The perfect planner isn't something you buy — it's something you build. In this class you'll learn how to make your own Midori-style traveler's notebook from scratch, using cloth, faux leather, an old book cover, or even a plastic dining mat.
We'll start with the basics, work through the binding step by step on video, and then keep going — printables for the inside pages, fun dashboards, pocket folders, and bound mini-notebooks to slot inside. The sky's the limit.
THE CREATIVE PLANNER BOOTCAMPBuild a traveler's notebook system that's actually made for you.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
Make a Midori-style traveler's notebook from scratch
Turn cloth, faux leather, old book covers, even dining mats into planner covers
Master the binding technique (and which elastic actually works)
Print and bind your own inserts using the included templates
Design a fun dashboard with washi samples and more
Make pocket folders that slip right into your notebook
Build planners worth keeping — or giving as gifts
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Step-by-step video instruction, printable templates for your inserts and notebooks, sticker sheets to paint and customize, and everything you need to print and bind a planner that's truly your own.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
A cover material — cloth, faux leather, an old book, or a plastic dining mat
Elastic (we'll cover the right kind in class)
Paper for your inserts
Washi tape, stickers, and embellishments — whatever you love
Basic scissors and adhesive
Start with what's on hand. Half the magic of this system is making it yours.
Why an online class?
Why an online class?
Online courses are so much fun because you can learn at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home. May we suggest a tasty beverage and pajamas? Perhaps on your favorite chair? Or even in your studio at our craft table? You can take online classes anywhere you want!
You have lifetime access to the video course and can come back to watch it and rewatch it anytime you want.
You can ask as many questions as you want on the course page and I will always do my best to answer your questions as best as I can.
Join a fun community of makers and creators and share your work and learn from others!
Hi I’m Mahe Zehra a.k.a MZ Welcome to my Whimsical World!Hi, I’m Mahe. I was self-schooled. The greatest thing my parents ever taught me was how to learn on my own.
I’ve been teaching myself hard things since I was ten years old. I grew up in Lahore, in a household where nothing was considered disposable. Biscuit tins became sewing kits. Old saris became quilts. I am the daughter of two long lineages of women who saved, mended and repurposed beautifully — not out of necessity, but because waste genuinely offended them.
Twenty-five years on, that’s the foundation of everything I make or do. MZ Creates is where I teach the soulful art of making meaning from what you already have — old envelopes, tea-stained paper, ticket stubs, the pretty bits of an ordinary life. I’m a Certified Zentangle Teacher and the author of over twenty books on paper craft, journaling and mixed media. I teach the way I was taught — by being trusted to figure it out. I won’t lecture you. I’ll sit beside you and show you that you can do this. Because you can. [ Read my full story ]