DIY Christmas Planner
Trying to be more organised this Christmas? Why not make this DIY Christmas Planner so you can have your most organised Christmas ever & for years to come.
When do you start planning for Christmas? Are you Ms Organised that when December arrives your presents are wrapped and your freezer is full with festive food? Or do you enjoy the last minute chaos of present buying and Christmas Eve gift wrapping? Me, I’m somewhere in between! I start buying presents around end of September and think that I have loads of time. Yet I still end up with last minute gift buying and wrapping on Christmas Eve.
If you would like to be less stressed this festive period then why not get yourself organised this Crimbo with a Christmas Planner. There are ones that you can buy in the shops (I have a Cath Kidston Deer one from a few years ago that is far too lovely to use) or as I will show you, ones that you can make yourself.
If you fancy making your own DIY Christmas Planner they are very easy to make. You can have it the way that you want it with categories you will use. Plus you can also make it as glittery or as minimal as you want it to look.
DIY Christmas Planner
What you will need:
Notebook
Christmas Patterned Paper
Double Sided Sticky Tape/Glue Dots
Stickers
Washi Tape
Scissors
Ribbon
Label Maker (Optional)
How to make:
Firstly cut the patterned paper to fit the notebook.
Now that you have a pretty Christmas Planner it’s time to start on the inside and what sections you want. I added sections for things to do, card/gift list and food. Within each of these sections I have pages for our Christmas activities, recipes, meal planner, amongst others. It’s your planner so use it to plan Christmas the way that is relevant to you. I’ve made a list of possible sections below.
You could also include these sections in your planner:
- Recipes
- Meal Planner
- Christmas Activities
- Budget Planner
- Monthly Calendar
- Stocking Fillers
- Elf on the Shelf
- Christmas Eve Box
- Party Planning Checklist
- Christmas Cleaning Checklist
- Shopping List
Don’t forget to decorate the inside as well using washi tape, stickers, stamps, etc. This notebook came with plastic inserts where I can store receipts, recipes, etc. If your planner doesn’t have this don’t worry as you could stick an envelope(s) inside to hold these.
I hope that you found this DIY Christmas Planner tutorial useful. Let me know if you give this planner a try. What do you do to get organised for Christmas?
If you are looking for more Christmas posts:
Do you use a Christmas Planner? If you do make one of these then let me know by tweeting me a pic (@thelifeofdeem) as I’d love to see them 🙂
If you are looking for other Christmas crafts:
