Free Printable Art Calendar, Botanicals, Patterns & More.

A free printable 2026 calendar featuring my favourite vintage images from Pictureboxblue over the past year. Download month-by-month or grab the full-year PDF to print at home or send to a print shop!

Every year on Pictureboxblue, I share hundreds of gorgeous vintage images, from botanical wonders and zoological curiosities to Art Nouveau patterns, Japanese woodblock prints, colourful maps, fairy illustrations, and anything else that catches my eye. And this past year has been especially full of gems!

I love curating these public domain treasures and giving them a new lease of life, whether you use them for crafting, framing, decoupage, or simply collecting. So I thought it would be fun to take some of the standout images from each month of the past year and turn them into a free printable 2026 calendar for you.

Each month, the blog features one of my favourite images from that period. You can download each month individually (perfect if you only need a page for your planner or pinboard), or there’s a full-year PDF at the end if you prefer to print the whole set in one go or send it to your favourite print shop.

It’s my way of saying thank you for supporting Pictureboxblue and for sharing my enthusiasm for beautiful old illustrations. I hope this 2026 calendar brings a little colour, charm, and vintage magic to your home all year round!

For each month, click the title to open and save a high-resolution version of that page. If you’d prefer the whole calendar in one go, you’ll find a printable PDF at the end of the post.

January

I chose a design from Séguy’s Floréal for January, a striking collection of Art Nouveau floral patterns by Émile-Allain Séguy. The crisp shapes and bold colours make it a fresh, uplifting way to start the year.

January 2026 – Art Nouveau

February

For February, I selected a colourful parrot illustration from Joris Hoefnagel’s Four Elements collection. In the post, you’ll find high-resolution downloads not only of parrots but of a wide range of birds, reptiles, insects, and other creatures. It’s a celebration of nature’s diversity and a treat for anyone who loves vintage natural-history art.

February: Joris Hoefnagel’s Four Elements

March

For March, I picked a page from the vintage paper dolls post, a charming collection full of classic, nostalgic paper-doll illustrations. In the post, you’ll find several downloadable sheets, complete with outfits and accessories, bringing a playful, retro touch to your calendar and craft projects.

March: Vintage Paper Dolls

April

For April, the calendar features prints from the Cicely Mary Barker “Flower Fairies” collection. She first published this series in 1923, combining botanical art, children-inspired fairies and gentle fairy-tale charm.

April: Flower Fairies

May

For May, I picked patterns from Cahiers de l’écolier décorateur. A lovely forgotten French Art Nouveau pattern portfolio. The post shares 25 richly detailed designs by M. Chevry, full of organic curves, stylised floral and fruit motifs, and ornamental borders.

May: Art Nouveau Patterns

June

For this month, I chose one of the Japanese Nature Charts, beautifully restored 1873 classroom woodblock prints. The post features eight high-resolution charts covering plants, vegetables, sea life, birds, mammals, and more, created by artists such as Kato Chikusai and Hasegawa Chikuyo. It’s a striking mix of natural history and classic Japanese design.

June: Japanese Nature Charts

July

For July, I picked fish illustrations from Jardine’s Naturalist’s Library, specifically from its “Ichthyology” section. The post collects plates depicting a remarkable variety of fish: from familiar freshwater perch and British species to exotic tropical fish, deep-sea species, and freshwater fish from far-flung places like Guiana.

July: Jardine’s Ichthyology Leaves

August

August features prints from the 1901–1902 issues of Shin Bijutsukai. A striking example of early 20th-century Japanese graphic design. The post gathers 71 downloadable prints, ranging from bold woodblock patterns to stylised motifs of waves, butterflies, cranes, floral arrangements and geometric shapes.

August: Japanese Patterns

September

For September, I chose bouquets from Henry Fletcher’s Twelve Months of Flowers series – beautiful 18th-century engravings of flower arrangements after paintings by Pieter Casteels III.

September: Flower Arrangements

October

For October, I picked prints from the “Vintage Spooky Printables: Skeleton Calendars, Oddities & Posters” collection. The post offers a quirky mix of free downloadable vintage Halloween- and curiosity-style art. From humorous skeleton calendar plates (like the late-1800s Antikamnia Calendar Skeletons) to macabre anatomy illustrations in specimen jars and oddities from old medical and mash-up posters.

October: Vintage Halloween Printables

November

For November, I picked one of the botanical prints from Lorenz Oken’s Abbildungen zu Oken’s Allgemeiner Naturgeschichte. A gorgeous 1846 collection of detailed plant, fungi, flower, and seaweed illustrations.

November: Okens Natural History

December

For December, I chose illustrations from the collection of vintage Christmas images taken from early 20th-century children’s picture books.

December: Christmas Picture Books

Download Complete Calendar PDF Here