5 ways to use expired planners | Happy Planners

[@whoknows8099]

I don’t even use planners but the way you recycled all these is so inspired! You forget how much waste these create because people think they can’t reuse them

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you!

[@mikkigoodman]

This is by far the best thing I have seen on here for the planners. I was getting sad that I couldn't figure out how to reuse last year's planner without buying a new one. But this has given me a whole new look at all of it. Bless you, for sharing this!

[@xoxoleopardworld]

so glad to hear!

[@sophialovestoplan6841]

Definitely buy the extension pages every year. Create a Frankenplanner.

[@melodine707]

Since most months are either 30 or 31 days, just look at what day of the week, say August for this year starts on a Tuesday, and find an old planner month that starts on a Tuesday. It may be February for 2017 or whatever. Then just change the Month name.

[@dawns1017]

But the dividers with the months laminated on them are attached to the first page of the monthly calendar, and they are arranged to go down the right edge of the planner in a specific order. So I just change all the dates and keep the months in order. I know it's a lot of work. Lol

[@ilovebeinagirl]

That will work for some months, but you won't have enough to do a whole year like that.

[@amygrant8812]

I did that before. Great idea.

[@emmadavis8601]

Great idea to use expired happy planner, you can use different dashboards.

[@tcsgirl6865]

Great tip! The idea is to recycle and reuse so that's a great way to reuse pages with minimal changes to the pages.

[@perlaaxoxo]

These recycling old planner hacks are GENIUS! I was at hobby lobby the other day and saw a happy planner on sale but was expired so i over looked it but i ran back today to see if it was still there and it was! And i grabbed it! Love these tips! New subbie here ☺️☺️💕

[@triciapodmore3866]

Really neat ideas for repurposing old planners. I use old calendars for scrapbooking and cutting out pics for ephemera. Love up upcycling. Blessings

[@dawns1017]

$1? I thought I got a bargain when I bought a bunch of happy planners for $3 each at Michael's. They still had 6 usable months at the time. I have always changed dates, but I never thought about all the other ideas. TFS.

[@lynnvener6631]

Bianca...you are so cute! I just happened to find your channel and when I saw what your subject was I had 2 keep myself from screaming! 2 days ago my husband was in r room (which I'm trying 2 clean & organize so stuff is laying all over) & started seeing all my old but brand new planners which are so cute! Ok, I have quite a few , but they make me happy & feel like I'm going to plan one day lol. He started picking them all up telling me that they need to b thrown away ! That they r Useless! a waste of Space! Blah blah. I responded by telling him that u never underestimate a crafter & that I will most definitely find a good use for them ! Now I don't have to think as hard about how to use them! Thanks so much!

[@MsHazza73]

Ha! Men! They have no idea. Luckily I DO have a very accommodating one who built me a crafting area BUT does like me to keep it tidy. 😂 That can be hard when you’re a crafter! Now you can make some beautiful little mini-planners and parade them around under his nose 🤪🥳👏🏼 Have fun!

[@bellaboopixi]

This is one of the sweetest comments I’ve read in awhile!! Haha husband!! Lmao the world is so serendipitous

[@Thegelstudioedit]

I fell over when you said $1 ... woooooow

[@xoxoleopardworld]

yes!

[@Chrissy_Mad-Scots-Wench]

Great ideas for upcycling our favourite planners. I cut off the monthly tabs and have a tab punch to make new ones. I recently got a Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Joy Xtra to go with my Cricut Explore Air 2, so can make new dashboards and covers templates on them and cut them out neatly as hands painful due to arthritis, and incorporating your awesome ideas, I can easily make new planners for Friends, Family and myself again. Happy Days 😄TFS ❤

[@siriusalien2977]

Thanks for this. My one BIG issue with Happy Planner is the waste from year to year

[@ebriggs3498]

Such great ideas, I love your way of looking at things and I love upcycling! I bought the purse size happy planner which I prefer for my daily schedule, and the medium size planner that I have from the previous year I turned into a prayer journal. I write down people that I am praying for and their request. The back of that planner contains lists of things that I am saving money for to do to my house. I love all your ideas and plan to hit all of my outlets! ❤👍

[@eothainab.3880]

Such great ideas. I am in the middle of repurposing my 2019 BIG happy planner for 2020 by reassigning 2020 months with the corresponding 30 day or 31 day (month) from 2019. For instance, January 2020 matches May 2019! No need to renumber the days. White out the old month and year. Boom ! Big HP for 2020!! Plan to use it for a journal and self care!!

