How This Planner Got Out of Her Planning and Stickers Addiction Closet
I've been an avid collector of stickers since I was very young. I would buy and collect stickers from night markets and stationery stores with whatever pocket money I had. It isn't just stickers; I'm obsessed with pretty stationery as well. I've been collecting cute erasers, pencils, notebooks, etc since I was 7!
As for planners, I've been using notebooks as planners since I was in primary school. In high school, I read about high-flying career women carrying Filofaxes around and knew that I had to get one. Well, that was until I found out how much one cost back then! In uni, I bit the bullet and bought my very first Filofax. It was a black personal-sized Metropol. My planner addiction started growing from there to more Filofaxes. That was until I stumbled upon the world of Kikki K and Erin Condren Life Planners. The rest, as they say after seeing my collection of planners, is history.
Before Closet Planner Addict came about, I've always been fascinated with how stickers were made. I bought so much over the years and thought it was high time I learned how they were made. When I bought a Silhouette Cameo machine, I didn't expect this little hobby of printing stickers for myself would turn into an actual store on Etsy!
Learning to get the perfect cut right for stickers on paper took a while to master and many, many papers later, I finally did it. Sourcing for the right kind of adhesive paper was hard too as I wanted high-quality paper with a satin finish. After discovering many lemons, I'm so relieved and happy to have found the right ones I wanted.
The planning community on Facebook is absolutely fantastic. The camaraderie amongst planner addicts is amazing and everyone is so supportive and helpful. I wouldn't have taken the step to launch Closet Planner Addict if it wasn't for them.
Just before I go, here are some random tidbits about me:
- I collect heaps of stickers that I don't actually use. A lot of them are too pretty!
- I had my first ring planner in college. Before that, I used small weekly diaries that were gifts with purchases handed down by my parents.
- I don't like using ball-point pens. It's rollerball and gel pens for me all the way! Oh, and they must be as fine-tipped as possible.
- I prefer to use a regular pencil than a mechanical one.
- I recently got into the adult colouring craze and my best friend gave me a set of 72 Derwent colour pencils for my birthday. It was the most extravagant colour pencils I've ever laid my eyes on.
- Dangerous shops for me to step into are Kikki K, Daiso and Officeworks because I rarely leave these stores without buying something.
- The ultimate planner I hope to get one day: the Hermes Globe-Trotter. At the time of writing, it's AU$985.00 so, erm, I've got a looooooong way to go.
So welcome to Closet Planner Addict. I hope you like the stickers, printables and planning paraphernalia I have to offer as much as I've enjoyed making them for you.
And thank you for making my sticker-making dream come true.
