Printed Inserts

Printing your own inserts from downloaded files isn't always possible or easy for a lot of people in our community. 

I recognise also that it can be a common source of stress amongst Filofax users at the start of each year. 

• Will I be able to buy the insert that I've been using for n years?
• Will it still be available in the size I'm using?
• Will the paper still be the same? 
• Will the design have been changed? (addition of QR codes...)
• Will they have increased the prices?

And other issues no doubt. 

To try and reduce this uncertainty I would like you to help us build up a directory of sources of pre-printed inserts that we can link to on our suppliers page.  This page has been revamped recently to allow for the inclusion of this diary insert information. 

To make this easy to use we will at minimum the following information: 

• The name of the supplier
• Web site link (essential for inclusion)
• The location of the supplier (importing inserts from abroad can be quite expensive in taxes and shipping)
• The sizes they have available. (A5, Personal, Pocket, A6, Mini etc)
• Any comments in addition to the above. 

Here is are some example entries:

• Brand: Cloth and Paper
• Website: https://www.clothandpaper.com/
• Location: USA
• Sizes: All
• Comments: 

• Brand: ♾️Lotus
• Website: https://8lotus.co/
• Location: Texas, USA
• Sizes: A5, Personal, Pocket, A6
• Comments:

• Brand:  Studio Scribe
• Website: https://studio-scribe.co.uk/ 
• Location:  Scotland
• Sizes:  A4, A5
• Comments:

We welcome all contributions as the supplier or as a customer of any of the companies that you would like to recommend for inclusion in the list. 

Please send in your contributions to philofaxy at gmail dot com 

We will of course still supply downloadable files for those that wish to customise or just print our own files, those are not going to disappear any time soon. Find those here: Diaries 2025

Silent Sunday

 

Journal pages - thank you to Daniel

Web Finds - Saturday 22 February 2025

It is time to enjoy a few blog posts from around the internet, 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 15 February 2025
2. Silent Sunday - 'Filohax' Vintage on vintage No. 5
3. Philofaxy Meet Up - London - Saturday 10 May 2025
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 733
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 19 February 2025
6. Filofax A5 Holborn - Revisited
7. Free For All Friday - No. 850 by Steve

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. Good Busy Planner Review (Goal planner for tracking everything) - All About Planners
2. New Filofax doesn’t have embossing inside - Filofax
3. Intro to Habit 3 & The Time Matrix (pg. 168-177) - FranklinPlanner Talk
4. PLOTTER USA at the California Pen Show 2025 - PLOTTER USA
5. My pocket Norfolk matches my nails. It's the little things in life... - Filofax
6. Toscana & Epoca Dark Brown Bicolours - Blog | Gillio
7. Episode #298: Reflecting Skills Lab - Getting Things Done
8. Norfolk Currant - Filofax
9. Link Love: Keep Your Inks Warm - The Well-Appointed Desk
10. Web Finds – 19 February 2025 - Travellers Notebook Times
11. Your blog post could appear here. Please let us know if you have a blog that features ring bound organisers.

• Please leave a comment on any of the blogs you enjoyed reading and mention that you saw their post mentioned on Philofaxy. Thank you
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Enjoy

       

Free For All Friday - No. 850 by Steve

I'm beginning to sense that Spring is edging closer and closer to us. The days are getting longer and we are having more sunny days and the daffodils are coming in to flower at last, slightly later this year, I think due to the colder weather we have been experiencing. 

As we approach March, is it time to review the contents of your organiser, what do you no longer need, what needs to be updated etc. 

As always on a Friday please feel free to discuss anything Filofax related. 

Filofax A5 Holborn - Revisited

The Filofax Holborn has been a long term favourite of mine. 

Mainly because of the unique pocket design and how you can utilise the pocket layout, especially in the inside front cover. 

The last 2-3 weeks I've been using my black Holborn A5 with a clasp closure. 

The main differences between the clasp and the zip versions in A5 are: 

• The clasp closure has 25 mm rings, the zip has 30mm rings;
• The clasp closure only has a single pen loop, where as the zip has two pen loops
• The clasp has more pocket openings than the zip, but the zip does have external pockets. 
• The clasp is slightly smaller in physical size compared to the zip. 

I did a full comparison post between the Holborn models here. 

The internal layout of the clasp model. The cards show where the pocket openings are. 

The smaller ring size wasn't an issue for me, I was able to get all my inserts on to the rings and they are printed on 80gsm paper. 

I added a second pen loop using a Filofax Flex Pen Loop with holes punched in to it. 

This works for me, in normal use the pen loop insert is close to the front of my page stack, so it doesn't get in the way and I have a pencil to hand when I need it. 

Have you ever owned a Filofax Holborn?