embroidered handmade journals

Black Cat - handmade journal

My sister Anna loves to sew and embroider. She design any kind machine embroideries. She always checks every design to be sure, that's good quality. One day she asked me, want I have these test-embroideries? Why not! My stepfather used embroideries in his journals. I think they look pretty :)

Angel Wing - handmade journal

And here are some lovely designs by Anna:

You are welcome to visit artapli.etsy.com to view more machine embroideries.

handmade journals with lace

This time here is not any upcycled materials. These journals are made of cotton fabric, vintage cotton lace and cream/beige paper - all materials are in new condition. The paper is heavy, about 180 gsm - great for writing  with any type of pens, drawing with pencils and crayons, also painting with gouache and watercolors. Every journal opens flat so every inch of paper can be used.

And this one is pretty big! Can be used as a sketchbook, a scrapbook, a photobook, a guestbook.. It's really large, measures approximately 13.5 x 19.5 cm or 5.3 x 7.7 inches. 

Inside 192 pages counted both sides (96 sheets).

These ones and other journals are available on Etsy at ArtStitch.

handmade journals

1. Journal "Daisy" 2. Journal "Green Button"

3. Journal "Floral" 4. Journal "Lacy"

All these journals are made of recycled fabric and upcycled paper - it's an easy way to be green and save nature. Some journals are filled with assorted mix paper (white, cream and color papers, lined and blank), so each time you turn a page you have a different combination of papers. It's funny, isn't it? :)

handmade journal/sketchbook "Blue Denim Jeans"

This soft journal is not made by me, but member of my family, who wants to stay anonymous :) He makes such journals of recycled fabric and assorted paper (white, cream, lined paper, vintage maps, pages from sheduler and others). The paper is hand torn and carefully sewn with strong thread.

He likes book buinding, but doesn't speak English. So I promised him to list his journals to my shop on Etsy. This journal "Blue Denim Jeans" is listed first, measures 11 x 15.5 cm (4.3 x 6.1 inches). It contains 120 sheets (240 pages). 

New journals and notebooks are coming soon. Stay tuned! :)