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hmpfI had this idea about turning my love of individually decorating paper products into a (very) minor source of income today when looking for a small calender in various shops in the city. There were loads of really nice (and expensive) *big* calenders available - from the size of a standard paperback novel to the size of a small hardcover. There were barely any nice-looking *small* calenders, though. I was looking for one of these fairly narrow, thin ones that has a week on a page or double page. (I don't have enough appointments to keep track of to justify a larger calender; also, I'm broke; also, I like stuff that's no larger than it needs to be, especially if it's stuff I tend to carry around with me. I also sort of dislike calenders that are so fancy that at the end of the year you feel bad about throwing them away.)
So, I was wondering, why aren't there any nice, *pretty* calenders in that small format? Do only people who need big fat calenders have a sense of aesthetics? ;-)
What I did, finally, was to buy one of these narrow, thin, I dunno, "inside parts" that you put into one of these ugly fake leather sleeves you can buy. Like this: http://www.kalender-koch.at/product_info.php/info/p730_Einlage-Bi-Planning.html, without the plastic sleeve. And then I took ten minutes to decorate the hell out of its plain white cover. The result is a small, light calender that is nevertheless still big enough to note a couple or so appointments per day, and that's pretty enough in an unspectacular enough way to be able to be tossed out without much regret at the end of the year while still pleasing the eye in the meantime.
Okay, question time. If you use a calender, choose one of these statements:
1.) I would probably appreciate a small, unspectacularly pretty calender.
2.) I am not interested in small calenders; I need a big one.
3.) I use a small calender but I wouldn't pay extra to get a pretty one.
Don't worry, I'm not going to try to sell you stuff if you choose 1.) I'm just trying to find out if I'm a bit of a freak for liking small-but-pretty calenders, or if there may be something of a market for them. *g*
So, I was wondering, why aren't there any nice, *pretty* calenders in that small format? Do only people who need big fat calenders have a sense of aesthetics? ;-)
What I did, finally, was to buy one of these narrow, thin, I dunno, "inside parts" that you put into one of these ugly fake leather sleeves you can buy. Like this: http://www.kalender-koch.at/product_info.php/info/p730_Einlage-Bi-Planning.html, without the plastic sleeve. And then I took ten minutes to decorate the hell out of its plain white cover. The result is a small, light calender that is nevertheless still big enough to note a couple or so appointments per day, and that's pretty enough in an unspectacular enough way to be able to be tossed out without much regret at the end of the year while still pleasing the eye in the meantime.
Okay, question time. If you use a calender, choose one of these statements:
1.) I would probably appreciate a small, unspectacularly pretty calender.
2.) I am not interested in small calenders; I need a big one.
3.) I use a small calender but I wouldn't pay extra to get a pretty one.
Don't worry, I'm not going to try to sell you stuff if you choose 1.) I'm just trying to find out if I'm a bit of a freak for liking small-but-pretty calenders, or if there may be something of a market for them. *g*
