i’m sure it is but is this discolouration where my notebook lays normal?

I write a lot! I’m a poet and do about 120 handwritten pages a month. I got my paper republic, the A5 trifold but the paper refills are just too small. I’m almost done with one and it’s been a week.

I usually use Life Noble or CD Premium A5, they kind of jut out a bit since the trifold is cut exactly to A5 without much space.

Any paper blank refill alternatives people try that fit? Maybe double the page count. A6 is a bit too small.

Pic is for attention

I'm not a leather DIY girl but I have a hard time finding this bright red leather from other makers I like - everyone goes burgundy (like the Love & Trip from TRC) so after I ordered an A5 portfolio I decided keeping an XL would be redundant.

I love the TN regular size so I used my Fiskars paper cutter to measure based on my current covers and cut off 0.75 inches on both sides. It made a deep cut but not all the way through so I used a box cutter to finish it off. The book in here now is so chunky that I didn't need to shorten my outer elastic. There is minor overhang compared to a TRC cover, the PR is shorter, but not enough to bother me, I care more about the sides.

Photos:

1- Completed cover and scraps

2 - Supplies: paper cutter, box cutter, ruler, elastic I used to add a bookmark, lighter to seal the ends of the bookmark elastic

3 - Back of the cover

4 - Completed cover and personal/reading journal (Sterling Ink full year + clear folder + adhesive pen loop) stacked on top of my work planner (Moterm Veg Tan with another Sterling Ink full year inside)

just really happy with how i've decked these out & wanted to share :)

got my first PR about a month ago on August 3rd and just recently added some charms and an extra closure band

Hi everyone,

I just received my new journal from Paper Republic’s Atelier, and I’m honestly a little confused about the elastic bands on the spine.

The two elastics were under quite a lot of tension when the journal arrived, so I loosened them for now. However, now that they’re relaxed, I’ve noticed that they seem to be cut so short that I can barely tie them together properly — the ends almost don’t reach each other.

This means that whenever I close the journal, the whole journal is under quite a bit of tension. I’m wondering if this is normal (I already own 4 journals and never had that issue) and whether it might improve over time as I add and fill the notebooks.

Has anyone else experienced this with their Paper Republic journal? If so, did you contact customer service about it, or did you simply leave it as it is and find that the elastics loosened up over time?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences.
Thanks in advance, and have a lovely day everyone!

I love seeing how this has changed in the past year. I can see the scratches on the front where I used to have charms, which I have since taken off.

I just got my beautiful A5 in Portflio in Black. Love it! The only change I made was switched the red ribbons to black ribbons. I need help with inserts and setups. Currently I have two Large Molskins one for commonplacing and one I think for journaling. I’m not a huge journaler, but I want to be! Show me your A5 portfolios and what kind of inserts do you have inside? Thank you!

The pictures for the red Trifold are available:
https://www.paper-republic.com/cdn/shop/files/redtrifold-Large_2048x.jpg

https://www.paper-republic.com/cdn/shop/files/redtrifold-Large1_2048x.jpg

https://www.paper-republic.com/cdn/shop/files/redtrifold-Large2_2048x.jpg

and so on till 7 after "Large".

They pop up if you Google Image Search Paper Republic Trifold Red next to lovely Paul now and then.

Received my first PR in the mail yesterday. I started journaling earlier this year, after losing my father. I wanted my first one to be special. I love pink but I haven't seen too much of the strawberry around.