RETRO CALENDARS: Nifty Nostalgic Calendars & Gifts for 2012

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This lens has a huge assortment of calendars with new retro art, vintage photographs and vintage artwork. You can find both new calendars with vintage-inspired art and old calendars that are very collectible dating from the thirties, forties, fifties and from other decades. This lens also features art posters, metal signs, books and other retro gifts with classic calendar-style art. The new calendars here have original but vintage-inspired artwork and some have reproduction art; and there are some old calendars dating as far back as the 1930's. If you know of a hard-to-shop-for person, keep in mind that calendars make great Christmas gifts for almost anyone, and we all know it is never too early to start Christmas shopping!

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Featured Retro 2012 Calendars

Fun retro calendars to help you plan your year and keep up with important dates and appointments in 2012. My favorite is the calendar featuring scenes from the popular movie, A Christmas Story. Ralphie and his family and friends will help keep you organized all year with this wonderful, nostalgic wall calendar!
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Retro Calendars on Amazon

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2012 Retro Kitchen Calendars

Retro Humor for Your Kitchy Kitchen

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Cavallini 2012 Desk Easel Calendars

Vintage Nature Art

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2012 Calendars Created by Retro Loco!

Funky art calendars by Studio Floor 13™ and Retro Loco!™. Below is sample of my own retro designs. I am currently working on other retro designs that will be available later this year. These designs are copyright RetroLoco!™

'Main Street Bakery' Calendar Print

Enjoy sweeter times with these retro pink pinstripes! Perfect addition for a vintage kitchen, bakery, cafe or diner. Nostalgic 'ad' can be framed when the year is over. e-mail me to customize it!

Price: $8.99 Buy Now

Retro Christmas Calendar Print

A hip, retro Christmas design in greenish blue, with white fluffy snowflakes, a Santa Claus hat & letters that look like red and white stripes on candy canes. Nostalgic, fun & colorful. by Retro Loco!™

Price: $8.99 Buy Now

Retro Dots Calendar Print

Fun, bright dots in orange, teal, avocado green, yellow and maroon. Great gifts for kids, teens, moms, dads or anyone who like funky 60's and 70's graphics.

Price: $8.99 Buy Now

Mesmerize Calendar Print

This groovy retro calendar will help you keep track of all those disco dates & other important engagements. Hip among hippies & hippie chicks. An original seventies-inspired design by Retro Loco!™

Price: $8.99 Buy Now

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Fun and Fascinating Links About Calendars

Interesting facts about various calendars.

Calendars and Their History
Explains the astronomical and nonastronomical bases of calendars, calendar reform and accuracy, historical eras and chronology, history of the Gregorian, Hebrew, Islamic, Indian, Chinese and Julian calendars.
History of the Calendar
Discusses the Egyptian, Lunar, Roman and Gregorian calendars.
This Day In History
Enter a month and date and watch a video to see what historical event took place on that date.
The History of the Holidays
Read interesting facts about all the holidays in one place!
The French Republican Calendar
A brief history of the French Republican calendar with conversions and historical dates.
Chinese New Year
Click on this link to learn about traditions of the Chinese New Year.

Vintage Airplanes, Trains and Boats

Vintage transportation calendars are fun to collect and give as gifts. Choose from calendars with photographs of vintage planes, trains and railroads, trolleys, motorboats and other watercraft.
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Retro Perpetual Calendars

Tired of replacing your calendar year after year? A perpetual calendar might be just the thing for you if you don't want to keep paying for a new calendar every year. Below are five colorful, retro perpetual calendars that are ready to help you stay organized.
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Vintage Auto Classics Calendars

These old cars & trucks will help get you organized!

