| Photo albums, journals, frames and guest books for weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, new babies, military deployment, pregnancies, travel and everyday use. handmade photo albums, journals, and scrapbooks in handmade paper, leather materials. All of our handmade books can be personalized with custom embossing. |
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DESCRIPTION
This is your chance to purchase a truly one-of-a-kind journal for a
fraction of the price! Times are tough but that's no reason to give up
what you enjoy doing most: expressing your thoughts, feelings and
artistry in your very own fine Italian leather journal. We don't want you
to have to sacrifice that little luxury either. That's why we are proud to
offer the Surprise Me! Journal.
Best of all, the Surprise Me! Journal is featured in one of our
bestselling styles: The Theca!
Click to learn more about the Theca Journal.
HERE'S THE CATCH: WE CHOOSE THE LEATHER!
We have tons of leather remnants that need a home. These pieces are
lonely leftovers from colors that we no longer have in large quantities.
By letting us choose the leather, you get a fine leather journal at a
substantial savings and we get to purge our shop of last season's leather
remnants.
This is your chance to purchase a truly one-of-a-kind journal for a
fraction of the price! Times are tough but that's no reason to give up
what you enjoy doing most: expressing your thoughts, feelings and
artistry in your very own fine Italian leather journal. We don't want you
to have to sacrifice that little luxury either. That's why we are proud to
offer the Surprise Me! Journal.
Best of all, the Surprise Me! Journal is featured in one of our
bestselling styles: The Theca!
Click to learn more about the Theca Journal.
HERE'S THE CATCH: WE CHOOSE THE LEATHER!
We have tons of leather remnants that need a home. These pieces are
lonely leftovers from colors that we no longer have in large quantities.
By letting us choose the leather, you get a fine leather journal at a
substantial savings and we get to purge our shop of last season's leather
remnants.
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| Gift wrap this journal for $4.99! Includes a classic white box with a lavish bow and an elegant gift card. |
| Gift Wrapping |
| Small Journal |
Journal Selection:
| Medium Journal |
Journal Selection:
| Large Journal |
Journal Selection:
STEP 4: Add Gift Wrapping! (optional)
| Personalization |
| 1-Line Personalization - $9.99 |
| 2-Line Personalization - $14.99 |
| Typo Roman (18 pt font) |
| 18th Century Monogramming Type (24 pt font) |
Goudy Cursive Type (18 pt font)
Lydian Type (12 pt font)
| Available Fonts: |
| RMS |
| Note: Please be careful to check your spelling, punctuation and capitalization. |
| Personalize this journal for $9.99! Just $5 for an additional line! We use a VINTAGE Kingsley Hot Stamper to personalize our journals. This machine uses a hot die and pressure to imprint text into the leather. Choose from 15 text colors and four fonts! |
| Goudy Cursive (all caps) Color: Black |
| 18th Century Monogram Color: none (blind debossing) |
| Typo Roman (all caps) Color: Gold |
STEP 2: Add Text! (optional)
| Pendants |
| Extra Pages |
| Add a journal pendant for $2.99! Express your personality by adding a lovely pendant to the binding of your journal! |
| Purchase additional pages for $4.99 $4.99 for each additional 50 pages The pages are bound right into your journal! |
STEP 3: Make It Your Own! (optional)
STEP 1: Pick Your Size and Paper Type (lined/unlined)
| I ordered a Torbat journal from you, and it just arrived in the mail today. I just wanted to thank you for keeping me updated as to the status of my order, and for making such a beautiful, hardy, and pleasant to write in product. I can already tell that I'll be having this re-filled again and again. You should be extremely proud of the product you make, it's simply magnificent. Jeremy S. ~ Indianapolis, IN ~ October 2009 |
| I just received my new journal yesterday and all i can say is 'WOW!' Thank You for the awesome book! It's such a beautifully crafted item and I am so glad that I was able to find your website. I had spent a good deal of time searching online for the right type of journal and it was well worth the search because this by far exceeded my expectations. This feels like a one-of-a-kind item and I especially enjoy the added wax stamp and metallic textual detail on the insert. . . very nice surprise. Thank you very much! Kurt ~ Los Angeles, CA ~ June 2010 |
| Thank you so much for the great item! I am so pleased and it was a money well spent. I'd love to see more in the future and hope to do business with you again. I am very satisfied and i just want you know that i appreciate your work. Keep it up! You are really doing great and all your items are perfect! Maddy ~ Burlington, IA ~ March 2009 |
| This journal is truly a beautiful piece. I will treasure it. Stephen W. ~ Collegeville, MN ~ May 2008 |
SURPRISE ME! JOURNAL-THECA DESIGN
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We're not talking about gaudy mustard yellow or lime green leather that few would dare buy (unless of course you like those
colors-we love ALL leathers :-). These are gorgeous earth tones (grays, blacks, browns, tans, etc.) that we have in very limited
quantities so we are not able to list them on other sections of our website.
