Make It! Create A Christmas Planner

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What's the secret to keeping the cheer in Christmas? A Christmas planner!

Command central for holiday planning, a Christmas planner is a dedicated, portable place to keep gift lists, menus, recipes and Christmas card lists.

Using a Christmas planner, you'll save time, cut stress and create the holiday of your dreams.

The Christmas planner concept is popping up everywhere. Scrapbookers make lavish lunchbox planners, while their stamping sisters embellish pocket planners. Notebook fans swear by their 3-ring Christmas binders, while PDA users swap databases for holiday planning.

Here at ChristmasPlanner.com, we gather the best tips, ideas and free printables to help you make your own Christmas planner.

Pocket Planner Tutorial: Stampdoc Rocks!

Wondering how to make a Christmas pocket planner? Go from zero to sixty with this video tutorial from The Stamp Doc.

This Christmas pocket planner is built using a simple pocket folder, decorative paper and stamped embellishments. Back-to-school promotions are underway now, so check around to find pocket folders for as low as ten cents!

Then stock your planner with right-sized printable Christmas pocket planner pages ... and get organized for Christmas!

Lean and Lovely: Laurie's Christmas Notebook

christmas plannerBig binders aren't the only way to go when it comes to creating a Christmas notebook. Check out this slimmed down version from Laurie, who blogs at Thru My Cottage Door!

Built from a simple colored file folder, Laurie's Christmas planner features dimensional embellishments, patterned paper and perky ribbon loops. She's scaled her notebook to take Christmas pocket planner pages from Organized Christmas--and brought a whole new meaning to lean, mean holiday planning!

Take the tour:

Laurie's Christmas Notebook

Get Organized: A Christmas Planner Project

How about this beautiful entry in the creative Christmas planner category? Created by Sue at the C&T Publishing Blog, it's a fabulous example of creativity at work.

Sue's combined multiple products and crafting methods to create this lovely holiday organizer. Custom-sized pages, sewn construction and die-cut letters make this planner useful; an integrated small binder insert holds receipt envelopes firmly.

Use of durable cover materials such as cloth and twill tape means this binder will hold up to use much better than a paper-based Christmas planner.

Finally, a notable innovation: at season's end, Sue plans to turn this binder into a holiday memory book. She'll swap out organizing pages and replace them with Christmas photos and journaling. What a great idea!

Get Organized: a Christmas Planner Project

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Christmas in July: Vintage Christmas Planner

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Celebrate Christmas in July with this sweet, simple Christmas planner from Carrie at Paper Glitter Stamps!

With before-and-after photos, her blog post shows how a humble dollar-bin planner got a stunning vintage makeover. Using antiqued paper, embellishments and lettering, Carrie's planner includes a reproduction of a vintage Christmas card for the perfect holiday touch.

Lovely!

Christmas in July: Christmas Planner

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