Made with locally sourced leather and leather off-cuts.
All leather sketchbook pages are individually torn by hand.
All leather sketchbook pages are individually torn by hand.
The Altered Diaries
LEATHER BOOKS
Mustard Yellow Leather Sketchbook
$45.00
Mustard yellow leather sketchbook. Gorgeous mixed media leather sketchbook. Sewn in long stitch with gray , luxury Lin thread.
I've taken advantage of a natural imperfection to use it as a buttonhole. (see photos)
Button is copper.
FEATURES:
leather cover
- 125 pages of Fabriano mixed media paper
- Size: 7" x 5½"
- copper button
- Lux gray Lin, waxed linen thread
USE FOR:
Mixed media journaling, watercolour and dry mediums.
Price include shipping to Canada and the US
I've taken advantage of a natural imperfection to use it as a buttonhole. (see photos)
Button is copper.
FEATURES:
leather cover
- 125 pages of Fabriano mixed media paper
- Size: 7" x 5½"
- copper button
- Lux gray Lin, waxed linen thread
USE FOR:
Mixed media journaling, watercolour and dry mediums.
Price include shipping to Canada and the US
Plum and Yellow Leather Sketchbook
$45.00
Plum and yellow leather sketchbook. Sewn on grey ribbons and twill tape using a cross stitch. The twill tape is upcycled from a shopping bag handle.
Inside covers have Canson sketching paper, so you can even sketch on the inside covers.
Glued with my own recipe of wheat starch paste.
FEATURES
120 pages of Fabriano mixed media and sketching paper
6¾" x 5¼" or 17cm by 13cm
Lays perfectly flat when opened
Sewn with plum Lin thread (very high end thread) which I lightly waxed
Use for watercolour, mixed media and dry mediums.
Inside covers have Canson sketching paper, so you can even sketch on the inside covers.
Glued with my own recipe of wheat starch paste.
FEATURES
120 pages of Fabriano mixed media and sketching paper
6¾" x 5¼" or 17cm by 13cm
Lays perfectly flat when opened
Sewn with plum Lin thread (very high end thread) which I lightly waxed
Use for watercolour, mixed media and dry mediums.
Asian Sketchbook
$30.00
Nice lightweight sketchbook. Heavy, handmade paper covers. The spine is leather. Book edges are black satin bookbinders tape. Sewn in a long stitch and decorated with a paint brush charm.
DETAILS
- 80 pages of Fabriano multi media paper
- 6½" x 5½"
Yellow Leather Journal on Raised Cords
$40.00
This is a plain journal made with bright yellow leather and raised false cords on the spine.
The inside pages are smooth, white blank paper that is #32.
FEATURES
8½" x 5¾"
around 120 pages
Use for note taking, observations with dry media like pen, gel pen, pencil.
The inside pages are smooth, white blank paper that is #32.
FEATURES
8½" x 5¾"
around 120 pages
Use for note taking, observations with dry media like pen, gel pen, pencil.
Cherry Japanese Stab Stitch Book
$20.00
Beautiful cherries and cherry red leather. Covers are folded in half making 2 layers of cover. This is a traditional stab stitch book.
Book corners are bound with cloth; once again traditional. Blank white pages grace the inside.
I sewed it in a classic stab stitch.
SIZE: 5¾" x 4¼"
PAGES: 64
Pair with my choigami pencils for an office or hostess gift.
Book corners are bound with cloth; once again traditional. Blank white pages grace the inside.
I sewed it in a classic stab stitch.
SIZE: 5¾" x 4¼"
PAGES: 64
Pair with my choigami pencils for an office or hostess gift.
Leather Cross Structure Binding, Soft Cover
$45.00
A unique leather binding which requires only a few drops of glue. The brown and red Leather sketchbook has a woven leather spine.
FEATURES
SIZE: 6½" X 5" (paperback size)
160 pages of Fabriano mixed media paper
Fabriano mixed media paper
Use for watercolour, mixed media
Red Half Leather Journal Sketchbook
$50.00
USE FOR: Sketching and dry mediums.
A half leather journal with upcycled red leather and marbled Payhembury paper. The marbled paper is hand marbled in the UK. I lined the inside cover boards with moss green bookbinding cloth.