[@XOAliciaMarie]

TIP TO REUSE MONTHLY DIVIDERS - I would take scrapbook paper to cover up the side of a monthly divider that had Half of the monthly calendar on the other side by just cutting out a rectangle the size of the divider and then I would hole punch it with my happy planner hole punch .....and then re-sticker the month to my own subject By using a blank label over the old month. This allowed me to actually custom make my own dividers without having to buy new dividers and then I would be able to have extra sections in the back of my planner for things like notes, recipes, budget.... and I’ve been doing this for a couple years now. Moving forward I am really trying my best to re-create my own planner printable‘s on high-quality paper instead of continuing to purchase the happy planner extended months times two to basically re-create an entire year to be able to use the same planner cover with dividers. I really wish they would create an accessory pack that is an entire undated year but I can only guess that most of their money is made on people buying a new planner practically every time new planners come out so I don’t think they will ever do that. LOL😁

[@marlenebrockmann1553]

I’m using mine as art journals.

[@silvanam9229]

Awesome idea! Thank you!

[@orngjce223]

I've been using them to fill a Sticker Storage Book because I didn't want to spend the extra money on buying replacement tabs for the storage book - cut the page down the middle and attach sticker sheets on both sides with a glue stick!

[@christinagonzalez7125]

Thank you for sharing your video how to used planners in different ways I love it so cute organized switch out all planners into a used planner help this house if you’re on a budget I can’t believe how cheap you got the filler papers I always go for sales. They always got sales going on.

[@Mrsfireangel]

I never thought of using expired planners. So going to do this with my next planner I get

[@10pinsneaker75]

Great for making Christmas and white elephant gifts, Thank you🌸🌸🌸

[@edrianshavers9007]

Love your way of changing out the dividers to make a new planner.

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thanks!

[@wmwilkinson1]

I ended up watching this video because I am altering these planners but I use them for glue book junk journals and also storage for my stickers .

[@PipsNails]

I’m just waiting for my first planner to arrive. I got the Geo Happy Planner for £5 here in the U.K. its dated 2019, but I’m going to redate it 😊 excited to start my planning journey!! ❤️

[@lulusplannerlifegmz1202]

Girl thas how I been using all my expired Happy planners. Re-use dividers too. Glue them or trim. Since I'm in a #nospending zone. I need go get this $0.50 cents sheets girl love color paper sheets. I try to buy the non dated ones. My Michael's never had Micro notes so I made mine. Thanks for sharing.

[@wenzdayneher8842]

I use the the extras to make sticker albums ! Like the ones they sell. I some times cut calendar sheets in half punch the non punched side. Run the tape guns down the page a few times and stick the sticker page down! This works for my sticker books with themes. When done tear out page and throw away or stick another sheet down. I also use the little calendars in the corner as habit trackers

[@ericawashington98]

I am so glad this popped up for me to watch. I will be incorporating my horizontal mini into my fitness for daily thoughts on how I did that day. Such a great idea as I have several mini that I’m holding on to. Thanks for sharing

[@donnaadams6517]

Love your video. I’m to lazy to change all those dates. I would just change the months. Find the monthly that starts with the 1st on a Monday for July 2019. Then just Month in the month and weekly pages. Wish we had a Dirt Cheap store here in Columbus Ohio!

[@xoxoleopardworld]

good idea!

[@ryderaliciarey8440]

Omg...the micro notes! They are soo adorable! I'm obsessed with them now! Great job and love your presentation!

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you! xo

[@silverose1209]

I love the idea for the teacher planner. I will save my cover and any extra pages I don't use, and then add more notes and checklists for a teacher notebook. :) So cute!

[@janishaperry3161]

I have never heard of that store before. I did a quick search and I go by one every week. It's off the interstate but not too much out of the way of me going home. Thanks for sharing.

[@DaysOfSodaAndLantana]

Janisha Perry After reading your comment, I did the same and found two that I can get to! 😄 Thank you! I would have never thought to do that, just would have accepted that those stores weren’t here because I’d never heard about them.

[@janishaperry3161]

@@DaysOfSodaAndLantana 😊 You're welcome!! I plan on going tomorrow to check it out. I hope to find some Happy Planners and accessories.

[@mammabear379]

Thanks, me too. I've never heard of it before but I'm going to have to check it out tomorrow.

[@aracelia.4532]

This is so cool! Still relevant a year later... thanks for the ideas!

