Here is the preliminary setup of my Elrohir A5 Wide Cat Cover and Elrohir laminated inserts. At the back I have pencils, oliclips and stencils and other bits and bobs. This is going to be my self-care journal for 2021…. Read More ›
Stationery, Notebooks and Organisers
One of the few ballpoint pens I have ever finished
Despite my intentions to always write my important thoughts and appointments with a beautiful pen, these day I usually pick up whatever pen is nearest when I need to write something down. I have a rag-tag bunch of promotional and… Read More ›
Elrohir leather hand-painted and laminated inserts
I previously wrote about my A5 wide cat notebook cover by Elrohir Leather Well, the cover came with one handpainted laminated notebook which I fell in love with! I ordered some more from Mischa and they arrived just in time… Read More ›
2021 here I come…
Today I removed the worn, well-used pages of 2020 from my Louis Vuitton MM Agenda, and added the pristine inserts for 2021. 2020 has carried with it many events, not all of them good. My pages were unusually well-used and… Read More ›
Amazing leatherwork by Primitive Look
I spent ages wandering around Primitive Look on Etsy the other day. Everything is handmade in Siberia and looks amazing, don’t you think? Naturally I gravitated to the notebooks and handbags, but I also fell in love with the wallets… Read More ›
Elrohir Leather A5 wide cat and moon cover
It is a long time since I have been as delighted about a purchase as I have about this one from Elrohir Leather. I actually bought it for someone else, but they found another one more local to them. I… Read More ›
Valentino Garavani A5 notebook cover
I got this Valentino Garavani A5 notebook cover on eBay for a great price. Now I want to have holes punched and eyelets placed top and bottom so I can string it and use it as a traveler’s notebook. It… Read More ›
Chloé Paddington Zipped Agenda with lock and key
I have had this deep brown zip around agenda and cover since about 2006/7. It was part of the Chloé Paddington series. The Chloé Paddington was an it bag during those years and was designed by Phoebe Philo. Philo went… Read More ›
Valentino Garavani notebook
This was an accidental purchase on eBay. I made a ridiculously low offer on this notebook and it was accepted. There were not many details about it on the sale but at that price, I couldn’t really go wrong. Will… Read More ›
Princess Diaries or other fandom customised journal
In the movie, The Princess Diaries, Mia receives a diary from her grandmother in which to record her new royal life. The diary had a lock for which the key to open it was a locket Mia wore around her… Read More ›