Making your own organiser?

Have you ever considered making your own organiser? 

You might think that you be quite difficult to do, but if you stick to a simple design it is really quite straight forward.

I was watching this video on Friday and I started looking at this idea in more detail. 

Yes you might need some specialist tools, but you might have some of them already. 

There are lots of leather suppliers around that supply leather some already dyed and cut to convenient sizes. In the past I used 'Leather 4 Craft' in UK to obtain a piece of leather to make a Travellers Notebook cover. In the USA I've seen Target Leathers mentioned a few times, but there are plenty of other suppliers. 

Also a look on ETSY for craft suppliers for leather and for leather fasteners as well. 

Ring mechanisms are also available on ETSY and AliExpress. 

I got these rings from Moterm, they include the screw fastening rivets. They aren't the highest quality, but they are more than acceptable for every day use. 

I also came across this blog post and video about making an organiser. 

I realise that these do not contain interior pockets, but it means you don't have to sew any leather together. You can use pockets that mount on the rings instead. 

Would you ever making your own organiser?

Silent Sunday

 

Web Finds - Saturday 8 May 2021

So now it is time to enjoy a few blog posts from around the internet,  so grab a drink and make yourself comfortable for our weekly round-up.

Here are some Philofaxy posts you might have missed this week:

1. Web Finds - Saturday 1 May 2021
2. A Date For Your Diary - Sunday 9 May 2021
3. Highlights for April 2021
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 535
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 5 May 2021
6. Is A6 the same as Personal size?
7. Free for All Friday No. 652 by Nan

Here are the latest Filofax and other brand blog posts from around the Internet. Don't forget to leave a comment on the posts you enjoyed reading, all bloggers enjoy getting comments.

1. A5 Filofax update – 135 days later - Pam Alison Knits
2. Planner Quote: May 3, 2021 - FranklinPlanner Talk
3. Filofax - Mini Malden in navy - Empress Bat's Journal
4. Link Love: Happy Inko de Mayo! - The Well-Appointed Desk
5. Morning Routines + Habits To Live Your Best Life - Day Designer
6. Celebrating Moms & More - FranklinPlanner Talk
7. Episode #104: The Do Lectures - Getting Things Done
8. DIY bullet journal alphabet stencil (that costs practically nothing) - All About Planners
9. Web Finds – 5 May 2021 - Travellers Notebook Times

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Free for All Friday No. 652 by Nan

Sometimes, when I have to come up with an idea for a Free for All Friday, I draw a blank. 

Literally! 

Sure, there are calendars, formatted diary pages, to-do lists, and all kinds of forms you can buy or print yourself. 

But lately I've been in love with blank pages! I usually use lined paper, but you can also get it with a dot matrix or just plain. 

You can make lists, create mind maps, write journal entries, draw images or graphs... 

What do you use blank pages in your organizer for? 

Of course, since it's Friday, all discussion of ring-bound organizers is welcome!

Is A6 the same as Personal size?

At least once a week I'm sure I've seen that question 

"Is A6 the same as Personal size?"

It would be very mean to just say NO, LOOK IT UP!!! but we aren't that cruel? 😊

This picture might help start the explanation:

The page sizes of the ones shown are as follows: 

• Personal size - 171 x 95mm (h x w) = 16,245 sq mm
• A6 size - 148 x 105mm (h x w) = 15,540 sq mm
• Pocket size - 120 x 81mm (h x w) = 9,720 sq mm

In terms of page square area, A6 and Personal size are very similar, although their size proportions are different. A6 being wider but shorter than Personal size. 

All three of the sizes shown share the same number of ring spaced holes, six in total, split this in to two groups of three with the three rings spaced at a common 19mm spacing. The 'central spacing between the two groups of three is different:

• Personal = 50.8mm (2 inches)
• A6 = 38mm (1.5 inches)
• Pocket = 19mm (¾ inches) 

One side effect of these hole spacing is that Pocket size can fit on to the rings of an A6 organiser 

Mini fits on to A6 too

And finally M2 also fits 

M2 will also fit on to Personal rings in a similar fashion. But M2 is 64 x 103mm (h x w) so there is some overhang when you put M2 in to Personal size. 

The closeness in page area between Personal size and A6 is possibly a reason why Filofax have never produced an A6 organiser sticking to Pocket and Personal sizes.

A6 size is an ISO216 paper size therefore the height and width proportions are fixed 1:1.4142 

Even though Filofax doesn't sell A6 size there are plenty of companies that do. I will not attempt to list them all. 

Sadly you will often see sellers advertising organisers and inserts as being A6 when they are in fact Personal size, the clue is in the page size. 

See our guide to popular paper sizes for more information.