[@MariaRomero-qc1hn]

Great ideas for using old planner I will do it thanks for sharing lots of blessings

[@couponlady7240]

I really appreciate so many great ideas 💡! I was getting started and then our son got engaged 3 days before we moved (UT), we moved (CA), grandma gad a heart attack 5 days before the wedding (UT), traveled (CA to UT), wedding (UT), a nephew got married (FL), traveled to CA, grandma died 7/4 (UT), traveled to UT, funeral & burial (UT), niece got married (UT) and another niece had her firstborn (UT) all in 3 months! I got distracted, disorganized and behind. I’m grateful for lots of ideas to help me reuse planners! Thanks!

[@teresagarza5341]

Sorry for your loss

[@Christinitamb]

Thanks for all the super creative ways to use up planners. Now that the school shopping season just ended I'll hit up a few stores in the next few weekends looking for some good sales on those calendars that are halfway!

[@sallycoleman1616]

I just loved this video. Thank you so much! You are so creative.

[@shiflett82]

Fabulous idea! I always intend to personalize things but life gets in the way. This would force you to be creative and saves you money. I will be buying expired planners now!

[@xoxoleopardworld]

Yes! Thank you!

[@Marbbspen]

Thank you!! This was so helpful! I’ve been throwing away my old planners that were never used! 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@lifewithvalerie21]

Thanks for sharing! I bought too many planners this season! And there are 3 I’m not using right now and maybe will be a fourth I am considering dropping out of my lineup. These are great ideas.

[@lacreshaflowers5421]

I love this idea!! You are Amazing!! I see expired planners and some I know how to use that are not dated, but the dated ones my brain freezes up on how to use use them. You have just have defrosted my brain to expired Happy Planners, thank you so much!! Yes there is a Dirt Cheap in my hometown. I will be checking it out for expired Happy Planners.

[@xoxoleopardworld]

aww thank you!!

[@ReginaCordoba]

New subscriber! I love making journals and love buying planners! I want to make one of my own. Thanks for the idea to reuse it.

[@fightingcomet]

This is such a smart and thrifty way to use expired planners! Loved your ideas!

[@ShelleensCreativityRoom]

I reuse them too and change the dates. Michael's had a cart full of them for $3 a piece so I bought many.

[@dawns1017]

I bought way too many at that time, and some had metal discs.

[@ms.marvelous7019]

The tiny happy notes 😍📝 those are too cute ! Thanks for sharing 💖

[@xoxoleopardworld]

Glad you like them! xo

[@ychanel8182]

I just discovered your channel and let me tell you! Already obsessed! Thanks for this video. I have a ton of expired planners but couldn't come up with how to use them. Thanks so much!

[@lucreciaolivares7351]

LOVE THEM..ALL..SO SUPER CUTE..WOW..THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEOS..AND YOUR AMAZING TIPS..AND IDEAS...👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸💮💮💮💮💮💮🌸🌸🌸🌸🙋🏻‍♀️

[@PinkAlphaMom]

All great ideas. Maybe some more pockets in the teacher's planner?

[@specialk8927]

I wished I had seen your video before I bought the happy planner menu sheets, I could of just used my mini weekly sheets that I haven't used. Thanks for the idea!

[@xoxoleopardworld]

ahhh yes!

[@starrchick28]

Girl, I wish I lived near this Dirt Cheap you mentioned. I'm a new subscriber and new HP user. I love it so far! ❤️

[@StyleWithCathy]

Excellent ideas, thank you for sharing!

[@peggy-sueclarke6407]

Excellent ideas! Thank you for sharing. I have used the budget one since last year from an unused planner covers.

[@violavalz6638]

What a gem of a video. So Happy I can across this. Thanks great ideas .

[@xoxoleopardworld]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jacquelinehainge8334]

I love this, thank you for sharing your lovely ideas with us.

[@mysewingjourney]

I used mine for a place to put recipes and some I turned into holiday planner, address books and greeting card planners.

[@shellwithonel]

Great idea! My parents have a stack of expired planners that I loved cuz it had really nice paper .. I think I will just do that!

[@planjesuscoffee9512]

You are so creative! In love with the ideas that you shared thanks so much!! 💕

[@cadeyme]

Great ideas and super cute! I'm hooked on the planning babes squad! Can't get enough of the cuteness overload!!

[@ItsLaurenE]

I love that you brought this awareness out to the craft/planner community. I find expired planners when I dumpster dive and I keep a log of what days and places i find what. So the dates arent as critical for me more or less the days of the week. I'm currently doing one all Halloween themed one and am planning to do a kawaii theme for another. Any way to upcycle is great!!

