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Visited Japan for the first time & also picked up my first TN at the airport :) Used it as a ‘junk’ journal & for collecting stamps

Got it on release and I use it in tandem alternating with a plotter mini 5.

Added a cut to size small LIFE book (lined).
Works great as my notetaker as we travel Phuket at the moment.

A friend visited Japan and brought me back this TN with the charms a year ago and I still use it every weekday.

I love the card size TN so much. It is my wallet, a place to collect small ephemera and I use it as a sketchbook. I really hope they will make Kraft Paper refills for this size, cause it's my favorite sketch paper atm. Since I can't buy these right now, I cut some paper myself.

(TN passport size in the upper left corner for size :)

And you?

Bonjour,

Chez TC, ils vendent le carnet couleur camel. Je le trouve joli, mais la patine avec le temps manque cruellement de caractère... J’ai donc décidé de m'en créer deux. Un format A5 et un en format standard. J’ai commandé un grand morceaux de cuir naturel, tanage végétal. J’ai acheté de la teinture jaune tournesol 🌻.

J’ai traité le cuir avec de l'huile de bœuf. Plusieurs couches fines. J’ai teint le tout en jaune. Et après plusieurs essais j’ai réussi à obtenir un cuir pas trops dur, assez souple, avec un aspect ridé et lorsqu'on essaie de le plier, on obtient le même effet qu'avec le cuir crazy horse. La couleur jaune ressort plus au niveau du plis. J'aime beaucoup le résultat. Celà donne un effet antique au carnet. Et avec cette épaisseur de cuir, il durera toute une vie, même plusieures. J’ai aussi fait un étui à stylos en cuir que j’ai sculpté pour créer une plume. Vous pensez quoi honnêtement ?!. Je suis prêt à recevoir toutes critiques. Lol.

L'épaisseur du cuir est de 3 bons millimètres.

Hey TN world 👋

I love a good Kraft folder in my TN’s and have them in each of my regular sized TN’s (great to add the pen loops too as well!)

But.. I couldn’t stomach spending the £16 plus shipping for the official Paper Republic one (even if it does look lovely!)

An A3 piece of 300gsm watercolour paper, some double sided sticky tape and knife later…. We have a budget version! 😂

I don’t see the point in the card slots - It’s been many many years since I’ve kept a business card!

This is for the A5 Le Portfolio (which isn’t A5 and an A5 folder would overhang annoyingly!)

I couldn’t find a single person making a third party version, hence the DIY!

So, I like big books and I cannot lie. I usually use 200-400 page inserts and I hate the overhang when I add a clear folder or another refill. But! Today I got creative and added another elastic through the holes so now each book has its own string! And look: no overhang!

I'm sure it's been done before and I haven't exactly reinvented the wheel, but my partner didn't get the excitement and I thought you guys might 🖤

Journaling during rainy fall day with a new ink.

i love this thing. ever since i made it, i haven't felt a single itch to buy the real thing. i bought a cheap $5 card folder to hold my ID and payment cards, and it's been incredibly useful. the xteink x3 makes for a great secondary ereader on the go; it's just a shame there's no light source provided. at least it means the battery will last a long time, and i mainly leave the house during the day anyway.

i find myself writing in it during the bubbles of time i get sitting down at restaurants. so far it's been doodles, ideas for my current novel, and descriptions of dishes i loved eating.

i also love that because i didn't spend much money making it, i don't feel obligated to treat it as a precious thing. i've had ice cream dripped onto it during a work retreat, and i didn't freak out. when i wiped it off, the stains were still faintly there, but i treated that like it's part of my cover's charm now.

So, I pre-ordered (and paid for)the card-size TN in July from a store not in my hometown and was finally able to pick it up yesterday. The pre-order stock was very limited (I think about 5 of each colour)and also sold out. In my hometown there are actually 2 stores that also carry official TN products and one of those is an official partner store. They are a bit pretentious in what they also sell and ask extortionate prices for mostly Japanese products from Penco etc. They cater to the Monocle lifestyle for people with money to burn. They also partner in the upcoming TC Caravan event.

The other store is a more general stationary/office supplies shop that also sells really nice pens, inks and a large variety of notebooks and accessories, from cheap to very expensive. They are not an official partner for TN.

So tell me how the official partner store has a sign up that continuing supply problems mean they have very limited stock and the none-partner store has dozens of the 20th anniversary card-size on the shelf? (I visited both stores today and saw this myself). Weird.

(Photo of my card-size just for fun.)

I have a big collection of stamps and decided to choose some to see them more, before this i did a little paper that read my name in Rotunda script ( last picture). If you have the tin labels, what do you put in them?

A random scribble led to a systematic scribble and colouring. Gonna dedicate a brand new refill just for that. I think it is a way to break your constant and inspire yourself.

Really happy with how it turned out! Mostly based on Paper Republic style. Purchased the leather online for $30. Just needed a little trimming to size. Had the elastic at home and happened to match. I ran it through the holes twice so I can fit 4 journals in it. Excited to see it break in and develop patina! But, as is, the raw leather feels great in hand with a kind of matte feel.

Yes, I know what you're gonna say, the sand and no, I have not had that problem.

I like focusing especially on my preyers, meditation and gratitude journaling when at the beach ❤️

Will be travelling to Japan next month, mainly around Osaka. Anyone have tips on where I can get my hands on a baby TN