tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post3622297465367799658..comments2024-03-29T04:00:59.839-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Free For All Friday No 116Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-82470270488160751992011-02-06T07:05:18.519-05:002011-02-06T07:05:18.519-05:00@Silver
It did indeed! Wow - no wonder it's a ...@Silver<br />It did indeed! Wow - no wonder it's a teensy bit full! It sounds really great though. Do you have addresses in your slimline A-Z?<br /><br />I've put up pictures of the purse hack btw - http://paperpensink.blogspot.com/2011/02/mini-baroque-filo-purse.html<br />if anyone's interested...Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-47111844034179631082011-02-05T22:51:26.695-05:002011-02-05T22:51:26.695-05:00It's not fully 'stuffed' but I would b...It's not fully 'stuffed' but I would be hard pressed to get anything more into it!<br /><br />Amanda my set up is as follows - but it is a work in process at the moment.<br /><br />Tab One: To Do's and Project lists with details about my projects<br /><br />Tab Two: Notes Section. I just write info here then move it later.<br /><br />Tab Three: Home. Here I keep infomation about Silver_Elixirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168603897130780850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-27349478213687286192011-02-05T12:18:53.277-05:002011-02-05T12:18:53.277-05:00Silver, last year when I met Brigitte, the manager...Silver, last year when I met Brigitte, the manager of the Filofax shop in London, and she saw my over-stuffed Deco she (rightfully) scolded me. Actually what she said was, "Oh my! That is abuse." She said the ring mechanism will eventually break if I have the pages going all the way around the rings (filling the rings). Ever since then I've been ruthless in keeping my page numbers Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-31335690381680486812011-02-05T11:47:27.239-05:002011-02-05T11:47:27.239-05:00Purse hack worked a treat!
I'll probably blog ...Purse hack worked a treat!<br />I'll probably blog about it tomorrow (with pics) on "Paper Pens Ink" (which is rapidly turning into "filofax, filofax, filofax"!)Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-54800496194398281382011-02-05T10:57:04.811-05:002011-02-05T10:57:04.811-05:00@plaiditude
Lucky you! I wish I could have gotten ...@plaiditude<br />Lucky you! I wish I could have gotten a copy of that clearance list.<br /><br />Plaiditude's comment gave me an idea for a topic for the next FFAF: What's the best value Filofax you've purchased?joffreycahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01369083328147140452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-18959692951590486152011-02-05T06:58:43.157-05:002011-02-05T06:58:43.157-05:00@Silver
I had over-packed my Finchley too - too us...@Silver<br />I had over-packed my Finchley too - too used to the extra room in a domino! In the end I slimmed it down (mostly because actually turning the pages was getting tricky!). Like you I always make sure that all the pages are taut before closing the cover, otherwise the outer ones get bent.<br />What extra have you out in it? What's your set-up like? (Sorry - deeply nosy!)Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-51790026057698519982011-02-05T04:50:35.851-05:002011-02-05T04:50:35.851-05:00I have just moved myself into my new Finchley. In ...I have just moved myself into my new Finchley. In doing so I have added some new pages and tweaked my set up a bit. I was wondering of anyone had the Filofax over full? Lying flat open, my pages are just over where the rings open. I am careful with my pages, in that when I close my Filo I hold the Filo in my left hand along the spine and with my right hand hold all the pages and gently pull them Silver_Elixirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168603897130780850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-33456234888114072242011-02-04T19:11:13.966-05:002011-02-04T19:11:13.966-05:00Get plenty of sleep tonight folks... be bright and...Get plenty of sleep tonight folks... be bright and awake tomorrow because tomorrow afternoon/evening you will need to be on top form... testing your knowledge and your cunning to the full..... <br /><br />SteveSteve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-32895730479886803722011-02-04T16:20:16.253-05:002011-02-04T16:20:16.253-05:00The mini baroque I treated myself to as a purse-o-...The mini baroque I treated myself to as a purse-o-fax is working quite well, except the zipped pocket isn't quite in the right place... I'm hoping to do a 'hack' this weekend and use an eyelet punch to put eyelets into a small zipped purse (free from Clinique a few years ago that is the perfect size! and make that the coin holder bit, then the zipped pocket in the baroque can be Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-37826313699895282542011-02-04T15:21:14.703-05:002011-02-04T15:21:14.703-05:00Again a bit late to the party (spot the days I wor...Again a bit late to the party (spot the days I work and don't get onto this brilliant site...)<br /><br />@Plaid<br />Wow! You lucky person! I just effectively doubled my filofax collection (with a new jade finch, a new baroque mini and a new baroque personal, all from filofax france) but it was (ahem) a teensy bit more expensive!!<br />[Incidentally - as a consequence, I have a number of Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-37110224149249956042011-02-04T12:16:32.982-05:002011-02-04T12:16:32.982-05:00From comments I've picked up from Filofax staf...From comments I've picked up from Filofax staffers this last week, they are all busy 'stock taking' at the moment... I suspect counting the numbers of organisers they have in what sizes and colours.... <br /><br />News on new sizes and colours is still a little thin on the ground apart from a few 'hints', but the new catalogue is due soon...Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-33819231189872770502011-02-04T12:03:20.734-05:002011-02-04T12:03:20.734-05:00krissydawn, not to send you into a panic, but the ...krissydawn, not to send you into a panic, but the entire Adelphi line has been discontinued by Filofax UK so they are all on their way out. Right now there is no way to tell how long it will take to completely phase them out.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83191403985737199992011-02-04T11:19:11.362-05:002011-02-04T11:19:11.362-05:00@krissydawn
