~ My Midori ~

 When I was in Florida in February, I discovered an interesting little journal/planner that I just couldn’t stop thinking about. It’s called a Midori.They’re not new, and I have found that there is a Midori obsession out there. Just doing a quick search on Pinterest or YouTube will verify that. There are videos from a guy’s point of view to a scrapbooker’s dream, and everything in between. Intrigued, I had to have one, so I treated myself to this Traveler’s Notebook for my birthday this month. I was so excited when it came. They are just a piece of leather (brown or black), with an elastic band down the center. Each one comes with one blank book. You buy whichever inserts you want, according to what you want to use it for. They are an empty canvas, ready for you to create on.  Here is a look at my Midori so far.

 

 

 

This is it, in all it’s chunky goodness!

 

 

 

This is a zipper insert to hold my pen/pencils etc…, the other half is in the back of the midori.

The books are all plain like this. Of course, I couldn’t leave mine that way, that’s part of the fun!

This is a file insert.  Then my first book is a by-the-month calendar.

 

The green tea bag came in my order. The clear pockets were an add on.

 

The next book is just lined paper, I use it to  journal, write notes or lists, keep track of “what I learned”.

 

 

The middle book is watercolor paper. I ordered this one and a mixed media paper from this shop on etsy.

Yes, you can find places to order handmade inserts to fit the different Midori sizes, and even buy a”faux” dori.

 

This is a pocket insert.

 

 

Then a blank page insert that I sketch in (this isn’t great paper for sketching on though, but I already decorated the front and back covers, so…I’m using it anyway!).

 

You can never have to much washi tape on hand.

 

This is how the inserts come…

 

 

and there it is, I actually have four books in there now, but I took out the little leather change pouch. It’s amazing how much you can fit, and for those that know me, you know I “HAVE” to stuff it full!

 

This is the fountain pen that the Beekeeper made for me…

..and this is an antique pencil sharpener (made in Germany), that I bought at the Marketplace, it fits in my zipper insert with my eraser perfectly.

So, that’s my Midori! I love it, just wanted to share.