Marjolein Bastin weekly planner 2012

Marjolein Bastin is one of the most popular folk artists right now. She's originally from the Netherlands, so her nature pictures derive mostly from our Dutch birds and plants.

While I would consider her art to be 'folk art' she is a trained artist, from the Arnhem academy of arts. She combines water color with digital techniques to create not just planners, date books and calendars, but also merchandise as diverse as you can come up with.

The Marjolein Bastin Engagement planner is softcover with wire binding, made to fall flat in use. It is illustrated with the wonderful watercolor art she's famous for. It has an inside pocket, monthly and weekly overview pages, an anniversary guide and of course room for addresses. Each weekly section includes an overview of the month as well. This makes for easier planning.

Any Marjolein Bastin fan will love the pages facing the weekly planner pages. The combination of nature scenes with fun and informative notes is just cute.

In this planner the monthly overview pages also contain a small Marjolein Bastin scene.

The Marjolein Bastin two year datebook is of course less luxurious, but on the other hand it's also smaller and handier. Featuring 24 months worth of monthly calendars, Marjolein Bastin's art is limited to the cover. A pen is included as well as extra pages for notes.