This is also a great option and looks very pretty! Thanks for watching!

The problem I had with this hack is that the washi edge gets too thick and the other side thin. and I like keeping all the year together.

Thank you for your kind words!

Thank you so much for watching! Let me know how converting your planner goes! I love find new ways to make my planners more useful!

I'm glad it helped! Thanks so much for watching!

Ugh I knowwww! I love everything about Erin Condren but man I wish it was more customizable! I need her bright, happy layout but I also desperately need customizability!

I was surprised at how well it works!! If I wasn’t such a chicken about punching my old school EC covers that you can’t get anymore I’d always and forever do it this way! 😂

Thank you so much for your kind words!

The disc bound system is so versatile and very useful! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

Haha no worries! I love being able to experiment and share my findings with you guys! It’s the scientist in me :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it! It works really well in the discs. Thanks for watching!

I wish Erin Condren would offer a unpunched option someday!

Great tip! I was worried about bulking up the pages too much so I skipped that step but I think it definitely looks better with the tape on the edges. Thanks for watching!

Girl, the struggle is real! Although I’m not currently the disc system it really is one of my favorites and something I think about returning to often.

Question: I would love an update on whether this is still working for you or how long you used it for? How has it held up to use?

Thank you! I tried laminating over it with a strip of lamination pouch but it did not stick. The tape worked much better. Thanks for watching!

I love the arc system thinking of disc binding my EC

It really is a super durable punch! I'm currently using a Leuchtturm Bullet Journal since I have almost nothing going on right now but I very often think about going back to this disc bound Erin Condren system. Her planners are my favorite! Maybe someday she'll sell them unpunched!

Hi Allie! I actually ended up back in a spiral because I didn't want to ruin my covers by punching them. I have since considered moving back to the discbound option because I think it is so much more useful than the spiral. The 2017/2018/2019 paper that Erin Condren is now using is so much thicker and heavier than her past planners so I'm sure it would hold up just fine. If you don't mind a daily planner she did just release her daily Petite Planners that you can take apart and punch without going into pre-existing holes. That might be a more secure option. Let me know how it goes and thanks for watching!

Yep! 10 mil :)

Hi Carol! I got this cover from Staples. You can sometimes find it on Amazon as well. Thank you for watching!

Abigail Free I was so fortunate. Way before I decided to try an arc planner, I found an arch punch at Goodwill and knew I would be using it someday. Maybe I paid $5 for it, maybe less.

Very lucky! I love that punch but man is it pricey!

Yes! I put it on my list of upcoming videos to film! It's holding up beautifully and I still carry it every day :)

I just Googled dot grid paper, printed it off, and cut in half :)

I believe those were from the Staples Arc brand. You can find them online or in the store. Some of the dividers and pouches may have also been the Martha Stewart line. You can find her products sporadically at Staples. I hope that helps and thanks so much for watching!

Jessica Torina // RubyDoobies thanks for the info; your video helped me :)

No problem! Please let me know if you have any other questions! :)

Hi there! You’re in luck because 3 years later I’m still just as obsessed with talking about planners haha! You do have to punch the EC pages for the discs BUT if you line the paper up in the punch you are punching through existing holes which helps protect the integrity of the pages. It just so happens to work out that when you line the EC pages up in the middle of the punch it goes right through the holes that are already there. I hope that helps and please let me know if you have any more questions! Thanks so much for watching :)

That helps a lot! Thanks for your reply!

Hi Maryann! If you search KZfaq for Erin Condren coil removal I think there are a few videos about that. I just use a set of pliers and straighten out the ends of the coil and uncoil it!

@@JessicaTorina thank you.

I didn't use any of the preset sizes on the hole punch for the EC. I had to kind of eyeball it and make sure the pages were centered on the punch. I hope that helps! Thank you for watching :)

My old teacher used to call those "chubby wubbies" and would talk about them "mating" and making mixed breed chubby wubbies. She had us rolling in class;