There are 2 hulking big signatures with 50 pages each in this journal. The pages are a creamy colour, laid, art paper which can take pen or pencil. You can write and add your drawings in this journal.
The signatures are bound with golden yellow waxed linen thread. I used a new stitch which is the cross stitch or affectionately known as the Kiss stitch.
DETAILS
- 100 pages of coffee with cream coloured, laid, art paper
- 6" x 5"
- Archival quality bookbinding glue
- upcycled leather on spine and corners
A half leather journal with upcycled red leather and marbled Payhembury paper. The marbled paper is hand marbled in the UK. I lined the inside cover boards with moss green bookbinding cloth.
There are 2 hulking big signatures with 50 pages each in this journal. The pages are a creamy colour, laid, art paper which can take pen or pencil. You can write and add your drawings in this journal.
The signatures are bound with golden yellow waxed linen thread. I used a new stitch which is the cross stitch or affectionately known as the Kiss stitch.
DETAILS
- 100 pages of coffee with cream coloured, laid, art paper
- 6" x 5"
- Archival quality bookbinding glue
- upcycled leather on spine and corners
Red Leather Sketchbook
$45.00
Red leather journal features a handmade, hand drilled, cherry wood button. A matching leather tab is glued, then hand sewn with the same Lin thread as the stitching.
All holes are hand punched with an awl or punched with a Japanese punch.
The leather is red inside and out.
Pages are Fabriano mixed media paper. I sewed the cover with orange Lin waxed linen thread. This is the same French thread Hermes uses.
FEATURES
- 125 pages of white, blank, Italian Fabriano paper
- Upcycled from leather off cuts
Size: 6½" x 5¼"
Shipping to Canada and the USA included.
All holes are hand punched with an awl or punched with a Japanese punch.
The leather is red inside and out.
Pages are Fabriano mixed media paper. I sewed the cover with orange Lin waxed linen thread. This is the same French thread Hermes uses.
FEATURES
- 125 pages of white, blank, Italian Fabriano paper
- Upcycled from leather off cuts
Size: 6½" x 5¼"
Shipping to Canada and the USA included.
Leather Watercolor Sketchbook, Purple Leather Mixed Media Sketchbook
$45.00
This leather sketchbook is made with the same purple leather as my suede sketchbook. This time it's shiny side out. The closure is an antique hand painted button.
It's stitched with red waxed linen thread using a traditional long stitch.
Inside is Fabriano Academia paper which is good for watercolor, inks, and light glazes. You can use it for journalling using mixed media techniques.
FEATURES
Antique hand painted button
Purple goatskin
120 pages of Fabriano mixed media paper
Includes FREE shipping to Canada and the USA.
It's stitched with red waxed linen thread using a traditional long stitch.
Inside is Fabriano Academia paper which is good for watercolor, inks, and light glazes. You can use it for journalling using mixed media techniques.
FEATURES
Antique hand painted button
Purple goatskin
120 pages of Fabriano mixed media paper
Includes FREE shipping to Canada and the USA.
Softcover Leather Sketchbook
$25.00
Notebook sized sketchbook with purple and brown leather. Lined with burgundy and gold lotka paper. Pasted with my own wheat starch glue that has a couple of drops of peppermint. Velcro closure.
FEATURES
- Size: 6½" x 5¼"
- 60 pages of Fabriano multi media paper (watercolor)
- Purple waxed linen thread
- Cover: St Armand flax canal paper (made from recycled cloth)
- PVA archival glue
- Black Velcro dots
Leather Sketchbook with Grey Strathmore Paper
$35.00
Good for: Charcoal, Chalk, Sikver, Gold and White Pens
This grey paper is excellent for showing off black or white highlights and shadows. My hand crafted leather sketchbook features Cherry paper on the cover. Inside is Strathmore gray, Archival, sketching paper, something new for the artist. The hand sewn endbands are 100% silk. This is a pocket sized book that can be nicely tucked away.
Features
120 pages of Grey Archival Strathmore Sketching paper
5¾" x 4¾"
Silk hand sewn endbands at top and bottom
Brown Italian goat skin spine and edges
Leather is oiled with Neatsfoot oil and buffed
This grey paper is excellent for showing off black or white highlights and shadows. My hand crafted leather sketchbook features Cherry paper on the cover. Inside is Strathmore gray, Archival, sketching paper, something new for the artist. The hand sewn endbands are 100% silk. This is a pocket sized book that can be nicely tucked away.
