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Philippine Fauxdori 2016 Edition

Just in time for the holidays, I thought I’d round up this year’s crop of custom fauxdori and traveller’s notebook makers and sources. We’ve lost some from last year and gained some this year. I… Read More

SoulFlower’s Basic Leather Workshop

The workshop, held in their small workspace near the famous Maginhawa food street, included lunch at Rustic Mornings and a short tour of Marikina’s leather-goods stores for P4,000 ( at the time). It’s a good deal, because they provide the basic materials (scrap leather, buttons, fasteners, pounding board, some thread, rulers, mallet, etc.) and insider tips on how to get what you want out of the old-style Marikina shops.

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Fauxdori Review: Shutterdori

For this week I review the “Shutterdori” fauxdori by @Shuttercreations.ph. They are oh-so-pink and a departure from my more “brown leather” style, but lovely and light. It’s the ideal Philippine for the girly girl/boy on a budget (or is an anti-leather).

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Traveler’s Notebook- Kuwero ‘Lakbay’

NOTE: It’s come to my attention that the size of this notebook is smaller than the Standard Midori size The notebook I have as “Standard;’ by Kuwero is 110 x 210 mm. From the Goulet… Read More

Recent Hauls: Hobby Depot Washi

In this new series of posts Recent Hauls, I feature sellers and products I’ve recently liked and gotten. This first round goes to Hobby Depot, a Facebook-based washi and sticker/ stationery seller. They’ve got an extensive variety of washi that are currently on sale at P55 per roll.

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Travelers Notebooks- Inserts

I had some Tomoe River paper in A4 size ( slightly larger) and thought I’d make some inserts for them for my Travelers Notebooks. Here’s my process. It’s a bit lengthy and requires some coordination on my part, but worth it.