A Book in Hand.com

...an independent source for handmade journals in many shapes and sizes. 

Welcome!  Every book here is unique.  I use handmade papers, scrapbooking papers, found objects, beads, buttons, stones... I poke into art stores and antique shops for little things that delight and inspire me:  a carved Chinese buddha bead, a mysterious old photograph, a watch spring.  Shapes and textures give me all kinds of ideas.  The panoply of beautiful handmade books out there is awe-inspiring.

Many of the books pictured here at the moment have been sold.  I have recently returned from several weeks in England and Portugal, and soon there will be a new batch of books incorporating luminescent peacock down and other things I found over the ocean.  If you don't find something you're dying to have, you are welcome to either contact me for a custom made book, or drop by again soon to see what has been added.

Each of us is on a hero's journey.  My goal is to make books that inspire you to write about yours.


Unless otherwise noted, all materials are acid- and lignin-free, and all the books are made with love.