Features
120 pages of Grey Archival Strathmore Sketching paper
5¾" x 4¾"
Silk hand sewn endbands at top and bottom
Brown Italian goat skin spine and edges
Leather is oiled with Neatsfoot oil and buffed
Mint Leather Sketchbook, Upcycled Leather Sketchbook
$45.00
This mint coloured wrap sketchbook features a tie dyed silk ribbon with colours ranging from bright turquoise to brown. The leather is slightly textured in a pebble design. The inside leather is light beige. This book is made from upcycled leather off cuts.
Each page is hand torn and folded.
The inside pages are Italian Fabriano mixed media paper
Stitched in a long stitch with white waxed linen thread.
FEATURES
- 125 pages of Italian Fabriano mixed media paper
- silk tie dyed ribbon
- Size: 6½" x 5¼"
Good for
mixed media journaling and watercolour.
Price includes shipping for Canada and the USA.
Each page is hand torn and folded.
The inside pages are Italian Fabriano mixed media paper
Stitched in a long stitch with white waxed linen thread.
FEATURES
- 125 pages of Italian Fabriano mixed media paper
- silk tie dyed ribbon
- Size: 6½" x 5¼"
Good for
mixed media journaling and watercolour.
Price includes shipping for Canada and the USA.
Purple Leather, Mixed Media Sketchbook
$45.00
Use for dry mediums like pen, charcoal and pencil crayons.
Mixed media and leather Geisha sketchbook. Pages are all hand torn to give a deckle (rough) edge. I used Gesso molding paste on the front cover for a textured base.
The back cover is made with purple leather. The Fabriano paper is perfect for dry mediums like pencil, pencil crayons, pen and charcoal. Lays flat for easy sketching.
Beautiful yet sturdy sketchbook for indoors or outside.
FEATURES
- SIZE: 6 ½" x 5¼"
- 140 pages of Fabriano Academia sketch paper #120gsm
- purple goat skin leather on back cover
- endpapers are mauve
Mixed media and leather Geisha sketchbook. Pages are all hand torn to give a deckle (rough) edge. I used Gesso molding paste on the front cover for a textured base.
The back cover is made with purple leather. The Fabriano paper is perfect for dry mediums like pencil, pencil crayons, pen and charcoal. Lays flat for easy sketching.
Beautiful yet sturdy sketchbook for indoors or outside.
FEATURES
- SIZE: 6 ½" x 5¼"
- 140 pages of Fabriano Academia sketch paper #120gsm
- purple goat skin leather on back cover
- endpapers are mauve
Retro Teal Leather Sketchbook, Watercolor Sketchbook
$45.00
Teal leather sketchbook with brown rawhide closure. Leather has a slight pebble effect in places. Red truck and bronze welder's tag decoration.
FEATURES
- Pages: 125 pages of blank, white, Fabriano mixed media paper
- Size: 6½" x 5¼"
USE FOR:
mixed media journaling, watercolor and all dry mediums. Light tooth for pastel and chalk users.
Price includes shipping to USA and Canada. Shipping to UK is an addition $5.
FEATURES
- Pages: 125 pages of blank, white, Fabriano mixed media paper
- Size: 6½" x 5¼"
USE FOR:
mixed media journaling, watercolor and all dry mediums. Light tooth for pastel and chalk users.
Price includes shipping to USA and Canada. Shipping to UK is an addition $5.
SALE Powder Blue Sketchbook, Blue Leather Sketchbook, Leather Mixed Media Journal
$30.00
Good for watercolor, mixed media
Powder blue (think 70s prom suit) leather sketchbook. Simple yet sophisticated.
The closure is a button silver metal disk button .One hundred pages of Fabriano Academia, 80# Mixed media paper for all your journalling needs. It has a very slight tooth so it's perfect for charcoal or pastel. Capable of taking a light wash or thin glaze.
Hand stitched with a long stitch using waxed linen.
NOTE:
This book is a second and is reduced in price because the slit I made for the disk is crooked and there is some wrinkling on the leather around the button.. The pages are fine.
FEATURES
100 pages of Fabriano Academia FAP65160 white mixed media paper
Each page is individually hand torn.
