The stationery and organisation thread! :D

Hey, totally know where youre coming from, one of my teachers a few years back taught me this little nifty trick to solve the problem!

1. Buy the normal A4 dividers - theres no need to fork out extra £ on wider ones. Take one divider and lay it underneath a plastic pocket.

2. Mark on the plastic wallet with a Sharpie or other permanent marker the bit where the little tab sticks out.

3. Take a pair of scissors and cut a little rectangle on the plastic pocket where you've market the little tab. You should now have a little rectangualr sized gap in your plasic pocket.

4. Heres the tricky bit - insert the divider into the plastic pocket, ensuring that the tab slots through the gap you've just cut in the pocket.

5. Place the divider (now encased in the plastic pocket) in the right space in your folder. The little tab should now be visible because it has the same measurements as all your other bits of work (ie they've ALL been pushed out equally because they're all in plastic pockets)

*Little tip* To ensure your tabs dont rip or get folded and tear, cover them with a small bit of laminating tape or Sellotape.

Hope I helped, reply back if you're still confused and I'll clarify

I lov my fineliners but I need something a bit thicker to do bubbles etc round things for emphasis - what do you guys recommend?

Just bought myself 10 Oxford refill pads Here's all my stationery, some from last year:







As far as I can remember:

10 x Oxford Refill Pad
Moleskine 18mth Weekly Notebook Planner
Clairefontaine vocab book
Clairefontaine 1951 notebook (Pocket)
Pelikan 1001 Black ink
Staedtler Metal 15cm Ruler (I love metal rulers!)
Lamy Logo
Parker Facet
Faber-Castell Gripmatic Mechanical pencil
F-C eraser
Staedtler pigmented ink pen (10p sampler from Cult Pens)
Staedtler Colouring pencil pack with rubber and pencil (FREE with my order from Cultpens! I love them, no advert)
F-C dry highlighter (so my ink doesn't smudge )

If i've forgotten something, do quote

So far, I've got the box file, the fineliners and one of the lever arch files. I've yet to find the perfect diary and also I have a question - I lov my fineliners but I need something a bit thicker to do bubbles etc round things for emphasis - what do you guys recommend? I'm torn between coloured sharpies (I use the black ones to label boxes and things atm) and staedtler ones, because I've used them at school and I know they're slightly less fine than the stabilo ones. So what do you think? Love how this is my biggest concern when preparing for uni *shakes head*

Emma

definitely have a look at these beauties. there's a pack of 20 around as well if i remember correctly. and seriously, staedtler > stabilo. i've used stabilos for years (the fineliners and those slightly thicker ones) until my mum randomly bought the staedtler ones one day. i'm head over heels in love with them and have never looked back!

the staedtler fineliners are amazing as well. have both packs at home.

I have both the staedtler fineliners and the thicker ones (do they have a name?! XD) and I love them! They are great.
Have never used the Stabilo ones though so I can't compare.

They really are amazing and so incredibly long-lasting. I'm seriously in love haha.

I think the fineliners are called "triplus fineliner" and the thicker ones "triplus colour". But I didn't know until I checked amazon like a minute ago.

Porsche design titanium mechanical pencil and USUS Io aluminium magnetic mechanism pen...Just because I'm a slut for German over-engineered metal things.

Hey. Could you post photos of its pages please? I can't seem to find ANY photos of the contents of this diary online and I don't live in the UK yet so I can't go check in store(2013 uni applicant here ). It's available in online bookshops for <7 pounds with free shipping to Bulgaria, I just can't tell whether it is what I'm looking for without having had a look inside. Something like 2-3 photos would be great (for example monthly view, timetable and weekly view).
Thanks in advance and sorry for bothering you.

it's an organisation thing so am putting it here but, can i justify it? it's just. i really. really. really. REALLY. want one!

http://www.cambridgesatchel.co.uk/shop/collections/the-batchel