girlingear studio

by Erika Jurney on December 18, 2009

These calendars are brilliant.

girl*in*gear studio: It’s a calendar… it’s a wildflower garden… it’s frameable art… all at the same time! There’s no waste.
It’s printed on seeded, plantable handmade paper. The paper is embedded with 15 species of tiny annual wildflower seeds, including red corn poppy, spurred snapdragon, showy evening primrose, and foxglove. Not only can you recycle this calendar, but you can also compost it or even plant it and watch your garden grow! Instructions for planting are included with each calendar.

Erika Jurney is the founder of Try Handmade. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook or learn more about her love of the handmade.

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1 Amie Adams December 18, 2009 at 11:22 am: This is a brilliant calendar idea! Wish I had seen it early enough to do as a christmas present. http://bit.ly/55GQ7W
2 EZF_MomBlogers December 18, 2009 at 11:35 am: RT @mammaloves: This is a brilliant calendar idea! Wish I had seen it early enough to do as a christmas present. http://bit.ly/55GQ7W
3 EZF_TopMoms December 18, 2009 at 11:40 am: RT @mammaloves: This is a brilliant calendar idea! Wish I had seen it early enough to do as a christmas present. http://bit.ly/55GQ7W
4 girlingear December 19, 2009 at 9:31 am: my #Etsy sustainable calendar featured over on the Try Handmade blog this morning… thanks Erika! http://bit.ly/55GQ7W
5 Lindsey S December 22, 2009 at 9:22 am: I actually bought one in November and LOVE it. She does awesome work and I will definately buy another one next year for 2011 :) The entire concept is awesome and my friends who have seen it at my house are amazed I can plant it!

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Erika Jurney
Palo Alto, CA, US
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Kim O'Brien
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