[@tcsgirl6865]

Oh yes! Good for you! I must say I watched a couple dumpster diving on KZbin and they found a boatload of out-of-date Happy Planners in the dumpster. They kept throwing them aside saying noone would want them...you should have seen me screaming at my screen. "Takes them! Take them! Those discs alone are worth money, and the covers. We'll recycle them! Auuuggghhhhhh!" ROFL 😂 They did get a lot of comments educating them of this fact so I think they will take them next time they run into a dumpster full of them. LOL

[@ItsLaurenE]

@@tcsgirl6865 heck yeah there are several ways to recycle them. I have a drawer full. I've never found the multitude I've seen others find but I'm happy to have the few I do.

[@suzawilo]

@@ItsLaurenE You gals are so lucky. Where I'm from (Finland 🇫🇮) they don't even sell Happy Planner stuff in stores😞Only way to get them is online. So as of yet haven't been able to get a hold of them, just (bullet) journaling on cheap notebooks at the moment.

[@ItsLaurenE]

@@suzawilo hey it's cool you can get cool stickers off wish for really cheap and decorate the heck out of it. I'm no planner expert mine is just for the sake of recycling, the one I'm working on is a cheaper brand. My challenge will be making it Halloween all year and trying not to over repeat too many layouts. Lol good thing it's just to log my dumpster diving stuff.

[@kimconaway2704]

When should you start watching for the planners to go on sale?

[@plannercraving]

I don't own enough planners right now to do this BUT this is a great idea! I love this plus the mini happy notes are too cute!!!!

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thanks!

[@Yvon748]

Micro notes would be a great gift. Love the teacher planner and all your ideas. Thanks for sharing

[@blancacraft]

I loved all the planners, i like to make my desings, i made my planner and bullet journal, i love crafts.

[@Craftymind365]

Hello B, I do some of these ideas with expired planners. Planner Girls thinks alike. I wish there was a Dirt Cheap in Los Angeles or closer. Great video. 😉

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thanks for watching!

[@niurkamorales3361]

Omg Bianca I am in love with all the micro notes the composition book so adorable!! 💖💖Can’t wait for that video! Love the ideas with the expired planners the teacher one is coming out super cute!! Can you do a video on the final set up of the teacher planner?

[@XCajunGrandma]

wow went to my dirt cheap store and cound't find not one happy planner I was so disappointed our store is a hot mess but I looked everywhere no luck I would love some of these was there a special place they keep them at Thanks

[@tammyhaley9876]

A teacher sticker book would be great hun. You have some great ideas.. 👗🌻🎀

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you!

[@msjr1765]

Great ideas. All I could think of was an art journal (I love mixed media art) but I have too many of those already. You had such great ideas, I want to go find some now.

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you!

[@wvbeetlebug]

Me too!

[@tjs6603]

Bianca, I absolutely adore the ideas you provided on your posting. Could post a DIY expansion pack for the 365 Create Me & My Big Ideas Planner. I currently have the 18 month Jan 2019-Jun 2020 Big Happy Planner. I am having difficulty finding fashionable hardcovers and a creating a more efficient/organized life planner system. Please help. Lol.

[@valenciaorangejuice]

Love how super adorable your planners look!! 💖💖📓📒

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you very much!

[@constancec.7177]

Score on the teacher planner with the red metal discs!! I broke down and bought some from Levenger because I could never find it.

[@xoxoleopardworld]

such a good find!

[@seleneluna2449]

Super cute planners( loved the teacher edition)☺️great ideas tfs🥰

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thanks!!

[@melissakalson1179]

This is so adorable - I love the teacher planner. I'm about to start graduate school to become a Head Start teacher. :)

[@tiphanneycusick5396]

Girl I just found ya!! Not sure were "dirt cheep" but hook a girl up!! I love everything you did! So about planning cheap!!

[@PinkCraftyWorld]

Great ideas. I hate to get rid of old planers and this are great ideas to know how to use them I did buy some of them and make stickers book instead.

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thanks!

[@smchalk3535]

great ideas, love that you are re-purposing these papers

[@audreyharrison997]

Hi Bianca... how are you and family...never thought of that your talented... god bless you for what you do... and for us...I'm absolutely going to do this... again thank you girl.💯😄🙏❤❤❤

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you very much!

[@gwendolynthepurplediva6628]

I happened to run up on your channel and I love it, thank you for this idea, and I must try our Dirt Cheap to see what they have. I buy planners to share with friends. 🥰

[@xoxoleopardworld]

aw thank you!

[@victorianewsome997]

Nice planners! You made it look so exciting. Thanks for he new ideas! I Luv Michaels: as well!

[@sonagray3176]

TFS! I wish Dirt Cheap stores were in my area!!!

[@couponlady7240]

I would love it in California and Utah!

