DIY: Calendar Wall Prints

Moving into a new apartment is really fun because everything is just blank space that I get to design. I've been looking forward to this for 8 months. I'm excited to finally have a home! 
After unpacking all our boxes and finding homes for everything, I realized that I have a lot of really blank walls... and unblanking them will take a lot of time- and after researching, will not be the cheapest. 

Yes, there are a lot of free, cute prints that you can print off of Pinterest, and I am sure I will do that eventually, but I also wanted some better quality prints that won't break my decorating budget. SO I remembered that I got this calendar for Christmas. It is a Rifle Paper calendar with huge prints inside. And they are darling. The calendar itself wasn't that expensive (and you can get them even cheaper if you buy them later on in the year cause they are discounted)- and you get 12 prints! Really it's a steal. So I cut my calendar up, and made the most adorable wall prints out of them. 

Here is the video tutorial I made for these prints if you are interested in watching.

 Materials Needed: 

-Calendar

-Frames (these are cheapo frames from Ikea- I know you can also get pretty cheap ones from Hobby Lobby)

- An exacto knife if you need to trim your mat like I did

-Spray paint of your choice if you don't like the color of the frames like I didn't  

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Disassemble the frames so you just have the actual frame in hand (take out the mat and glass)

2. If you so desire, spray paint the frames (I highly recommend the metallic gold)

3. While your frames are drying, take your calendar and rip out the prints you want to frame.

4. If your frames came with a mat- measure the mat around the print- if the mat is too large and you want more of the print to show- take an exacto knife and using a straight edge, carefully enlarge each side by just a little bit until you reach the desired size. (It will depend on the size of frames whether you need a mat or not- mine are pretty big frames- 12 by 15 I think.. so I needed the mat- but you definitely don't need them if your frames are smaller!) 

5. Once the mat fits around the print to your liking, trim to excess paper from the print (in my case the calendar part) so that everything fits behind the mat. 

6. Make sure your frames are dry, and then just assemble your print! 

Easy Peasy. 

And they turn out dang cute.