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hand bound journals

Each journal is individually hand crafted and one of a kind. Cover papers are made from plant based raw materials that are wild crafted or grown in  Western North Carolina using prolific and invasive species. Cover accents include eco-prints (stains made from steaming leaves onto paper), hand stitching, machine stitching, and natural dyes. Cloth covers are made from 100% cotton and dyed using eco-print and resist dye techniques using plant materials and plant extracts.

These journals are sewn with lay flat coptic stitching so that one can write and draw on the pages with ease. Unless otherwise specified, the inside pages are cream colored acid-free 70lb. text weight paper that takes pen and pencil easily. Individual descriptions will indicate if the journal is made with lined or blank pages. 

Custom journal requests are welcomed. Fill out a contact form to get started discussing your ideas with me.

Large Journals

Large Journals measure 6 inches by 9 inches. 

Large Lined Journal - Grey Rings

$60.00

This journal features a paper cover made from cotton, abaca and onion skins. Marbled with sumi ink, this one-of-a-kind cover leads the eye and mind off to another world. The inner cover paper is speckled with bit of plant material, creating texture and interest, letting you connect with the plant sources that make it up.


Bound using the Coptic stitch, this book will lay flat as you write about your day-to-day or your wildest dreams. There is endless potential within these pages. It’s up to you when you get started. 


• measures 6”x 9” 

• 224 lined pages

• sturdy hardback cover 


Why not indulge? The beauty of this book inspires you to pick it up and fill the pages with anything that makes your heart content.

Large Blank Journal - Grey Rings

$60.00

This journal features a paper cover made from cotton, abaca and onion skins. Marbled with sumi ink, this one-of-a-kind cover leads the eye and mind off to another world. Beautiful blue paper lines the inner covers.


Bound using the Coptic stitch, this book will lay flat as you write about your day-to-day or your wildest dreams. There is endless potential within these pages. It’s up to you when you get started. 


• measures 6”x 9” 

• 256 blank pages

• sturdy hardback cover 


Why not indulge? The beauty of this book inspires you to pick it up and fill the pages with anything that makes your heart content.

Large Lined Journal - Blue and Grey Rings

$60.00

This journal features a paper cover made from cotton, abaca and onion skins. Marbled with sumi ink, this one-of-a-kind cover leads the eye and mind off to another world. The inner cover paper is speckled with bit of plant material, creating texture and interest, letting you connect with the plant sources that make it up.


Bound using the Coptic stitch, this book will lay flat as you write about your day-to-day or your wildest dreams. There is endless potential within these pages. It’s up to you when you get started. 


• measures 6”x 9” 

• 224 lined pages

• sturdy hardback cover 


Why not indulge? The beauty of this book inspires you to pick it up and fill the pages with anything that makes your heart content.

Large Lined Journal - Grey Rings

$60.00

This journal features a paper cover made from okra, cotton, andabaca. Marbled with sumi ink, this one-of-a-kind cover leads the eye and mind off to another world. The inner cover paper is speckled with bit of plant material, creating texture and interest, letting you connect with the plant sources that make it up.


Bound using the Coptic stitch, this book will lay flat as you write about your day-to-day or your wildest dreams. There is endless potential within these pages. It’s up to you when you get started. 


• measures 6”x 9” 

• 224 lined pages

• sturdy hardback cover 


Why not indulge? The beauty of this book inspires you to pick it up and fill the pages with anything that makes your heart content.

Large Lined Journal - Nature's Palette

$60.00

This journal features a paper cover made from cotton, abaca and onion skins. Painted with natural dye extracts and layered, this one-of-a-kind cover invites you to see a far off landscape. The inner cover paper is made from repurposed denim and onion skins creating texture and interest, letting you connect with the plant sources that make it up.


Bound using the Coptic stitch, this book will lay flat as you write about your day-to-day or your wildest dreams. There is endless potential within these pages. It’s up to you when you get started. 


• measures 6”x 9” 

• 224 lined pages

• sturdy hardback cover 


Why not indulge? The beauty of this book inspires you to pick it up and fill the pages with anything that makes your heart content.

Large Lined Journal - Eucalyptus and Onion

$60.00

Botanically printed with eucalyptus leaves and onion skins make a lasting impression on cotton fabric, creating a one of a kind journal cover. Intended to connect you to the plant world no matter where you are, this journal awaits the hand, heart and mind of the person that will fills its pages.