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BE UNHAPPY
Therefore, we have provided you with a chance to tell us what color you absolutely DO NOT WANT below. We will be sure to
steer clear of that color when creating your journal.
PAPER
Each size journal contains 200 hand torn pages (back/front). The paper is a hearty 67 lb. ivory colored vellum (What is vellum?)
card stock that gives the journal a wonderful thickness. Due to its hand torn nature, paper may be slightly uneven and jagged,
causing a wonderfully rustic and aged look.
- Color: Ivory
- Thickness: 67 lb. card stock (32 lb. card stock when extra pages
are purchased to prevent journal bulkiness)
- Details: acid & lignin free (archival quality)
- Unlined paper (lined paper available for $5)
This journal is refillable! Click here for details!
BINDING/SHAPING METHOD
Your journal is made completely from scratch in our shop (so we know that it's made correctly); we start with a hand cut piece of
leather and heavy weight card stock glued together for a strong structure. We then shape the binding and hand stitch all the pages
directly to the leather with heavyweight binding thread. This thread is perfect because it allows for a good amount of stretch without
breaking and prevents the pages from tearing out over time. Also if the journal does break for some reason, we do free repairs for
the life of the journal! Note: Buyer is responsible for all shipping costs.
COLORS
We choose the color just for you!
SIZES
Small - 3" x 5"
Medium - 5" x 6"
Large - 6" x 9"
Question? Click here for our FAQs page.
colors-we love ALL leathers :-). These are gorgeous earth tones (grays, blacks, browns, tans, etc.) that we have in very limited
quantities so we are not able to list them on other sections of our website.
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BE UNHAPPY
Therefore, we have provided you with a chance to tell us what color you absolutely DO NOT WANT below. We will be sure to
steer clear of that color when creating your journal.
PAPER
Each size journal contains 200 hand torn pages (back/front). The paper is a hearty 67 lb. ivory colored vellum (What is vellum?)
card stock that gives the journal a wonderful thickness. Due to its hand torn nature, paper may be slightly uneven and jagged,
causing a wonderfully rustic and aged look.
- Color: Ivory
- Thickness: 67 lb. card stock (32 lb. card stock when extra pages
are purchased to prevent journal bulkiness)
- Details: acid & lignin free (archival quality)
- Unlined paper (lined paper available for $5)
This journal is refillable! Click here for details!
BINDING/SHAPING METHOD
Your journal is made completely from scratch in our shop (so we know that it's made correctly); we start with a hand cut piece of
leather and heavy weight card stock glued together for a strong structure. We then shape the binding and hand stitch all the pages
directly to the leather with heavyweight binding thread. This thread is perfect because it allows for a good amount of stretch without
breaking and prevents the pages from tearing out over time. Also if the journal does break for some reason, we do free repairs for
the life of the journal! Note: Buyer is responsible for all shipping costs.
COLORS
We choose the color just for you!
SIZES
Small - 3" x 5"
Medium - 5" x 6"
Large - 6" x 9"
Question? Click here for our FAQs page.
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