Handmade travel journals – The Craft Fantastic

Refillable journals and new style pencil pouches

I’m back from a short break in Boston, ready to restock all your favourite handmade stationery, plus some shiny new products.

These vertical leather pencil pouches are something I’ve been working on this year. I’d made a few testers and trialled them in my brick-and-mortar stockists, but have just launched them online! You can find them in my Etsy shop, in the Stationery section.

Two handmade leather pencil pouches, one green and one black. The pencil cases are vertical and have a flap at the top that opens.

Two leather journal covers lie on a wooden background. One is closed and one is open, showing two A6 notebooks which can be removed and replaced.

Get your fill! I’ve made some traveller’s style leather journal covers, that can be refilled again and again with simple A6 notebooks; there’s elastic running through to keep them in place, and a handy elastic closure to keep everything shut. I’ve popped a few in my local stockists, and will be adding them to Etsy soon.

My next journal making workshop is taking place Thursday April 10th at The Galleria in Burton Latimer, 6:30-8:30pm: learn to make an A6 journal using rescued leather. I’m hoping to do a couple of different style journal workshops in the future, so keep your eyes peeled 👀.

Want to book in? Contact The Galleria directly.

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How to write a travel journal: hints & tips for starting out

Keeping a travel journal is a great way to both plan and document your travels. Being a list maker, I always keep a notebook for planning and packing, occasionally adding notes or drawings while I’m away. Whatever you’d like to use yours for, I’ve put together some ideas for what you could include – and some fun decorations examples!

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PLANNING: go as basic or as in depth as you like. Keep it simple with where & when they’re going, or plan a full-on itinerary. Here are some ideas to get you thinking:
-Destination/dates
-Travel/accommodation details
-What to do while you’re there
-Budget
-Language basics

PACKING: a list of essentials is good, so you don’t forget anything important. But it’s fun to plan everything else too 😎 My top categories are:
-Essentials
-Toiletries/accessories
-Clothes
-Miscellaneous (for things that don’t quite fit in other categories!)

TRAVEL DIARY: unlined pages keeps things versatile. You can have space for writing, drawing or adding photos or tickets (in case you get such a rare thing as a paper ticket!). If the paper’s sturdy enough you can glue things in; you could also use paperclips, or stash things in the pocket of your notebook. What? Your notebook doesn’t have a pocket?! Add one yourself by gluing an envelope to the inside cover.

Finally, some ideas for decorations and doodles. You can add these to the appropriate pages as you’re planning. Think general travel icons, local foods or what to expect weather-wise.

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