼”. Turn it over and score it at 1 ½" along the same side you did the other score marks.

12”

6”

½” 2½”

[Flip]

1½”

Doing this makes it easier for the middle to turn up to provide stability, like this:

(I didn’t do that on this one, and you can see why it would be easier to score it on the OTHER side)

Flip the piece of cardboard to the side on which you scored the ½", 2½", and 7¼”.Cover both of the 4¾”x6” sections (the largest sections) with your choice of papers.Fold the cardboard like this:

DO NOT TAPE YET!!!

If you can, place the top (while it is still folded) into the mouth of the BIA. Start from one end and punch a total of twelve (12) holes on the top.If you can’t fit it in, cut the top so that you now have one 4 ¾”x6” and one 7¼”x6. Then insert one cardboard piece at a time and punch a total of twelve (12) holes in each section.

FOR THE MONTHS:Using your choice of patterned paper, cut twelve 4½”x3” rectangles. You can make them double sided if you want. Place as many as you can into the mouth of the BIA, making sure that you are punching a total of six (6) holes on one of the shortest side:

4½”

PUNCH HERE 3”

THIS WAY UP!!!!

4¾”x6” (cover)

1” (cover if you want)

½”

Top (cut here if necessary)

Side A Side B

Stamp or cut the names of the months on whichever side you decide to be the front:

Cut six loops of wire and use the usual binding method* to bind the months to both pieces of cardboard, making sure that the front is on Side A. *(see the BIA manual/instruction booklet for that info)

FOR THE DAYS (numbered):Cut a total of fourteen 13/8”x3” rectangles out of your choice of paper. CAREFULLY punch three (3) holes at the top: 3”

13/8” PUNCH HERE

THIS WAY UP!!!!

***NOTE***It took me quite a few tries to get this right, because the length of the paper just fits 3 holes. I would take a few sheets of paper for a test so that you don’t mess up your good paper.Divide the rectangles into one set of 4 and one set of 10. Cut out or stamp the following numbers on the set of four: 0 1 2 3Cut out or stamp the following numbers on the set of ten: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0The size of the numbers is up to you. Mine are just over an inch, and they can be as large as 2½”. Cut three loops of wire and use the usual binding method* and bind the set of ten using the three holes right next to the months. Cut three more loops of wire and use the usual binding method* and bind the set of four using the three holes left. This is how the top of the front should look now: (not to scale)

Set of 4 Set of 10 Months

[Side A]

FOR THE DAY OF THE WEEK:Cut seven strips of paper at 1½”x2¾”. CAREFULLY punch three holes on the side: 2¾” (see the note above)

1½” PUNCH HERE THIS WAY UP!!!!

Cut or stamp the day of the week on each strip of paper. I used Sure Cuts A Lot to weld the abbreviations of the day of the week, then I glued it to the strip. Mine were cut out at about 1”, which is the biggest I could go to fit it on the paper. On Side A, there should be about a 3”x1¾” section that does not have anything on it (aside from whatever paper with which you decided to cover the cardboard). Place that end in the mouth of the BIA so that you will ONLY punch 3 holes on ONLY SIDE A, so that it ends up like this:

DO NOT PUNCH SIDE B!!!!Then bind using the usual binding method* to only Side A.

THE LAST STEP:Glue or tape the ½” tab (see blue pic on pg2) to the inside of Side A. You might need to cut off a piece at the end to fit the days of the week binding:

Your calendar is complete!