Diary cover organiser,holds pens & more

I need to carry my work diary, pen, phone and specs around and got fed up with four fiddly things and only two hands so I made this strap/organiser to keep it all together. It saves time fishing around the floor of the car, in my bag (it’s the Tardis in there), or through my many pockets. My diary is A5 so the measurements reflect this. None of the measurements is critical, as long as the elastic is stretched tight enough to keep the strap on the hard cover, and keep the gubbins on/in the strap. (I think it’s a bit dull in plain black so I gave this to my friend and made another for myself in a stiffened Liberty fabric with blue elastic)
Thanks to http://www.instructables.com/member/thehaggard/ for ‘Sketch Journal with Holders’, it was the inspiration for this re-usable adaptation.

Step 1 Materials and tools

Materials & Tools:
Webbing 3cm wide (I used the strap from a discarded camera bag)
Elastic 3cm wide x 22cm long (also from the discarded camera bag)
Scissors
Straight pins or chalk/pen for marking the webbing
Sewing machine (or a needle, thread and thimble if you have the patience)

Comments

[Creativeman]

I love this idea! I am ar when it comes to organizing, and this fits the bill...however, I was not sure what you meant in your step one picture. If you had of put the step 7 picture there, instead, your 'ible would have been 5stars...(and featured, I bet...) good job.

[mandolinible]

Cheers! Appreciate the feedback.

[mandolinible]

Thank you both for your kind comments!

[sunshiine]

I like this idea! Thanks for sharing your hard work!

[ChrysN]

Nice idea!