Welcome to Captured Essence Journals

Here, every journal tells a story—handmade from upcycled books and other ephemera, each one is ready to hold your thoughts, dreams, and creativity. Explore, create, and let your imagination flow.

With the right journal, you can capture your essence.

Find your next journal

Our handmade journals come in many shapes, sizes, colors, and forms. Find the one that's perfect for your next writing project.

Book Journals

Journals handmade from new or vintage books, perfect for your next diary or scrapbook. Each one is a one-of-a-kind piece of art and comes with plenty of writing space and ephemera to customize each page.

Junk Journals

Junk Journals are a fun, eclectic mixed-media book created primarily from found, recycled, and repurposed materials like old book pages, magazines, fabric scraps, and everyday ephemera, with some decorative papers.

Pocket Journals

All the interest of a junk journal in a smaller size. Keep one in your pocket, purse, or desk drawer. These miniature journals make fun glue books for ephemera, or a more travel-friendly option to record memories.

Notebooks and Soft Journals

These journals may be a traditional junk journal or one made with new materials, and all have a soft cover for a light-weight option.

Padfolios and Folders

An organizer to store your important papers, our padfolios are unique creations hand crafter from books.

Ephemera and Accessories

Find all the extra, hand made, vintage, and special ephemera to customize your journals!

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