• measures 6”x 9” 

• 224 lined pages

• sturdy hardback cover 

• inner covers made from iris leaves and repurposed cotton fabric

• stitched with dark brown waxed linen

• one of a kind

Large Blank Journal - Olive and Pink Rings

$60.00

This journal features a paper cover made from okra, cotton, and abaca. Marbled with sumi ink, this one-of-a-kind cover leads the eye and mind off to another world. The inner cover paper is made from iris and repurposed cotton fabric, creating texture and interest and letting you connect with the plant sources that make it up.


Bound using the Coptic stitch, this book will lay flat as you write about your day-to-day or your wildest dreams. There is endless potential within these pages. It’s up to you when you get started. 


• measures 6”x 9” 

• 224 blank pages

• sturdy hardback cover 

• stitched with dark brown waxed linen


Why not indulge? The beauty of this book inspires you to pick it up and fill the pages with anything that makes your heart content.

Large Blank Journal - Chartreuse

$60.00

This journal features a paper cover made from cotton, abaca and onion skins. Painted with natural dye extracts, this one-of-a-kind cover invites you to see a far off landscape. The inner cover paper is made from repurposed denim and onion skins creating texture and interest, letting you connect with the plant sources that make it up.


Bound using the Coptic stitch, this book will lay flat as you write about your day-to-day or your wildest dreams. There is endless potential within these pages. It’s up to you when you get started. 


• measures 6”x 9” 

• 224 blank pages

• Stitched with blue waxed linen

• sturdy hardback cover 

• one of a kind


Why not indulge? The beauty of this book inspires you to pick it up and fill the pages with anything that makes your heart content.

Large Blank Journal - Layers

$60.00

This journal features a paper cover made from iris, cotton, and abaca. Painted with natural dye extracts and layered, this one-of-a-kind cover invites you to see a far off landscape. The inner cover paper is made from repurposed denim and iris leavescreating texture and interest, letting you connect with the plant sources that make it up.


Bound using the Coptic stitch, this book will lay flat as you write about your day-to-day or your wildest dreams. There is endless potential within these pages. It’s up to you when you get started. 


• measures 6”x 9” 

• 224 blank pages

stitched with dark brown waxed linen

• sturdy hardback cover 

• one of a kind


Why not indulge? The beauty of this book inspires you to pick it up and fill the pages with anything that makes your heart content.

Large Blank Journal - Layers

$60.00

This journal features a paper cover made from iris, denim, cotton, and onion skins. Painted with natural dye extracts and layered, this one-of-a-kind cover invites you to see a far off landscape. The inner cover paper is made from repurposed denim, iris leaves and onion skins creating texture and interest, letting you connect with the plant sources that make it up.


Bound using the Coptic stitch, this book will lay flat as you write about your day-to-day or your wildest dreams. There is endless potential within these pages. It’s up to you when you get started. 


• measures 6”x 9” 

• 224 blank pages

stitched with grey blue waxed linen

• sturdy hardback cover 

• one of a kind


Why not indulge? The beauty of this book inspires you to pick it up and fill the pages with anything that makes your heart content.

Large Blank Journal - Sumac Leaf

$60.00

Botanically printed with sumac leaves make a lasting impression on cotton fabric, creating a one of a kind journal cover. Intended to connect you to the plant world no matter where you are, this journal awaits the hand, heart and mind of the person that will fills its pages.


• 224 cream blank pages

• measures 6 x 9

• inner paper covers made from repurposed denim fabric and iris

• stitched with burgundy waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Journals

Medium journals are 5 inches wide and 6.75 inches tall. This is a great size for keeping in a backpack or purse if you like to keep your journal with you on the go.

Medium Lined Journal - Blues

$44.00
Handmade paper cover and signature accents made from repurposed linen clothing, flecks of garden leaves, and cotton. Pale blue color comes from indigo. Beautiful in appearance, comforting to the touch, this journal is ready to go with you wherever you wish to take it. 

• 224 cream lined pages
• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall
• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall
• stitched with blue waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Lined Journal - Marbles

$44.00

This journal features a paper cover made from cotton, abaca and onion skins. Marbled with sumi ink, this one-of-a-kind cover leads the eye and mind off to another world. The inner cover paper is speckled with bit of plant material, creating texture and interest, letting you connect with the plant sources that make it up.Beautiful in appearance, comforting to the touch, this journal is ready to go with you wherever you wish to take it. 