These vintage car and pickup truck calendars feature everything from old Corvettes to Cadillacs to Volkswagon Beetles to Ford and Chevy pickup trucks in full color. No matter what your taste is in classic cars, you are sure to find a calendar below that features your favorite vintage hot rod, sedan or truck. If you do not see a calendar below that interests you, click on one of them then do a search when you get to Amazon's website to see more vintage car and truck calendars.
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Anne Taintor Retro Calendars and Gifts

Anne Taintor is just down-right funny! Give a gift of humor to someone who has a sense of humor or to someone who needs one!
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More Anne Taintor Retro Calendars and Gifts

Here are a few more calendars and gifts with Anne Taintor's retro humor. The magnets make great Christmas stocking stuffers or party favors, and the calendars and address books are nice gifts to give at Christmas or for birthdays.
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Calendars with Famous Movie Posters

These 2012 calendars feature photos of famous vintage movie posters and movie stars. The photos in these calendars are great for framing and scrapbooking, and the calendars are great collectors items.
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Just for Fun Poll

Got calendars?

Down to just one calendar now that you have your life automated, electronized and computerized? Or do you still use paper calendars and have one on every wall and on every flat surface?

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2012 Vintage Music Calendars

If vintage music is your thing, you will find plenty of calendars devoted to music and musicians of a time gone by.
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Vintage Disney, Comics and Cartoons Calendars

Add some classic cartoons to your workspace!

These vintage Disney, Comics and cartoon calendars are nice gifts to give to children or to anyone who collects animated memorabilia.
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Miscellaneous Vintage Art Calendars

Beautiful reproduction vintage and vintage-inspired artwork adorns the pages of these calendars. When you're finished with the calendar, be sure to frame the pages so you can enjoy the art year after year!
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2012 Cowboys, Cowgirls, Indians and Western Calendars

Old West Nostalgia for Your Home, Office or Dorm

These 2012 cowboy calendars will make great gifts for all your cowboy boot-wearing, western-action-shootin' and rodeoing friends, family and coworkers!
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Folk Art Calendars by Linda Nelson and Warren Kimble

These calendars feature the beautiful artwork by folk artists, Linda Nelson and Warren Kimble. Nelson's art calendars will help keep you organized, and her art can be framed when the year is over. Another very talented folk artist, Warren Kimble, has shared his works with us in these calendars in the form of landscapes, cows, cats, other animals and farm life.
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Retro Beer Humor and Spoof Calendars

These 2012 retro humor and spoof calendars are full of retro art and lots of laughs. A fun gift idea.
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Retro Calendars I Think Are Cool

Below are some 2012 retro art calendars I selected from Amazon. There is no particular theme to this group of calendars -- I saw them, and I liked them, so I threw them in here!
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Retro Hawaiian Calendars, Books, Posters and Metal Signs

Vintage Hawaiian art is colorful, nostalgic and vibrant. I wish I could jump right into one of these tropical scenes and soak up a few rays. These Hawaiian calendars, posters and metal signs will add a fun tiki touch to your home, and the books here will help you plan a perfect luau.
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Calendar Holders

Hang your retro calendars with these stylish calendar holders from eBay. I handpicked these holders, so there will always be a variety of styles here.
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Gina Elise's Pin-Ups for Vets 2012 Calendar and Posters

Please help support hospitalized U.S. veterans and deployed troops.

Gina Elise's "Pin-Ups For Vets" calendar is helping to fund programs that help support our hospitalized veterans. You can order your 2012 calendars, posters AND T-shirts now! This colorful calendar features World War II style pin-up girl photographs of Gina that are reminiscent of the cheesecake photos popular during the 1940's. Your purchase of one or more Pin-Ups For Vets calendars will benefit hospital programs that help our ill and injured American veterans. If you decide to donate the calendars you purchase, Gina will personally deliver those calendars to the hospitalized vets, and she mails out calendars to deployed troops with your messages of appreciation. Gina and others have put many hours of hard work into this wonderful project, and your help will be greatly appreciated! Please help support our U.S. troops by purchasing one or more "Pin-Ups For Vets" calendars at PinUpsForVets.com.

