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 ›
Diaries and Journals
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
A6 cat cover and pretty inserts from ChelseaPaperCo
I have had the cat notebook cover shown below for four years and it has held up so well. The little cat on the cover looks so much like Ziggy. It comes from Lorenzo Dini Firenze. It has 4 elastics… Read More ›
The Superior Labor
The Superior Labor is another brand I love. It has a very rustic, utilitarian aesthetic that reminds me of Traveler’s Company, but with a wider range of products. They have stunning leather and canvas handbags, quality leather notebook covers that… Read More ›
Anya Hindmarch Two Way notebook covers
I have long been fascinated by Anya Hindmarch’s two-way notebook covers and two-way diaries. These notebooks are comprised of a single cover with a central flap that allows you to insert two books. I love double books!. I have seen… Read More ›
Galen leather notebook, pencase/notebook holder, and fountain pens
I was an early adopter of traveler’s notebooks. In the beginning there was almost nothing to choose from if you did not want the basic brown and black covers made by what was then Midori, now Traveler’s Company. I stumbled… Read More ›
Nifty little five year diary from H & M home
I spotted this in H and M home recently and was rather taken by it. It is very compact – more or less the same size as Filofax personal-size inserts – and has a tactile oatmeal coloured canvas cover. The… Read More ›
