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These DIY Planner Accessories are just what you need to brighten up your planner or journal! Can’t think of a better way to celebrate Planner Day!!

I have a morning ritual that I absolutely love. After brushing my teeth, I make myself a nice cup of coffee in my favorite mug, and then I open the windows, sit down at my desk and begin communicating with my best friend, my daily companion – my planner!

Planners became immensely popular during recent years, and there’s been no looking back. Today, the planners market is expected to be worth over 1305 million dollars by 2028! That’s huge!

While there are both digital and physical planners, there’s something incredibly appealing about paper planners which is why they’re so popular. Here are a few reasons why paper planners work better.

Reasons you need a paper planner:

1. Using a paper planner is less distracting since you’re not interrupted by notifications or social media
2. Writing things down is a commitment, and you’re more motivated to follow through with your plans
3. Handwriting is better for your brain as it improves memory and thought processing
4. Writing by hand is a more sensory experience and helps alleviate stress
5. You can get creative with a paper planner, adding all kinds of accessories to it

Now that last one is the best way to celebrate National Planner Day on the 1st of August! This is a day created in 2018 for planner lovers across the world to celebrate their common interest and share how planners have changed their lives. So here are some cute DIY planner accessories that’ll take your planning to the next level!

15 Cute and Easy DIY Planner Accessories

1. Heart Shaped Pencil Toppers

It may sound hard to believe, but daily planners aren’t new – the first one was created way back in 1773 by Robert Aitken. The first kind of modern planner is considered to be the Franklin Planner, which was launched in 1984. Well, whether it was then or now, planners need writing instruments, and you might as well make them pretty!

2. Festive Christmas Corner Page Markers

One thing I love about paper planners is that you can dress them based on which season or holiday is current. For instance, if it’s Christmas, go ahead and deck your planner with these adorable corner page markers!

3. DIY Felt Minion Pencil Toppers

The first digital planner was created in 1975 by an Indian businessman named Satyan Pitroda. While the argument about whether digital or paper is better will continue, you can have some fun in the meantime with some cute planner accessories like these minion pen/pencil toppers!

4. Easy Spring Felt Flower Bookmarks

Today, there are so many planner companies that it’s quite tough choosing one among them! The most common planner brands today are the Happy Planner, Passion Planner, Filofax, Blue Sky, Erin Condren, Rifle Paper Co. and Heidi Swapp. Whatever you choose, don’t forget to create some custom accessories for it!

5. Troll-Inspired Felt Toppers

One great thing about having a planner is that it is one place where you can be you – completely and unapologetically. If you like characters from kids’ movies, go ahead and use them to decorate your planner pens – no one’s going to stop you or judge you!

6. DIY Felt Cactus Bookmark

Whether it’s fiesta time, summer or you just love a good cactus, you’re sure to love these cute cactus page markers! Use them to mark your monthly page or your goals page, so you can immediately go back and be reminded of why you started!

7. Clay Pikachu Pencil Topper

It is estimated that the largest number of planner usage is in North America, followed by Europe and Asia-Pacific. However, there’s one thing people across the world love – Pokemon! If you love it too, you’ll have fun with this Pikachu topper for your planner pen.

8. DIY Halloween Planner Clips

We showed you some DIY planner accessories for Christmas – here are some for Halloween! Little decorative paper clips are quite popular in the planner community, and these are sure to be a hit with your planner friends!

9. Unicorn Planner Pouch

When you have all those little page markers, clips and other accessories, you need a place to store them too. This is where this adorable unicorn pouch comes in, which is so pretty you won’t need any other reason to organize your DIY planner accessories!

10. DIY Planner Folders

Many people who own planners often have multiple ones, with each one serving a different purpose – personal, budget, home, faith, business etc. Whether you have one planner or many, you will find it handy to have a place to store odd papers, which is why we love this DIY folder from Organized 31!

11. DIY Planner Pencil Pouch

These days planning isn’t just about organizing your time and your schedule – it has become much more of a creative exercise, often overlapping with scrapbooking and paper crafts. If it’s the same for you, you probably have lots of pens and pencils to store, and you’ll love having this zippered pouch from Artsy Fartsy Mama!

12. DIY Planner Pen Strap

Did you know that there are global planner conferences held for planner aficionados? Some of these are the Wild for Planners Conference, Chicago Planner Conference and the PlannerCon for San Francisco. If you live in the United States, you may like to mark these in your planner, which will look great with this pen strap from Organized 31!

13. DIY Planner Charms

If you have a planner that has rings or discs, you’ll have the opportunity to use planner charms like these gorgeous ones from Laura’s Crafty Life. This is a great project for older kids or teens to make DIY planner accessories.

14. Snap-In Planner Dashboard

Some kinds of planners can be customized, in the sense you can add or remove pages. However, some others can’t, like spiral planners. However, Laura’s Crafty Life finds us a workaround and shows us how you can add a tab even to spiral planners!

15. Washi Tape Samplers

In the early days of planners, they were strictly functional, with plain lines and no color. However, when women started making planners, they became something else altogether! Now you can find a planner that suits your personality, just like you can find a washi card for you from the many offered by Omiyage Blogs.

For many of us, our planners are a part of our self-care journey. It’s a safe space, where we can unload our brains and feel like we have control over our lives. That’s why it’s completely worth your while to spend some time decorating your planner with some DIY planner accessories. Then when you open your planner every morning, you’re sure to smile when you look at something you made with your own hands!