Preparing for Back to School

Alas, the summer break will soon be over and like many others up and down the country, preparations are being made for that return to school come September. 

So the planner is being prepared:crisp, fresh to-do lists await being filled in and checked off. Notebooks have been carefully selected to coordinate with my planner, after all half the fun of back to school is choosing new stationery!

I'm making use of a month to view when we go back, as well as the weekly spread I showed previously. These awesome dividers are from the sn@p range although needed a little trimming to fit the A5 size. 

I then added the dates using coloured dots and marked out important dates using washi and sticky notes. Each month is a different colour, so it was great fun preparing each one.

I'm looking forward to adding a bit of colour and filling these beauties in as the school year progresses.

So, just to add a sticky note selection and lesson plans then I'll be good to go!

Sn@p monthly dividers in my A5

When I spotted these on Amazon I couldn't resist buying them for my work planner, they seemed to be exactly what I need.

They're bright and colourful, with plenty of space. There's a monthly layout across two parts, perfect for what I need.

There's also space for important notes on the back which looks really cute.

They're so cheerful, they really perk up my planner. There is literally just one (maybe two) issue(s).

Firstly I had to re-punch them as there were not enough holes to fit a planner initially. This was a quick fix and easily remedied.

The only other problem I have is compared to my planner these are a touch too big. Not hugely, but enough to be inconvenient.

With my planner open it didn't look too bad, maybe just a little odd but closing my planner was a whole other question.

I'm slightly hoping that if I fill my planner up a bit it'll be slightly less of an issue, but I fear on a more realistic perspective that if may in fact need to trim them down just a little. I'll keep you posted.

Week Thirteen

Well this year is certainly flying by and Mr S has had me in the holiday mood this weekend so I've opted for a summery jungle theme in both planners as a result.

I love this tropical tape from Paperchase and it was so colourful I really didn't feel that I needed stickers. 

I've added in this cute lion though, as I didn't quite feel the pages would be complete without the king of the jungle.

I used some of my new paperclips to mark my page, trying to pick out some of the colours from the tape.

I carried the theme on in my personal. I'm completely in love with the feather tape which you can see at the top and bottom of the page.

I opted for some more cheerful paperclips and a little bit of sparkle. These bright colours are sure to keep me smiling all week though.

Wherever you are and whatever you're doing I hope you have a good week!

Week Five

I've been following one of my goals to eat healthier this week, however cakes must be on my mind! It helped that Mr S bought me some sweet themed post-it's for Christmas. 

I'm really feeling the cheerful colours this week after so much grey and rain. I also included a Roald Dahl quote to help keep the psychic rain clouds away.

These cute cupcakes are from WHSmiths, although I think in future I'm probably not going to write on them.

 

My tape was a Christmas present as were the tabs. The post-it is from my stash from the paperchase sale haul I picked up at the weekend. 

The other stickers were from paperchase and Wilkinsons. This week has certainly given me lots to smile about! 

First week!

Ok you lovely lot, I am very pleased to be able to share my first pages from my organiser with you! 

 I'm not entirely sure how happy I am with this page but love the effect of the cute characters in the tape. Both stickers and tape were from paperchase.

I've also decorated a double spread for this week. Again I'm not too sure on this, maybe it's beginners nerves? We're off to  Disneyland  Paris to see in the New Year tomorrow, so I've used a combination of Paris tape, which I received for Christmas  and the Disney tapes which I already had. 

I decorated using Mickey stickers which came from Amazon, and felt the little travelling themed post-it's made a cute addition to the page as we're technically travelling this week.

Fineliner Love

I had a lovely little delivery from Amazon today of fine liners. I opted for staedler ones as I personally find the colours are brighter and last longer than the stabilo ones. These also come in a fantastic sturdy case, which if you're as clumsy as me is also always a win.

I've got fineliners and felt pens and I can't wait to start using them both. Again I'm not 100% certain I can wait until I receive my Filofax, even if there now are only 23 days remaining. You'll notice I decided to opt for the box of 20 over the box of 12 as I love the extra range of colours that is made available through this option as it means I've consequently got pens that co-ordinate with virtually every theme I could possibly choose in my organiser.

So of course I just need the organiser now. I can scarcely contain my excitement thinking about it, good job I haven't got long to wait now!

New Pens!!

Now these little beauties have been much anticipated and desired since I first clocked them on Pinterest a little while ago. I've always been a big fan of the frixion pen and as you know am a big fan of pens in general. I was delighted when I clocked these on Amazon and was jumping around the living room when they arrived.

The colours are rather gorgeous and I don't think I can wait for the Filofax to start using these, Christmas is still just too far away! Added with the fact that I'm clearly also massively impatient, waiting just does not seem an option for pens as fabulous as these.

If you're thinking of ordering these, be prepared to wait. Whilst they arrived exactly when the supplier said they would, I had initially thought this might be an overestimation as they were coming from Japan. It took about two weeks for them to arrive so I'm just putting it out there: be patient!

I also realised I still had these the other day. It's a little slice of nostalgia for me as I remember getting one in my stocking when I was about 7 or so and was delighted when I found them in the pound shop. They make pretty patterns when you spin them. Not as elegant as a spirograph but still plenty of fun. I feel a crafty afternoon with my niece and nephew coming on with these!

They're fabulous aren't they? Spinning tops with felt pens inside them. It's the simple things eh?