I own the damson adelphi and it is def...@krissydawn<br />I own the damson adelphi and it is definitely my favourite filofax by far.<br />you can look at it here<br />http://caribbeanprincessmusings.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-lovely-adelphi-filofax.html<br /><br />and I decorated some dividers here<br />http://caribbeanprincessmusings.blogspot.com/2010/12/decorating-my-adelphi-filofax.html<br /><br />enjoy!caribbean princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01732674178611729478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83917714410351420292011-02-04T09:55:29.548-05:002011-02-04T09:55:29.548-05:00@silver I am so jealous of your purple finchley! ...@silver I am so jealous of your purple finchley! I can't stop talking about how much I want one - my husband says "If you don't buy one soon, I'm going to do it for you!" But I'm waiting for a great deal on eBay or something like what @plaiditude did!<br /><br />I've been looking at the Adelphi personal because of the zipper pocket in the back. I'm not sure I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160886394432635723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-42222826540511558222011-02-04T08:56:24.032-05:002011-02-04T08:56:24.032-05:00whoa plaid that is awesome! i would like to have a...whoa plaid that is awesome! i would like to have a big collection but i hate the idea of having a bunch of them that aren't being used and i don't think i can have specific uses for individual ones like 'household' or 'health'. i've discovered i do like it all in one place. even in having a pocket for my bag and then a main one, i find that i've been carrying BOTH SNARLing:https://www.blogger.com/profile/09814169801502394584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-13546820647792494802011-02-04T08:42:29.963-05:002011-02-04T08:42:29.963-05:00My Filofax count is about to double. I got a list...My Filofax count is about to double. I got a list of clearance items from Letts Canada which distributes in Canada from filofaxusa. I'm getting a mini brown kendal, and a Strata in three sizes - pocket, personal and A5. All for about $36CDN! I'll let you all know what they are like once I get them - usually takes about 3 weeks :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528621688961298113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83158948365274800002011-02-04T07:50:51.492-05:002011-02-04T07:50:51.492-05:00Oh yes, it's classy inside and out! I don'...Oh yes, it's classy inside and out! I don't own one but every time I see Filofaxes in shops I pick up a Finchley just to fondle it. That leather is so nice!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-51340709698135051052011-02-04T07:46:14.795-05:002011-02-04T07:46:14.795-05:00Thanks Laurie, I'm now wondering how I even ma...Thanks Laurie, I'm now wondering how I even managed to miss that in the first place. The Finchley having cotton cream pages makes it even more tempting!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484011232980121894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-6325007288201663642011-02-04T07:35:33.399-05:002011-02-04T07:35:33.399-05:00Hi Annie, what inserts come with the binder depend...Hi Annie, what inserts come with the binder depend on which model it is. For example, some come with cotton cream diary pages and some with white horizontal week on 2 pages. Colors of divider tabs, pages included etc. varies.<br /><br />Here is the Filofax UK website for the personal size Finchley, if you scroll down you'll see the list of what is included in the binder:<br /><br />http://Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-76951621528200522242011-02-04T07:22:15.960-05:002011-02-04T07:22:15.960-05:00I'm curious, if you buy a brand new filofax in...I'm curious, if you buy a brand new filofax in the uk at the moment, what inserts does it come with? I'm eyeing up a pesonal finchley (because I learned yesterday that some personal binders actually lay flat! Now my stubborn Cherry Cross seems sooo inferior.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484011232980121894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-81878492680280657672011-02-04T07:12:54.505-05:002011-02-04T07:12:54.505-05:00I agree. A 'uses' list would be very helpf...I agree. A 'uses' list would be very helpful, especially for people like me who keep on adding to their filofax collection. Another one arrived yesterday for me! Yay! :-))caribbean princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01732674178611729478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-23192394553094856192011-02-04T06:34:00.187-05:002011-02-04T06:34:00.187-05:00A great idea Alison to link back to previous '...A great idea Alison to link back to previous 'uses' posts. Have you tried searching using the Google search box? <br /><br />Whilst I'm here.... I can also report that my wife has started using here Filofax again as her desk diary. It's the old one I did the restoration post on last year!! She doesn't make a big thing about using it and I obviously don't want to discourageSteve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-57425094095221236822011-02-04T06:33:59.388-05:002011-02-04T06:33:59.388-05:00Alison, I'd love such a usage list as well! I ...Alison, I'd love such a usage list as well! I thought I had come up with quite a list of uses myself, but I'm always seeing completely new uses here or on Flickr, and it really fascinates me!Jotjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144301091362704402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83386814862785251742011-02-04T05:55:54.480-05:002011-02-04T05:55:54.480-05:00Just one more thought. I am fascinated by all the ...Just one more thought. I am fascinated by all the uses people put their filofaxes too. I wonder if we could build a list that could later go on the FAQ page? A sort of inspiration of what can be done. I've also fascinated by the wonderful adornments people have done - using crystals, scrapbooking and so on. I wonder if we could have a list of all these links? I completely forgot to bookmark Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-42849942752857996372011-02-04T03:35:38.920-05:002011-02-04T03:35:38.920-05:00My Pocket Swarovski Special Edition has a poppered...My Pocket Swarovski Special Edition has a poppered pocket at the back in which you could keep coins or paper, with a slip in section behind it. Not sure if your is different. I agree it is very glamorous. I use mine as a diary and for notes on the go.<br /><br />The purple Finchley sounds wonderful - I have one in Antique Rose which I use currently as a hoursehold binder - it really is the most Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.com