The Midori Travelers Notebook

My internet is superrrr slow right now and that's about the most infuriating and annoying thing ever. That makes me not want to blog, which is pretty sad, because I'm really motivated right now. But I'm gonna pull through and DO THIS THING!

You probably don't know what a Midori Traveler's Notebook is. If you do, awesome. If you don't, even better, because I'm about to tell you. Basically, it's a little rectangle of leather, varying in size, and it contains 3+ pieces of elastic on it- two on the inside, and one to hold it all together. Sounds pretty simple, right? Then, it has inserts. The inserts are these cute little booklets, which you write in. They're all so different- you can get a non-lined one, a lined one, a calendar, a sketchbook one, colored ones, white ones, graphed ones and SO MUCH more. Like, so much it's not even funny. There are also inserts that aren't even paper! You can get a pencil holder, a little ziplock insert, a business card holder, etc. You can also get MOAR rubber bands & elastic!! I'm gonna post a video after this that explains things a bit more in depth (it's not my video, some other awesome person made it). And not even that; the different varieties of the journal have different names, such as Foxydori, Fauxdori, Jennadori, etc. It's called that because they altered the whole system and then named it after themselves. 

I bet you can tell that I'm kind of obsessed with the Midori journals right now.. And I am. But I'm probably not going to order one, because these things range from $60-80, and I'm not going to spend money like that when they're super easy to DIY. Here are a few tutorials if you are looking to make your own:

DIY Midori: Traveler's Notebook Start to Finish

Notebook DIY + Free Printable by Nina Christensen 

How to Make a Traveler's Notebook by Sea Lemon 

DIY Leather Traveler's Notebook Midori Style by Recording Thoughts 

Those are just a few, and trust me, there are dozens more on YouTube- just look ;) Also, I suggest you check out Sea Lemon's channel a bit more in depth, because they make some awesome notebooks and journals and the tutorials are awesome, so pop on over there and check it out. And here are a couple free printable inserts and DIY inserts: 

Regular Midori Inserts Free Printables by My Digital Art Studio 

Make Your Own Pocket Folder by Crazy Little Fish

Top DIY Midori Inserts and Hacks (shown in photo above) by Wendaful

Make Your Own Midori Kraft File (shown in photo) by My Life All In One Place


That's all I have to say about the Midori Traveler's Notebook right now, but I will definitely be posting a video or two later. I hope you consider this beautiful, simply rustic journal system. Thanks for reading!

xx Savannah