A5 Owl Journal

A month ago I was asked to design and make a journal as a present for a lovely lady's boyfriend. She wanted it to be A5 in size and have an embroidered owl underneath the flap, so the owl would be a surprise. I enjoyed making this journal so much and was very glad to hear she liked it too!

I welcome orders that are unique so please feel free to let me know what your preferences are! I do everything by hand so please allow 3-4 days after placing the order for delivery.

Vintage button journals

I decided to use pretty vintage buttons on some of the journals I recently made. I found them in a tin given to me by my grandmother. It belonged to her mother so its definitely vintage!

Let's go sailing

background picture by carolynshope

Lets go sailing.

Let's get a bite to eat.

Let's talk about movies.

Let's go to sleep.

lyrics by the moldy peaches "jorge regula"

Oh sweet valentine!

I love this journal. Its sweet and says "I love you" and it has a little heart on the inside to prove it. The perfect gift for a sweet valentine! Let me know if you want to place an order!

xoxo

Journal making and beachy times

These past 3 weeks I've been busy with my biggest journal order to date. I'm finally finished now and have come up with revolutionary new binding methods. I went to the beach on supermoon- night and it was cool. There was smoke in the air because of a fire in the area and it gave the evening sky a beautiful orangey glow as the sun was setting.

New journals!

New journals coming soon to Beatnik Bazaar!

Another delivery to Beatnik Bazaar!

Beatnik Bazaar situated in the Mythology Shop, 100 Main Road, Kalk Bay.

I'm so excited every time Beatnik Bazaar places another order for my leather journals. Beatnik Bazaar is a quirky shop in Kalk Bay that stocks only local and handmade designer goods. Follow the Beatnik Bazaar blog here.

A beautiful video about Bruce Chatwin and his notebooks

Handmade Journals

These are some of the handmade journals I make using soft leather and recycled paper. The paper is bound with 100% cotton thread and the journals are finished off with either a leather "riempie" or satin ribbon.

 Please email me on vintagecraftstudio@gmail.com if you would like to place an order.