This 2026 Midwestern States Flowers + Insects Calendar features hand-drawn state flowers paired with insects found throughout the region, illustrated by Nikki May Clean layouts, strong color and illustrations that feel familiar without being predictable.
Printed at 11x17 inches with silver wire binding, each monthly page transitions easily into an 11x11 art print once the month ends.
WHY I MADE THIS
The Midwest gets overlooked in design a lot. That didn’t sit right with me.
This calendar is about honoring the beauty of everyday landscapes and the insects and plants that thrive there. Steady, resilient and worth a closer look.
This calendar is my way of slowing down and paying attention to the details most people overlook. Also, I wanted a calendar I wouldn’t immediately want to throw away at the end of the year. Mission accomplished.
Printed at 11x17 inches with clean, vibrant color and a silver wire binding, every monthly page can be trimmed down into an 11x11 art print when the year is done. Yes, I planned that on purpose.
DETAILS YOU'LL CARE ABOUT
- 12 original hand-drawn state flower and insect illustrations including:
- January: Nebraska – Goldenrod + Honeybee
- February: Michigan – Apple Blossom + Monarch Butterfly
- March: Ohio – Carnation + Ladybug
- April: Indiana – Peony + Firefly
- May: Wisconsin – Violets + Honeybee
- June: South Dakota – Pasque + Honeybee
- July: Missouri – Hawthorn + Honeybee
- August: Illinois – Common Blue Violet + Butterfly
- September: Kansas – Wild Sunflower + Honeybee
- October: Minnesota – Pink + White Lady's Slipper + Monarch Butterfly
- November: Iowa – Wild Prairie Rose + Ladybug
- December: North Dakota – Wild Prairie Rose + Convergent Lady Beetle
- Coordinating state flower patterns in the background
- January–December 2026
- Week starts on Sunday
- Spacious date boxes with room to actually write
- Glossy heavyweight paper
- Silver-color metal wire binding
- Includes cover page and removable protective sheet
🖼️ BONUS: TURN IT INTO ART
Each month is designed so that each flower + insect illustration can be trimmed into an 11x11 print.
Frame it, gift it, make a 12 print gallery wall. No rules.
𝙏𝙄𝙋: Place your 11x11 frame over the page, lightly trace, then cut. Err on the side of cutting big and trim down slowly. Trust me.
🎁 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥
Insect lovers, nature nerds, art collectors, paper-calendar loyalists and anyone who wants their walls to look less boring.
📦 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨’𝗟𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗘
A physically printed calendar shipped to you.
Fourteen semi-gloss 11x17 pages total: cover, twelve months and a removable protective overlay.
This is a real, hold-it-in-your-hands calendar. Not a download. Not a file. Not printable at home.
