The story of Janet Leather (aka JL) is fairly well-known within Van Der Spek circles. I discovered the first hide of JL packed far away on a shelf and asked if I could have a binder made with it. Initially… Read More ›
Hobonichi
Hobonichi Techo A5 Five Year Diary 2020 – 2024
I have written many times in my blog about five year diaries. I love them because they can be used in so many ways and they are still compact. This one is the Hobonichi five-year Techo, which is made of… Read More ›
Brown Van Der Spek Janet Leather
I have two binders and a notebook in Janet Leather 104, which is the original tan version of this leather. The binder below is the first item made from the battered scarred hide I found at the factory in 2014…. Read More ›
Glorious Black Janet Leather Nodex
Irene was visiting the Van Der Spek factory while Steve and I were there and I absolutely loved her black Janet Leather Nodex (Nomad traveler’s notebook cover + Codex Hobonich cover = Nodex). This can thus be used as both… Read More ›
LeCow A5 Mountain and Puzzle Traveler’s Notebook
I have written about the leatherwork shop LeCow before – both about my Field Notes sized Flame leather traveler’s notebook, which I won in a leather naming competition, and about Diamond’s leather covers here. I particularly love his puzzle and… Read More ›
Fluffy says ‘Have a great week!’
Here he is on my Van Der Spek red Janet Leather A5 Codex/Hobonichi Cousin helping me prepare! Every Sunday evening I familiarise myself with my bookings schedule (weekly calendar) and write in my daily to dos for each day (daily calendar)…. Read More ›
I am now using washi tape!
I am not a decorator but for the past few years I have used strips of washi to mark off anything that takes a significant part of the day. It is much easier than writing down everything by hand. This… Read More ›