Price includes shipping to Canada, USA.
***Last photo includes my Plum Suede Mixed Media Journal.
Powder blue (think 70s prom suit) leather sketchbook. Simple yet sophisticated.
The closure is a button silver metal disk button .One hundred pages of Fabriano Academia, 80# Mixed media paper for all your journalling needs. It has a very slight tooth so it's perfect for charcoal or pastel. Capable of taking a light wash or thin glaze.
Hand stitched with a long stitch using waxed linen.
NOTE:
This book is a second and is reduced in price because the slit I made for the disk is crooked and there is some wrinkling on the leather around the button.. The pages are fine.
FEATURES
100 pages of Fabriano Academia FAP65160 white mixed media paper
Each page is individually hand torn.
Price includes shipping to Canada, USA.
***Last photo includes my Plum Suede Mixed Media Journal.
Brown Leather Sketchbook, Leather Wrap Sketchbook
$45.00
Brown leather wrap sketchbook. This book is made from the brown leather I usually use. But on this sketchbook I made it with the suede side facing out. It's wrapped with round leather thong which has beads and a Champs de Elycee bronze tag on the thong. The paper is Fabriano Academia which is good for sketches, charcoal and all dry media. The paper has a fine tooth.
The stitching is with French Lin waxed linen thread. This thread is used for high end leatherware. I used a long stitch.
DETAILS
160 pages of Fabriano Academia paper
SIZE: 6½" x 5½
Brown goat skin
The stitching is with French Lin waxed linen thread. This thread is used for high end leatherware. I used a long stitch.
DETAILS
160 pages of Fabriano Academia paper
SIZE: 6½" x 5½
Brown goat skin
Antique Gameboard, Distressed Sketchbook
$40.00
This book is full of character. Features distressed Leather and bookcloth.
The paper is Fabriano mixed media paper which you can use for watercolour. Each page is hand torn by me. Inside endpapers are Carte Varese papers.
There is an attached black elastic to keep extra ephemera in.
Hand sewn headbands.
FEATURES
SIZE: 6½" x 5"
- 160 pages
- Deckled (ragged) edges
- Hand sewn headbands in brown and green linen thread
-Leather and Shantung cloth
USE FOR
-Mixed media
-watercolour
- sketching
The paper is Fabriano mixed media paper which you can use for watercolour. Each page is hand torn by me. Inside endpapers are Carte Varese papers.
There is an attached black elastic to keep extra ephemera in.
Hand sewn headbands.
FEATURES
SIZE: 6½" x 5"
- 160 pages
- Deckled (ragged) edges
- Hand sewn headbands in brown and green linen thread
-Leather and Shantung cloth
USE FOR
-Mixed media
-watercolour
- sketching
Japanese Kangxi, Stab Stitch Hardcover Book in Purple and Natural Kraft Colour with Leather Spine
$25.00
Japanese Stab binding, Kangxi book stitched with bright pink thread on plum coloured book cloth with a brown, Italian leather spine. The front is embellished with a rub on that says, "Imagination". Underneath is a fish. The rest of the cover is the Natural Kraft of the bookbinder's board that I use on all my hardcovers.
The back cover sports a tiny lady bug. I cut the edges of the Inside pages to go right to the edge of the covers and then sanded them for a smooth edge all the way around the book. Takes pencil and pen. A great little book for jotting down notes and musings.
- Approximate Size: 5¾" x 4½" or 14.50cm x 11.50cmm
- Pages: 116 pages of white, 28lb, Rain Forest Certified paper
The back cover sports a tiny lady bug. I cut the edges of the Inside pages to go right to the edge of the covers and then sanded them for a smooth edge all the way around the book. Takes pencil and pen. A great little book for jotting down notes and musings.
- Approximate Size: 5¾" x 4½" or 14.50cm x 11.50cmm
- Pages: 116 pages of white, 28lb, Rain Forest Certified paper
Brown Leather Wrap Sketchbook, Leather Watercolor Journal, Handmade Leather Sketchbook
$45.00
Brown leather wrap sketchbook with purple leather tie. The closure is a small medieval buckle. The strap is made from a heavier brown leather. Inside are Sienna endpapers and Fabriano watercolor paper.
