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Make a Cryptic Calendar With Some Basic Stuff!

by sus2540

Time plays a major role in our life. School date and month so accurately.
sessions,meetings,gym schedule all are tracked in the
calendars. So let's start making it.

Plus ,this is not a usual calendar. This would work on Supplies:

for years. You dont't have to switch the calendar every
Cardboard
year.

Template for the calendar(optional)

In this unique calendar the letters are so di erent.You
mostly can't recognize what are those except you
Markers
when you keep the window.

Scissors or a blade.
When,you want to see the calender from a long
distance this would so useful.You can know what's the

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Step 1: How It Works?

From picture 1 you can hardly understand what are the months.

But,from picture 2 you can clearly understand what is the month.

To understand this you have to make a window to that clearly ts the month.Also,seperate the letters.

Now,consider the inside part of the shaded thing. That clearly shows the month July.

That's how it works.

Step 2: Design
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I got this template from the internet.If you want you
can search for it. Now ,take the a printout of the
template and start transferring the cryptic letters on
the cardboard using a transfer paper or a carbon
paper.
I didn't had taken this printout so I had to simply copy
by sitting overnight.So I got s o m e uneven
measurements for the calendar.
So,I recommend you to take a printout of it.

Step 3: My Work of Designing

These images are my work on how I have done.

So, take a look on those!

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Step 4: Windows

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So, Next I started designing the windows . Then ,I checked that the cryptic letters are perfectly
clear or not.
Windows are needed to identify the cryptic letters.
Guess what?They were super clear!
These are really ideal for the project.
The one in the template will perfectly t the cryptic
I took a piece of paper and started cuttting them in letters.
squares with the perfect measurements of the crypric
letters.

Step 5: Care the Thickness!

The calendar was really looking thin and it wasn't that attractive.

So,I added an another layer of cardboard on it with the exact measurement.

Before adding another piece of cardboard I added some small pieces of cardboard to make it extra thick.

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Step 6: Borders and Darkening

I thought that the sides of the cardboard were looking a little bit messy, so I added a thin cardboard sheet to make
it look better.

Now,darken the cryptic letters on the shaded part.

This looks good right now!

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Step 7: Slide and Check!

Insert the slider and check everything.

Make any corrections if it has any defects.

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Step 8: Customization

I tried di erent colors for the window.

Like the ones in the pictures.

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Step 9: Days(Optional)

I already used the cryptic letters for the Months and To determine which day is on a particular date I again
the dates. made a window for this.

So I wanted the days to be unique. The secret is that I added the lucky colors for the
particular day.
I started o by taking a cardboard and adding a plane
paper on it. So if I'm going out on monday I should wear an
orange colored dress.
Then I wrote down all the lettes in No rm a l t e xt ( Not
in cryptic letters) . That's it!

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Step 10: Stand

Where can you place these?

To place this calendar let's make a stand.

Take a carboard and make it enough thick to hold the calendar.

Cut some spaces on the stand in such a way that the calendar ts.

Insert and place it!

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Step 11: Tips From My Side

1) When you have come to the end of the date 16 and you want the window to come on date 17 then
dismantle/remove the slider and turn it 180 degrees and insert from the top.

2) I strongly recommend you to drill holes on the back of the calendar (not completely) and hang it on a wall.
Making a stand is a whole lot mess ,but if you hang it on a wall it would look simple,good and e v e n e a s y t o
s lide a nd us e .

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Step 12: That's It

Thank you very much for taking a look on my instructable.

I hope so that you have liked it.

See you in my next one!

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