This listing is for one handmade journal, measuring approximately 8¾ tall x 5¾ inches wide x 1¾ inches deep. It is ready to ship, and will ship out no more than one day after your payment has cleared.
The cover is an ivory/cream fabric that’s smooth to the touch. The inside covers are retro-inspired Mickey Mouse comic strips.
The Pages consist of the following:
• 2 vellum sheets at the front of the book—one is the 1st page, and the next is a few pages back
• 126 lined sheets (252 pages, counting front and back). There are 24 lines per page, and said lines are dotted as opposed to solid, and a light/medium gray in color. Paper is 28lb weight
• 8 sheets (16 pages, counting front and back) various colored cardstock inserts with a canvas-like texture, evenly spaced throughout the book—medium sunshine yellow, medium lime, medium sky blue, and ivory, and coordinate with the colors of the inside covers and the sewn-in bookmarks
• 22 sheets (44 pages, counting front and back) unlined paper, 28lb weight
*lined and unlined 28lb pages are suitable for both wet and dry media. However, to preserve the integrity of the binding, please use caution when using wet media near the spine. For heavier weight paper, please send me an email! Also, if you would prefer to have only unlined pages, we can make that happen too!
This journal is hand-bound using a very durable nylon thread, and the entire binding is then covered in glue to further re-enforce the spine.
There are three ribbon bookmarks (medium sunshine yellow, medium lime with semi-transparent edges, and semi-transparent sky blue with a slight sparkly-sheen), which can be used all together or to mark separate places in the journal. The longest, the lime, dangles approximately 2¾ inches past the end of the book. The yellow ribbon has a silver finished teardrop-shaped charm tied to its end. The semi-transparent blue ribbon has a sky blue crystal tied to its end. The crystal flashes various colors in different lighting.
The headbands are pale sunshine yellow and off-white, and are sewn into the journal to provide extra strength to the binding. For more info on headbands, please see here: http://cool.conservation-us.org/don/dt/dt1721.html
Shipping:
Standard shipping for this journal is media mail, shipping from central Texas. The journal is wrapped in craft paper and tied with twine, then wrapped in bubble wrap, and placed in a padded envelope. For additional gift wrapping, please email us! For an additional fee we can use wrapping paper if you prefer, and/or a variety of ribbons tied in bows—whatever your heart desires!
We are always happy to customize orders—if you’d like something in this journal changed, please send us an email and we can get started right away!
This journal is ready to ship, but a customized journal will take a minimum of four days to complete and ship out.
Just some ideas of thinks that can be customized:
• Cover fabric
• Inside cover paper
• Page lines—colors or sizes
• Cardstock insert colors
• Ribbon/bookmark colors, lengths, and charms
• Paper weight—20lb, 24lb, and 28lb available
• Headband colors
• Amount of pages
• We can also include anything you’d like printed on the first page (the page just after the first vellum page). “This journal belongs to ____”, “These are the musings of ____”, or even your favorite quote or song lyrics. The possibilities are endless! Just let us know what you’d like and which font you’d like it in.
To view other fabric choices for covers, please see here: http://s1281.beta.photobucket.com/user/ThePurpleLaugh/library/Fabric%20Swatches
