Help Me Create a Guinea Pig Calendar
By Pigglies
@Pigglies (9329)
United States
September 2, 2008 1:36pm CST
I'm helping to create a guinea pig calendar for the rescue this year (well, I'm taking photos for a few of the months, I'm not doing the entire thing).
We're doing a themed calendar this year and there are a few months I still haven't done. I don't have tons of props, but I do have some traditional holiday decorations and such.
What I have done so far:
February: Two piggies snuggled together in a lavendar blanket on a little bed, I was going to do some hearts but got this photo when the guinea pigs sort of came up with the idea of hiding together and it was just so cute I couldn't pass up using the photo.
April: Easter eggs next to a guinea pig, as much as I'm trying not to use religious holidays I figured Easter is more of a commercial holiday so non-Christians will probably still buy the calendar.
June and August: Tropical themed photos
October: Mini pumpkins surrounding a guinea pig
December: A baby guinea pig next to a Christmas ornament (again, I'm considering this a commercial holiday).
The months I still need to get done (keep in mind all the months won't be here because other volunteers are working on this as well):
May, September, and November still aren't completed. If anyone has ideas for themes to these months, it would be appreciated. To give you an idea of what I'm working with, I currently have two foster guinea pigs so anything using one or two would be fine. They're a bit skittish so they won't wear hats or anything like that, but I should be able to get them to stay still for a few seconds to get photos.
Thanks in advance for any tips!
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
2 Sep 08
Maybe you can find a cornacopia, put some fruit and stuff in it and have one of the piggies coming out or sitting on top of it. That makes it a harvest theme for the northern hemisphere. That would be nice for November.
May you could do flowers "April showers bring May flowers" it'd be really cute if the piggie(s) were sitting amoung them and actually eating some!
September could be a school starting sort of thing if you could find some doll desks and toys or something for the piggies to be around.
@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
3 Sep 08
Thanks so much! You just reminded me that I have some wonderful fake flower bouquets that I can use for photos. I will use those for May in the background. I could have them eating some rose petals. We don't have any roses that look nice right now if I cut them for the background, but we do have plenty of petals and they're untreated so they're edible.
Luckily it is nearing Thanksgiving so I might be able to find a cornucopia. I might have some cute miniatures of a chalkboard somewhere... I think. That could be cute for September.
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@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
3 Sep 08
Oh that would be cute! Of course we will do one again next year. :)
Last year I got the most perfect photo of two guinea pigs looking like they were kissing. So that was February before.
But usually the themed calendar idea doesn't work out and is only half way followed. So this year I'm trying really hard to make the months each have their theme.
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