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Top 20 Beautiful Free Printable Calendars for 2011

By Eren Mckay  
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Every year I update this page to hold only the current year calendars. You will find lots of free 2011 calendars here. I put last year’s calendars in another post. You can find free 2010 printable calendars here.
Organizing doesn’t have to be boring. You can use artistic calendars and get yourself inspired to accomplish your goals and manage your time in 2011.
This post has a list of the most beautiful free calendars that I have found on the web. Don’t forget to stay updated on inspirational resources for your home and family life by signing up with your email for the Embracing Home newsletter.


Here at the top of the page you can click on any of the links to take you directly to the kind of calendar that you want. You can also scroll to see all calendars. (Whichever way is best for you :-D )

Mini Table of Contents


1 – What To Do With the Calendars


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Sometimes people have calendars but they have no clue as to what to use them for. You can use the calendars for your own individual planning but also to organize a group. Whether you are organizing your family members, coworkers or employees, calendars are a way to keep the communication very clear. The further you plan ahead, the less stress you will have.

The following is a list of ideas for information that you can fill into the calendars:

• Birthdays & Anniversaries • Special Events & Holidays
• Parties & Outings • Doctors, Dentists & Exams
• Documentation Deadlines • Extra Curricular Activities
   from School
• Bills to Pay • Employees Missed Days &
   Loans
• Supermarket & Barbers • Tasks for Work or Study



Choosing and Printing

Lots of talented graphic artists have created beautiful calendars for you to download. I suggest choosing the calendars that inspire you the most and bring you that feeling of joy. Ask yourself which of the calendars make you feel happy and then simply save it to your computer and print it out. Also don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comment section at the end of the post.

I have small screenshots as a preview of each one so they are easy for you to find. Clicking on the image will open up a new window and take you directly to the calendar page.

Many of the following calendars are in PDF format and require the free Acrobat Reader. If you don’t have the reader, it can be downloaded free from this link (which is the Adobe Acrobat Reader).

So without further ado, here they are :-D :

2 – Artistic Calendars


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Graphic Garden Calendars



Helena Normark from Graphic Garden created some beautiful country graphics calendars.
There are 3 different calendars for you to choose
from for each month of the year.
Graphic GardenYou can go to the calendar
page by clicking
here or on the
cow
calendar image
to the right →
Alice Cantrell Calendars



Alice CantrellAlice Cantrell created some gorgeous watercolor calendars.
Each printable page has 3 calendars.
You can go to
the calendar page
by clicking here
or on the image
to the right →

My Owl Barn Calendars



My owl barn has united several artists to
provide this wonderful collection of owl art
to accompany the calendars.
OwlYou can go to the calendar page by clicking here
or on the image
to the right →
Jan Brett Calendars



Children’s Book Author and Illustrator Jan Brett
Jan Bretthas a beautiful collection of calendars.
You can go to the calendar page by clicking here or on the calendar image to the right →

Creativity Portal Calendars



Creativity PortalCheck out the beautiful calendar by clicking here or on the heart calendar image to the right →

Madabella Artistic Calendars



MadabellaThis beautiful calendar has Scriptures and inspiring art. You can see some ideas on how to use it by clicking here or on the image to the right. If you want to go to the exact PDFs to download each.

january to june 2011

july to december 2011


3 – Photo Calendars


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Photo Flowers Calendar



Photo Calendar


You can go to
the calendar page
by clicking here
or on the image
to the right →

Photo Seasons Calendar



Photo Calendar


You can go to
the calendar page
by clicking here
or on the image
to the right →

Unity Calendar



I truly loved this calendar, not only because of its beauty in the photography but also because it has Bible verses that are inspiring.
You can go to the pdf of the calendar page by clicking here
or on the image below:
Unity
17 Photo Flower and Nature Calendars



Here’s a beautiful collection of calendars.
When you get to the page, scroll down to find the
printable version of this calendar.
Photo Flower CalendarYou can go to the calendar page by clicking here
or on the image
to the right →


