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A5 Van Der Spek Binder in Janet Leather (#104)
For a previous post about this and how I discovered the leather, please click here. I cannot say how much I love this binder. It is so rich and textured and sturdy. Kind of like Mulberry Darwin mated...
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Van Der Spek Stiffener Options
Touch Me binders do not have stiffening in them. As they are not made at the custom factory and are not custom binders, there is no option to have stiffener added. The presence of the full length...
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A Day in the Life of Undyed Binder Zero
Yesterday was the first big outing for Undyed Binder Zero. It was raining and I was using my Filofax Charleston handbag which has a black lining. It was in my bag with my keys, pens and wet umbrella....
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A5 and Standard Black and Brown Van Der Spek Touch Me
Here is a comparative post of my Touch Me binders. I have one of each colour in each size. And one of each is the old size, if that makes any sense. I was first attracted to Touch Mes because of the...
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Lovely Janet leather binders
Well, have never had anything named after me before, albeit unofficially. I found this leather when we were at Van Der Spek in the Netherlands and people liked the look of it and started buying it. It...
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Yvonne’s Janet Leather VDS custom binder
Yvonne kindly took more photos of her Van Der Spek Janet Leather binder. It is so nice to see someone using a more compact binder with 15mm rings as most people go large – including me. So am putting...
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Undyed Binder Project: Week 3
As Sweden gets darker and darker it becomes more difficult to get good pictures of this baby, but these are pretty accurate, albeit not very bright. The binder now has more scratches on it (either from...
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Lemur Bee’s wonderful Janet Leather (#104) custom binder
Thank you LB for letting me use your photographs! I love the design of both of these. For people like me who use their planners as wallets, it makes a huge difference having lots of horizontal credit...
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Van Der Spek Undyed Binder: Week 4 plus 2015 setup
Well it is still permanent twilight here in Sweden but from today the days get longer, a minute at a time! So even though the photos are a bit dull at the moment, they will hopefully be in more...
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Diary of an overstuffer – 2015 version
Dear Diary, Today I got a personal Filofax. It is sooooo nice. Light and small enough to fit in my handbag. This is going to work. It is going to solve ALL my problems. It is going to be my one and...
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VDS Undyed Leather Binder – week 5½
This week I am going to focus more on the detail of the leather, because those who are following this series of posts have seen the design of the binder, how I have set it up, as well as it being used....
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Two heartwarming cards and a gift
In addition to a lovely card from Paula, I also received this handmade beauty from Maddie, who has been a really good friend to me – she handmade me a journal last year and has always been there for me...
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Van Der Spek Hobonichi covers
Here are two covers custom-made by Van Der Spek to fit Hobonichi planners. The teal one was for Joy and the brown ostrich one was for Sharon. You can choose these in different sizes and in any of the...
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The strangest thing about my Van Der Spek undyed binder is…
….that for the first time EVER, I am actually using a pen loop in a binder. I have never ever ever EVER managed this before. And it is not something that I intended to do. It just happened and was...
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Update on Undyed Van Der Spek Binder – the 2½ month mark
Well I have been using this for two and a months now. I use it daily. It goes everywhere with me and is my planner and wallet. It also holds my travel card. Because of my job, I refer to it every...
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Undyed Van Der Spek binder – after 4 months of daily use
It has a few more scuffs on it now but as it gets older you don’t notice them and they just add to the beauty of the binder. The colour is really darkening now and will turn to toffee as soon as the...
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Van Der Spek Undyed Binder Update – heading for five months!
These photos were taken over two days but this is my VDS custom undyed at work for me this week. You can see the nice shine it has nowadays. I never treat my leathers so this beautiful patina comes...
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Van Der Spek Undyed Binder – 5 months on
Here is my undyed binder after a further two weeks of use. I have been using it constantly for 5 months now. I have taken close up photos of the details and features to show marks and the colour. It is...
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Cognac Italian full grain leather (21 years old) and the new VDS equivalents
A5 Van Der Spek in Cognac Italian full grain leather after 18 months of constant use, after having bought it second hand on Netherland’s eBay when it was 20 years old.
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