Everyone needs at least one calendar, most of us need two or three. Free printable calendars are now available online for 2011. A calendar is the ultimate disposable, but necessary item. In these tight economic times, how much do you really want spend on an item that you know your going to throw away at the end of the year?

There are a wide variety of free printable calendars available to suit a variety of tastes and decor. There are a number of steps you can take to dress up and personalize your calendar. Add a ribbon or fabric that matches your decor. Print your calendar on specialty paper to give it a quality feel. Frame your calendar to make it stand out.

If creativity isn't your strong point, don't worry. These great calendars print ready to hang or display on a desk.

Xerox 2012
The company whose name is a synonym for coping and printing offers some beautiful calendars designs. They are all in PDF formant and may be a bit slow to load depending on your connection, but the wait is worth it. The colors on these calendars are striking. They will make a beautiful addition to any home or office.

HP Single Page Calendars, HP Monthly Calendars and HP 2011 Insert Photo Calendars
HP offers a wide selection of calendars in many forms and styles.

Cannon
A cornucopia of calendars can be found at Cannon's Creative Park. Here you'll find a huge selection of calendars including: Flat wall calendars, self-standing calendars, photo frame calendars and craft calendars.

Time and Date 2012 Calendar
This site offers the option of adding holidays and phases of the moon to your calendar. You can choose how you want holidays displayed, i.e. Official Holidays, Religious Holidays, etc. To Print the whole year simply scroll down and click the “printer friendly format” link under Notes. To print individual months, click on the desired month and again click the “printer friendly format” link.

My Owl Barn 2012 Calendar
Great original art work of owls. This half page calendar great for small spaces

Florence Nightingale 2012 Calendar
Nice full size pages highlight events in the life of Florence Nightingale. Each month has a quote and small picture of Ms. Nightingale at the top. There's lots of room on the calendar to record appointments.

Graphic Garden's 2012 Calendars
Teddy Bears, flowers provide sweet, country themed illustrations that will fit into a kitchen or kid's room.

Printable Kid's Crafts
Nice selection printable calendars for children, choose from Bible verses, Hello Kitty, Winnie the Pooh and others. In addition to English, many offer the option of printing in Spanish, French, and German

My free Calendar Maker
Adobe reader is required to print either a yearly calendar on a single sheet or a monthly Calendar. Creates a plain but serviceable calendar. The monthly pages show both the previous and coming month in the corners.

Printable Calendar
A wide variety of formats are available. The calendars illustrated show past years, but that is for selection purposes only. Once you choose the style of calendar, you select the starting date and year, then create your calendar.

12 sided Calendar
Do you need a small desk calendar? Do you like to work with paper, scissors and glue? Then here's a quick and easy calendar project. The calendar can be printed out in a PDF or Postscript format. Once printed simply cut out along the solid lines, fold at the dotted lines and glue the tabs.