4 – Year at a Glance Calendars


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Bunny Coloring Calendar



BunnyYou can go to the calendar
page by clicking
here or on the
calendar image
to the right →

Very Merry Vintage Style Calendar



Very Merry Vintage Style has a great vintage style calendar.
VintageThere’s a step by step photo tutorial. You can make this a gift.
You can go to the calendar page by clicking here
or on the image
to the right →


2 Creative Artwork by Lily X Calendars



Lily x on tumblr created 2 absolutely adorable yearly calendars with inspiring artwork.
Click here for the bowties artwork calendar
and here for the mushroom artwork calendar
or simply click either of the images below:

VintageVintage
Yearly Simple Calendar



Yearly Photo CalendarYou can go to the yearly calendar by clicking here
or on the image
to the right →


5 – Free Calendars that Will Be Mailed To You


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You can order these calendars that will come to your home. They don’t send all over the world though. You need to get subscribed to their newsletter in order to receive the calendar.


Unity
Excellent photo calendar with Bible verses.
Only available in U.S. and Canada.

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20 Comments on "Top 20 Beautiful Free Printable Calendars for 2011"

  1. Michigan Web Design Grand Rapids - Kim Smith  

    What a GREAT collection of calendars, Eren! Thanks for including my desktop calendar in your post. I hope your readers will enjoy it, if they download my calendar!

  2. Ching Ya  

    Wow you are really dedicated! You must be searching high and low for these spectacular art work. I really like the pocket calender, very useful indeed. Sometimes I’m between huge or cute ones, because I’ll always try to write my plans on them and the spacing is never enough. =P I doubt I would write on the pocket calender it just looks like a great decoration at the same time! Wouldn’t want to ruin that. I’m RT and Stumble this surely!

    @wchingya
    Social/Blogging Tracker

  3. Eren Mckay  

    Hi Kim,
    It was my pleasure including your calendar. I’m sure they will enjoy it ;-) I appreciate your tweet and stumble :-)

    Hi Ching Ya,
    Yeah it took quite a while for me to find everything and even more time to put this post together- LOL.
    The pocket calendar can be used to put all birthday cards for the month in it. Or you can also put all bills to pay for the month in it too. You can use card stock to prin it out so that it’s firm and won’t tear ;-) .
    In relation to running out of room. I totally hear you. The thing is for scheduling stuff I use a day planner because it has a lot more room.
    The other thing I use calendars for is to keep track of which days my helper comes to work. I keep her calendar on the kitchen closet. So the calendar is dedeicated for just that certain subject. That way I don’t run out of space. I keep another calendar just for bill paying and put it on my closet door. I’m a very visual person so printed out calendars are a great tool for me. Thanks for tweeting and stumbling the post.

    Blessings always ♥,
    Eren

  4. Angie (Losing It and Loving It)  

    Eren,
    Amazing post! I ordered some of the free calendars and saved the flower one too. The flower calendar doesn’t look like it has boxes around the dates but who cares…I can’t wait to print out each month.

    One can never have too many calendars LOL I am usually prepared and have at least 4 but right now I have one measly calendar, year at a glance and it’s one of those in the back of a 2009 pocket calendar HA!

    I’m sure this took a lot of time to create and come up with such a great selection. Thanks!

  5. Girish Chandran  

    Great compilation Eren. These online calendars really help me a lot with all those prompt reminders. Now I am better at doing things at the right time. Apart from that I send wishes to friends birthday and other joyous occasions which really surprises them.

  6. Eren Mckay  

    @Angie - I’m so glad you enjoyed these calendars. Organizing can be boring if we’re not inspired. But knowing that it will save us headaches really motivated me to put together these resources for everybody- especially because they’re pretty and free – Yay!
    Since many times calendars don’t have enough space to put too much information, I usually limit the calendar to one or two specific subjects and put it somewhere visible. I have a calendar just to write how many calories I ate that day – LOL.
    Anyways, thanks again for telling so many peeps about this post.

    @Girish – I also love calendars because they keep me on track for birthdays and special occasions. There have been years when I didn’t do the whole calendar thing because there were too many things going on. Now I can plan things ahead of time and I know I will be less stressed out because of it.

    Blessings always ♥,
    Eren

  7. Beth Charette  

    These calendars give me a fuzzy, warm feeling, especially the blue coffee pot designed by Ms. Cantrell.

    Calendars serve a special purpose in our lives, regulating us, so we can come together in celebration and reverence.

    Calendars schedule thanksgiving, and gift giving, and inspire us to show our love for others in February.

    They time long days and short nights, as well as long nights and short days.

    They allow us to anticipate cold and warm seasons.

    Calendars in short give us a base for living our lives in an orderly fashion, allowing us much more frequent opportunities to come together for creative purposes.

    In that that is true, I am thankful for this site in that so many nice choices with respect to calendars are presented in such an attractive way.

    Beth

  8. The Business Coach for Moms  

    Wow! Great calendars! Thanks for putting this together.

  9. Eren Mckay  

    Hi Beth,
    Yes I completely agree with you that calendars are a great tool to help us plan out wonderful occasions like Easter, Thanksgiving, and other special events.
    The more we plan ahead, the more we can actually enjoy life instead of rushing through it.
    Thanks for stopping by.

    Hi Lady T,
    I loved putting this post together because I know it will help people. Thank you for tweeting the post ;-)

    Blessings always ♥,
    Eren

  10. Michelle Waters  

    So I wonder how many calendar geeks we have running around here? LOL!

    I admit, I’m a calendar geek myself and I love this list you’ve put together. When I have some more time, I’ll have to come back and check out the cooking and business-related calendars.

    I need all the scheduling help I can get.

    Thank you!

  11. Eren Mckay  

    Hi Michelle,
    So glad you stopped by. Calendars are such a wonderful organizing tool when we put them to use and regularly update and check on them.
    I think you’ll love the cookies calendar – it looks so yummy :-) !
    All the best,
    Eren

  12. Rich Avery  

    I’m LOL at the “Today is not your day” calendar. Thanks for providing this resource. I needed a year-at-a-glance calendar. It was easy to print off.

  13. Eren Mckay  

    @Rich – It’s funny , isn’t it? I love that kind of sarcastic humor. I tweeted the saying the other day – LOL. Glad you liked it ;-)
    All the best,
    Eren

  14. Ana Goncalves  

    Eren,
    That’s a wonderful list of what to do with calendars. Here’s another idea; Re-use your calendars and make envelopes! This is what I do. I have been using one traditional envelope as a stencil, for all the pictures of the calendars. I just unstuck the envelope as a whole and than take the calendar with picture, put the whole envelope on which part i’d like to use, than draw around the envelope. Then cut the stencil out and stick it together following the same principle as the original envelope. Voila, simple and re-usable! :)

  15. Eren Mckay  

    What an awesome idea Ana! I have several beautiful calendars that just would break my heart to throw away so I keep them but didn’t know what quite to do with them. You just solved my issue- thanks!
    Blessings ♥,
    Eren

  16. Mary @ Very Merry Vintage Style  

    Hi Erin, Thank you for the link to my mini printable calendar! I hope your readers find it useful. I’ve had feedback from those who have printed it and used it for crafting and I’m planning a post to feature them. Have a wonderful new year!
    Mary

  17. Eren Mckay  

    Hi Mary,
    Your calendar and pictures are adorable. I’m sure many will enjoy it. Looking forward to seeing the post with the pictures of people who have used it.
    Happy New Years to You!
    Blessings,
    Eren

  18. Felicity Corin  

    Thank you for the free calendars. Just what I needed to get me inspired for the start of a New Year. May you be blessed. Thank you

  19. Eren Mckay  

    Hi Felicity,
    So glad they inspired you! I’ve been working on printing mine out and getting the New Year planned :-)

    Blessings,
    Eren

  20. Andrea, The English Webmistress  

    Thanks so very much for this great list. I found it really helpful and have downloaded several.

    Blessings be upon you…

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