[@michellegarcia958]

@@couponlady7240 I never heard of it, but if we had one here..... I would be in ALOT of trouble! 😊 I barely can control myself with the many Micheals/ Joann's/coupons, Hobby Lobby, local scrapbooking stores, Ross, Dollar Store, Tuesday Morning, not including online. May it's better we don't have one in California.

[@beckyhauk5248]

Me too my aunt ships there all the time in Mississippi and I’m all jealous of her buys

[@pihautala9560]

Thank you for sharing! I think that I need a planner or two like those. Never hade one..

[@FakeItTilYaMakeIt]

So cute! I love your videos and all these ideas, I only wish I had a Dirt Cheap store in Michigan!

[@FakeItTilYaMakeIt]

PS I know you obviously love Happy Planner goodies, just an FYI Joann’s has a 25% off an entire purchase coupon that you can use at Michaels, I got a big ole haul of the newest release from Michaels today at 30% off plus I was able to use that Joann’s coupon. 🤗🥰

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you and thanks so much for sharing!! I'll have to go!

[@couponlady7240]

Great business tactic!

[@jackiej3899]

Girllll love these ideas. I went to my dirt cheap looking for those $1 happy planners and didn’t find a single one. So sad lol but omg those micro notes are so cute especially the composition one. 😍

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thanks!

[@queengoben1018]

Hey !!! Thanks for the video !!! Can you share the name of the teacher notes pack that has apples. You have showed the back of package but I couldn't find it with that :( Im new to planner stuff so if it has a specific name i would like to learn and buy it :) i like apples :)

[@audreyharrison997]

we need a dirt cheep were i live... my goodness.😬

[@xoxoleopardworld]

oh yes!

[@Nesie1965]

I take my expired planners and sort the 1st day of the month by day of the week. Then i pull up the calendar on my computer to see what day the first day of the month falls on....I go to that folder (day of the week) and pull the month. All I have to do is change the Month and year....Easy peezy.

[@mscupcakedreamson36]

Great job. I’ll be doing this from here on out. Thank you!!

[@lindadouvier9305]

Punch your own pages with the planner punch board from WRMK. Thanks!

[@xoxoleopardworld]

great idea!

[@jack19718]

You are so helpful!!! thx God I just stop in your video :) you inspired me so much!!! and I like the way you teach us how to recycle 😍

[@appleandtree5396]

These ideas are brilliant and SO fun!! Thank you so much for sharing this! 😍

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thanks for watching!

[@debraspringers2098]

I'm using a quilting journal! Love it

[@marih9345]

Gosh this video made me regret all the dirty cheap, brand new planners I’ve never picked up just cause they were expired!

[@camis.1347]

@Mari Rays, I know I know! Me too.

[@ebriggs3498]

Ditto!

[@Leyla-pq3fe]

Those stickers and stuff are more expensive than a planner

[@xoxoleopardworld]

I always wait for a super sale and stack a coupon on top of that!

[@marih9345]

Dollar stores sometimes have good selections!!!

[@angie-kbm]

That's why she said she got the planner at "dirt cheap" for dirt cheap! Opens up endless possibilities with stickers for date changes. I think a great idea myself. 🤷‍♀️

[@Its-Angela]

Great idea how to use expired planners.

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you!

[@celenegonzalez5488]

I just came across your channel and I love your content! Thanks for all these great ideas!❤❤

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you!

[@TheThora17]

I can’t wait to get started!

[@TheOrganizedMoney]

Love this! So many great ideas!!! 🙌🏾

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thanks!

[@elizabethnetzer5633]

Awesome, thanks for sharing your amazing and creative talent! Blessings & Hugs from Canada!

[@evelynxo2978]

I loooooved the video 😍 what great ideas Bianca ! Thanks for sharing

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you!

[@212angelkitty]

Love the ideas girl! 😍 can’t wait to try some 🥰

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thank you!

[@sissyesters8322]

Thank you due to Happy Planners being scarce in my area, I may have to do this. Tfs

[@kewanapatrice]

LOVE THE TEACHER PLANNER IDEA! I WANT TO MAKE MY SON PRESCHOOL TEACHER A GIFT! DO U MIND POSTING A FLIP THRU OF THE TEACHER PLANNER IN THE COMMENTS? I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW IT CAME OUT. I RECALL YOU SAYING YOU WERE GOING TO ADD SOME THINGS TO IT!

[@pinkypotterplanning6305]

Super cute and creative. Thanks for sharing for all the new planner babes

[@xoxoleopardworld]

thanks!

[@KocholateKoutureCo]

Thank you for these ideas; I've never heard of Dirt Cheap can you order online?