Interesting Vintage Calendars on eBay

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  • SRitchieable Apr 1, 2012 @ 9:00 pm | delete
    A great collection of Retro calendars, I had no idea there were so many on the market. I've featured your lens on mine: http://www.squidoo.com/reese-whopper-cupcake-recipes. Thanks for sharing!
  • naheedahsan Mar 10, 2012 @ 1:31 pm | delete
    a good collection of Retro Calendars
  • ForestBear Nov 21, 2011 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    wow great selection of calendars you have featured here, they are really cool. Thumbs up!
  • ForestBear Nov 21, 2011 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    wow great selection of calendars you have featured here, they are really cool. Thumbs up!
  • sandyspider Nov 12, 2011 @ 10:01 am | delete
    These are all cool calendars.
  • Tipi Nov 11, 2011 @ 10:25 am | delete
    What a fun step back in time and what an huge selection of retro calendars for everyone!
  • KimGiancaterino Nov 7, 2011 @ 5:17 pm | delete
    Lots of great ideas here. We have many musical friends who would love retro music calendars for Christmas. I like the Pink Panther!
  • hlkljgk Jul 15, 2011 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    we have a few anne taintor retro magnets on our 'fridge. my fave: "make your own damn dinner." :)
  • SereneSea Mar 10, 2011 @ 5:32 am | delete
    You do have a beautiful collection of calendars in this lens.
  • SereneSea Mar 10, 2011 @ 5:32 am | delete
    You do have a beautiful collection of calendars in this lens.
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Studio Floor 13

Humor, Alien Cats, Retro & Weird Digital Art

Alien Cats by StudioFloor13.comStudio Floor 13™ is my oddball little art store where I sell weird and retro digital art, humorous designs and holiday art on calendars, cards, T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, keepsake ornaments, mouse pads and other gifts.
Studio Floor 13™

  • Blondes Aren't Dumb Upside Down License Plate Frames are very popular, and are great gifts for teenage girls in particular or a blonde of any age!

  • Alien Cats are mean, scary and funny-looking creatures! Alien Cats are fun presents to give for birthdays and Christmas, especially to kids or to anyone who likes cats, science fiction, aliens or any extraterrestrial life.

  • Retro Loco!™ is a section in my shop that has all my funky retro designs. After I add a bunch of new designs, Retro Loco!™ will be a separate store later this year.

Retro Loco! We're Nuts for Nostalgia!

Retro Loco!™

Retro Loco! We're Nuts for Nostalgia!

Retro Loco!™ is an online store that sells (new) retro kitchen wares, vintage-inspired aprons, dozens of retro cookbooks, music from the 1920's through the 1980's, retro clothing and costumes for men and women, funky clocks and other groovy retro stuff. I hope you will visit Retro Loco!™ and bookmark it so you can visit it again to see all the neat things I have added.

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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Vintage Circus Posters 2012 Calendar

Amazon Price: $14.94 (as of 06/03/2012)Buy Now

For over 140 years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has delighted audiences of all ages, and has become synonymous with the word "circus". Journey back to the early days of traveling rail car extravaganzas, thrilling acts of daring, and the ever-present, ever-colorful clowns, with this rare collection of officially licensed vintage posters and ephemera. Climb aboard this amazing visual ride and you'll thank your lucky stars you did! Collector's Premiere Edition.

Marvel Comics Official Calendar 2012 

Classic Retro Comics Calendar

Official Marvel Retro Classic Calendar 2012

Amazon Price: $240.09 (as of 06/03/2012)Buy Now

2012 Coca-Cola Wall Calendar 

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2012 Coca-Cola Wall Calendar

Amazon Price: $11.41 (as of 06/03/2012)Buy Now

Refreshingly decorative COCA-COLA illustrations capture the spirit of youthful innocence from bygone days. This quintessential icon of American culture is showcased in our retrospective collection of COCA-COLA promotional artwork calendars.