• 224 cream lined pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• stitched with grey blue waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Lined Journal - Rust

$44.00

Bits of nails and rusty debris make a lasting impression on cotton fabric, creating a one of a kind journal cover. Intended to connect you to the plant world no matter where you are, this journal awaits the hand, heart and mind of the person that will fills its pages.


Stitched upon purchase, it's your choice to include lined or blank pages. Just leave a note in your order with your preference. Please allow a few days for sewing.


• 224 cream lined pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• stitched with burgundy waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Blank Journal - Blues

$44.00

Handmade paper cover and signature accents made from repurposed linen clothing, flecks of garden leaves, and cotton. Pale blue color comes from indigo. Beautiful in appearance, comforting to the touch, this journal is ready to go with you wherever you wish to take it. 


• 224 cream blank pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• stitched with olive green waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Blank Journal - Blues

$44.00

Handmade paper cover and signature accents made from repurposed linen clothing, flecks of garden leaves, and cotton. Pale blue color comes from indigo. Beautiful in appearance, comforting to the touch, this journal is ready to go with you wherever you wish to take it. 


• 224 cream blank pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• stitched with burgundy waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Blank Journal - Rust

$44.00

This journal features a cotton fabric cover imprinted with rusty objects and dyed with onion skins.


Inner cover and signature accent paper made from repurposed linen fabric pulped and turned into paper. Pale blue in color and textured with bits of thread. leaving a lasting impression of what it once was.


Beautiful in appearance, comforting to the touch, this journal is ready to go with you wherever you wish to take it. 


• 224 cream blank pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• stitched with dark orange waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Lined Journal - Madder Spiral

$44.00

This journal cover is made from cotton fabric dyed with madder root, creating a one of a kind book.


Inner cover and accent paper is cream colored with flecks of fibers, inviting you inwards tp the pages that await your deepest desires. Beautiful in appearance, comforting to the touch, this journal is ready to go with you wherever you wish to take it. 


• 224 cream lined pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• stitched with burgundy waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Lined Journal - Sumac Leaf

$44.00

Botanically printed with sumac leaves make a lasting impression on cotton fabric, creating a one of a kind journal cover. Intended to connect you to the plant world no matter where you are, this journal awaits the hand, heart and mind of the person that will fills its pages.


• 224 cream lined pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• inner covers made from repurposed linen fabric dyed with indigo

• stitched with sky blue waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Lined Journal - Eucalyptus

$44.00

Botanically printed with eucalyptus leaves make a lasting impression on cotton fabric, creating a one of a kind journal cover. Intended to connect you to the plant world no matter where you are, this journal awaits the hand, heart and mind of the person that will fills its pages.


• 224 cream lined pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• inner covers made from kudzu vines and repurposed cotton fabric

• stitched with dark brown waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Lined Journal - Eucalyptus

$44.00

Botanically printed with eucalyptus leaves make a lasting impression on cotton fabric, creating a one of a kind journal cover. Intended to connect you to the plant world no matter where you are, this journal awaits the hand, heart and mind of the person that will fills its pages.


• 224 cream lined pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• inner covers made from kudzu vines and repurposed cotton fabric

• stitched with burgundy waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Lined Journal - Swirl

$44.00

This journal features a paper cover made from okra, cotton, and abaca. Marbled with sumi ink, this one-of-a-kind cover leads the eye and mind off to another world. The inner cover paper is speckled with bit of plant material, creating texture and interest, letting you connect with the plant sources that make it up. Beautiful in appearance, comforting to the touch, this journal is ready to go with you wherever you wish to take it. 


• 224 cream lined pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• stitched with grey blue waxed linen

• one of a kind

Medium Lined Journal - Blue and Brown

$44.00

Handmade paper covers painted with natural dye plant extracts. Inner covers and signature accents dyed with complementary colors of green and coral. Bright and fun, this journal beckons for you to indulge in writing.


• 224 lined blank pages

• pages are 4 3/4 in wide x 6 1/2 in tall

• cover measures 5 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall

• stitched with blue waxed linen

• one of a kind

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