Good for mixed media journalling or watercolor
FEATURES
6½" x 5"
116 pages of Fabriano Academia 75lb watercolor paper
Price includes shipping to Canada and the USA.
Good for mixed media journalling or watercolor
FEATURES
6½" x 5"
116 pages of Fabriano Academia 75lb watercolor paper
Price includes shipping to Canada and the USA.
Leather Map Journal
$45.00
Ready for adventure? Don't forget to bring along this map travel journal. This journal lays very flat and it would be very easy to do 2 page spreads in it. That is to write or draw from the left to the right of the 2 facing pages.
PERFECT JOURNALLING BOOK.
This would be ideal for journalling using dry mediums like pen, pencil and pen and coloured pencils or dry brush.
Features raised cords on a rounded leather spine. Top edge is sanded and painted a mossy green to represent then land masses on the back. The blue Fabriano endpapers represent the oceans. Headband are brown and white.
FEATURES
- Lays flat
- Large journal
- Size: 7½" x 8¾"
- 180 pages of 20# blank white paper
- Fabriano pale blue endpapers
- Rounded leather spine
PERFECT JOURNALLING BOOK.
This would be ideal for journalling using dry mediums like pen, pencil and pen and coloured pencils or dry brush.
Features raised cords on a rounded leather spine. Top edge is sanded and painted a mossy green to represent then land masses on the back. The blue Fabriano endpapers represent the oceans. Headband are brown and white.
FEATURES
- Lays flat
- Large journal
- Size: 7½" x 8¾"
- 180 pages of 20# blank white paper
- Fabriano pale blue endpapers
- Rounded leather spine
Brown Leather Sketchbook, Watercolor Sketchbook
$45.00
Brown Leather sketchbook with bone closure. The hand torn pages are a heavy Fabriano mixed media paper. An archival grade paper which is great for journalling as you can use light washes or glazes.
I've stitched it in a long stitch with gold waxed linen. The closure is antiqued bone. Simple and beautiful.
The heavy paper can also be used for watercolor and ink drawings.
FEATURES
Size: 7" x 5¼"
Pages: 94 pages
Paper: Fabriano Academia FAP65160 (160gsm) or 80#
Price includes shipping to Canada, USA and UK
I've stitched it in a long stitch with gold waxed linen. The closure is antiqued bone. Simple and beautiful.
The heavy paper can also be used for watercolor and ink drawings.
FEATURES
Size: 7" x 5¼"
Pages: 94 pages
Paper: Fabriano Academia FAP65160 (160gsm) or 80#
Price includes shipping to Canada, USA and UK
Handmade Linen and Leather Hardcover Journal
$35.00
This is a linen and leather hardcover journal with a brass nameplate. Inside the nameplate is a Victorian stack of butterfies. The pages are ivory coloured, linen embossed pages. The pages contain 25% rag content.
FEATURES
8¾" x 5½" or 22 x 14½cm
108 pages of watermarked, ivory linen embossed paper
Soft brown Italian Goat skin
Sewn endpapers
Hand sewn, blue headband
Oatmeal coloured linen book cloth
Brass name plate with Victorian 3 butterflies
FEATURES
8¾" x 5½" or 22 x 14½cm
108 pages of watermarked, ivory linen embossed paper
Soft brown Italian Goat skin
Sewn endpapers
Hand sewn, blue headband
Oatmeal coloured linen book cloth
Brass name plate with Victorian 3 butterflies
Mini Leather Sketchbook
$20.00
Slip in your purse or back pocket. This mini sketchbook can go anywhere. The cover is burgundy leather. Fabriano sketchpaper is saddle stitched in with yellow wax linen thread.
A thin black round leather thong wraps around the book to close it snugly. The thong wraps around a star and moon, carved button.
Inside is a wax seal with brown ribbon.
FEATURES
Size: 4¼" x 3¼"
burgundy leather cover
50 pages of 75lb Fabriano sketching paper
leather thong
moon and star carved, wood button
Includes shipping to Canada and the USA.
A thin black round leather thong wraps around the book to close it snugly. The thong wraps around a star and moon, carved button.
Inside is a wax seal with brown ribbon.
FEATURES
Size: 4¼" x 3¼"
burgundy leather cover
50 pages of 75lb Fabriano sketching paper
leather thong
moon and star carved, wood button
Includes shipping to Canada and the USA.
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