3 Simple Travelers Notebook Modifications
I have been really focused on increasing the functionality of my travelers notebook in the beginning of this year. With that I have seen a couple of holes in functionality that I wanted to remedy in my Travelers Notebook this week. You can see the alterations in the video below!
The Modifications
I made 3 modifications to this travelers notebook, two of them are rather simple and the other one (the folder) has a lot of steps to get the final product.
Mindfulness Charm
Large Copper Paperclips
DIY Folder with a permanent Pen Loop
Mindfulness Charm
This charm was made by gluing a pressed penny to a piece of leather. Then I cut out the leather in the shape of a UFO, just like the pressed penny I used!
I made this charm to remind me that I am a part of something larger than myself every time I look at my travelers notebook. This helps me not to take my problems too seriously!
Copper Paperclips
I used 1ft strips of copper wire and I bent the wire with some pliers and my fingers into a classic paperclip shape and a paperclip flag shape! With doing this, there are really so many options for shaping. I thought to make an arrow, or a mushroom, Ahhh the options are endless, however I don’t need that many paperclips, so I stopped after the first two.
Download your free copper paperclip bending template HERE. This is what the pattern looks like if you want to make them without the pattern :) They are about 3” tall and 1” wide.
Folder Dashboard with Pen Loop
I started with a hanging file folder to make this. Using this will make the final folder lice and rigid. These I found at the thrift store for 10 cents a piece, such a steal!
I used a TN folder that I like the size of to help me draft the pattern I want. It is just a hair bigger than the size of the papers in my signature so that they are protected on the edges.
Then I cut the folder out and folded it using scisors as a bone folder to get crisp edges. After that I glued the flaps together and voila!
Then I used a scrap of soft leather and some cotton floss to stitch a pen loop onto the back flap of the folder. I used a thick and strong needle to punch through this folder material and the leather and it worked really well! I cut the leather so that the loop would fit my favorite fountain pen perfectly and it does!
After the folder was all stitched up, I installed all of my new modifications!
The Final Result
All Together
I love these modifications. I even think that I will make another folder with a pen loop to cover another one of my signatures! I like to use multiple fountain pens so that would ensure that my all my pens don’t get yanked off of my TN! I also want to make more paperclips but I don’t know what I will do with them so ill have to come up with some other uses for these paperclips :)
Thank you so much for reading! I hope this inspired you to create some Travelers Notebook modifications that will increase the functionality of your own Travelers Notebook!
And so it is!
With much love,