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Cottagecore calendar widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A cottagecore calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Countryside calm: sage green, cream, florals and handwritten notes. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Cottagecore calendar widget design preview: Countryside calm: sage green, cream, florals and handwritten notes.
Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a cottagecore calendar widget shows

A calendar widget answers two questions: what day is it, and what is next. The date sits in a bold block on the left and the next event takes the right side.

The date works with no permission. Showing events needs Android's calendar permission and a calendar connection, which is a Pro feature in WidgetCraft. Without it you can still build the date block on its own for free.

How the cottagecore style shapes it

Cottagecore widgets feel like a page from a garden journal: sage and cream colors, a serif or handwritten font, pressed-flower photos and gentle rounded frames.

Cottagecore calendar widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #F4F0E2, corner radius 18, outline 1 pt #3F4A36
Shapedate block 104 × 124, radius 18, fill #C97B63
Dateweekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #000000
Textlabel "Next", size 11, color #8A927A
List or Textnext event title, Caveat, size 19, color #3F4A36; time at size 14 in #8A927A
Shapedivider 1.5 pt in #8A927A at 40% opacity
Ornamenta dashed sage-green outline inset 8 points, like a line of stitching
FontCaveat (import the font file), or the built-in Serif
Home screen size4 × 2 cells

Cottagecore color palette

How to make a cottagecore calendar widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F4F0E2 and the corner radius to 18. Add a 1-point outline.
  2. Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 18, filled with #C97B63.
  3. Add two Date layers over it: the short weekday at size 13 and the day number at size 58, both in #000000.
  4. Add a Text label "Next" at size 11 in #8A927A.
  5. Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #3F4A36 and the time to size 14 in #8A927A.
  6. Add the cottagecore ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a dashed sage-green outline inset 8 points, like a line of stitching.
  7. Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

The layout and styling are free. The live data connection for this widget needs WidgetCraft Pro, a one-time purchase.

Tips for cottagecore calendar widgets

Questions about the cottagecore calendar widget

What size is a cottagecore calendar widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Cream (#F4F0E2) for the background, Forest ink (#3F4A36) for the main text, Lichen (#8A927A) for labels and Terracotta (#C97B63) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

The cottagecore design is free to build. Showing live events needs the one-time Pro upgrade.

What else is this style called?

People also search for cottage calendar widget, floral calendar widget, countryside calendar widget. They describe the same look as this cottagecore calendar widget.

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