Time for the third installment of my favorite four, and most fitting for my life now, it is planner related. This time it's to share my favorite four planning supplies. When I started feeding my planning addiction I may have gone a bit crazy at pretty much all of the crafting stores finding everything I could see myself using. Now, if I went back in time, these would definitely be the top four things I would tell myself I definitely need for planning.
1 // Washi Tape
This is a type of Japanese tape that is made out of trees and is pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen. Out in the planner world, there are people who prefer stickers and those that prefer washi, I am part of the latter. There is just so much variety that can come from using washi tape in planning. It's a great way to decorate planner spreads that feel a little dull and bring life to writing your daily tasks. Washi tape can be found pretty much in every single craft store, my favorite place to go is Jo-Ann Frabrics pretty much because they sell thin washi that go for $1 for two rolls (and with my student discount, the cost is just the best!)
2 // Hole Punchers
I do not know what I would be doing with my planning if I did not have any hole punchers. Personally, I use a binder style planner and the specific one I bought did not come with any inserts so I have made many of my own and I have needed to punch the holes in the inserts myself to be able to use them. There are also decorative punchers, my favorite is the flag punch. It's a great way to decorate my spreads or put something to pop out in my spread for important days. Another favorite, is a pair of corner round punchers that I just recently bought and I think they may have been the best ones I have bought so far. These hole punchers can also be bought at most craft stores, and are very affordable, there is a flower punch I bought from Jo-Anns that only cost $1. (It seems, I really like Jo-Anns...)
3 // Adhesives
I'm not really sure the best way to title this section but anything that can turn paper into a sticker is very necessary. I am very into instant gratification and sometimes going to a store and buying stickers or ordering them off of an Etsy store takes too long for me and I just want to create my own or go through some printables that are out on the Internet are exactly what I need. Printing out images or using decorative paper and running them through my mini Xyron to turn them into stickers is exactly all I need to satisfy a sticker craving (I know, I have a problem). I also like using adhesive tape if I don't want to print on my shipping label and just print out on normal printer paper. One of my favorites to run through my Xyron is actually running paint samples through it. I actually got the idea from my fellow blogger Risa (Lalareesses) in a DIY she made for Valentine's Day and realized that it would be so useful for planner decorating. I have bought all of my adhesive tape at Target but they are also at most craft stores, and the Xyron I purchased at Walmart for $9.
4 // Writing Utensils
Pens, pens, pens. My favorite writing tool. I am very picky about my writing utensils because even the prettiest of spread can get ruined if you have bleeding writing through the paper or too fat of ink (at least for me). For writing big events in my planner, my favorite is the Staedtler Triplus Fineliner that writes in 0.3 point, thin pen tips I feel have me writing at my best. To write finer print for my daily events I like to use the Pilot G 0.38 point gel pen, though this pen and the Staedtler both write the same point, the Staedtler is more of a thin marker and I like to use the Pilot for writing finely and clearly. These two are my staples for writing in my planner but there are others that I have tried which are not too bad, but definitely not what I reach for. There is the Sharpie pen which is more similar to the Staedtler and I feel that it does the job, but bleeds through paper just a tad too much for my preference but if you have thicker paper this may be for you. All of these pens can also be found pretty much anywhere, but I purchased all of mine at Target.
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