Thrifted Perpetual Calendar Repurposed As A Letter Board Bible Verse Sign

April 02, 2021

I found this wooden, perpetual calendar at a Goodwill shop in the Twin Cities. Hand painted wood pieces for the months, holidays, and weekdays are in the baggie.

I just repurposed it for the second time, because the truth being told, the first project was not very popular on my blog or Pinterest. I couldn't sell it either.

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Details from both projects follow:

Photo of perpetual calendar ready to paint

I removed the top three wood sliders.

The third long slider was warped and the day pieces did not slide in very easily. My husband straightened it out, and added another nail.

Photo of perpetual calendar being painted white

After wiping the calendar down with hot, soapy, Dawn Dish Soap water and a rag, I brushed on a couple of coats of Dixie Belle Chalk Finish Paint in Drop Cloth. I used a sponge brush.

I then lightly distressed the calendar's edges with 100 grit sandpaper.

I found this galvanized metal Cross at Hobby Lobby. The Crosses are no longer available online but may still be in stock at the stores.

Goodwill Wooden Perpetual Calendar Repurposed As Farmhouse Style Wall Hymn Board #goodwill #thriftshopmakeover #Repurpose #upcycle #dixiebellepaint #Hymnboard

After waxing the calendar with Dixie Belle Best Dang Wax in Clear, the Cross was nailed onto the top, center of the calendar.

This is how project one ended up! It was a wall hymnal board, like at church, where you could see the day's hymnal pages. I used to look in the hymnal right away to see if we would be singing any of my favorites.

Project two begins here: