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September 2025 Printable Calendar

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This month features an illustration of some very social bugs who are having a blast at a garden party.

Hello! Hola!

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Day 27 & 28: Rainbow #thepatternchallengebymel2025 hosted by @melanie.johnsson . I’m loving how this turned out so much that I think I might end up using this pattern on the next edition of my Creative Project Planner. Can you see yoursel
Day 25 & 26: Giant #thepatternchallengebymel2025 hosted by @melanie.johnsson . I had a hard time deciding which directions I wanted to go in with this prompt. In the end I was inspired by the giant buildings of a lot of downtown cities. . . . #
Day 21 & 22: Potager (vegetable garden) #thepatternchallengebymel2025 hosted by @melanie.johnsson . I’ve been wanting to do a vegetable repeat pattern for a long time so this was the perfect excuse to get one done and off my idea list. .
Day 19 & 20: Salamander #thepatternchallengebymel2025 . Salamanders, axolotls, frogs, and lily pads…and dragonflies. A very cute nature inspired pattern. . . . #thepatternchallengebymel #surfacepatterndesign #salamanders #axolotl #lilypa
Day 15 & 16: Pirate #thepatternchallengebymel2025 . I did not think I was going to be able to create a pattern for this prompt but then I quickly came up with this last night, modifying some elements in my Affinity Designer asset library. I thi
Day 13 & 14: Worm #thepatternchallengebymel2025 . I had so many ideas on what to do for this prompt but, in the end, I landed on this one. The apples make me think of back to school or fall vibes. . . . #applesandworms #backtoschoolpattern #fal