Planning to throw your 2014 Calendar away soon?  DON'T DO IT!  Recycle your calendar into 12, one-of-a-kind envelopes!  You can take apart an envelope and make a sturdier template by tracing the outline on a thicker form! (cardboard, calendar cover, etc,)  Once the template is made, start by tracing the outline on the calendar date side!

The bigger the calendar, the better!  Then you can adjust what part of the picture you want for your envelope.  For smaller calendars, I adjusted the template diagonally!

Cut out what you have traced!

Fold at the indentation areas on all sides, reopening folds until all sides have been folded.

Before gluing and taping, make sure that when putting the three sides together, leaving the top flap open, that the picture is right side up!  I glue-stick the lower edge of the side flaps and then tape the side flaps and bottom together.

And here is your beautiful finished product!  Depending on the pattern, you may have to put address labels on it so that the postman can see who it's from and who it needs to go to!  I would put a decorative sticker on the backside to close, or you could gluestick it together.  I would put my trust in tape or a sticker!  

Here are some other examples that I made.  Enjoy, save trees and impress your friends, family and Billing personnel!