Handmade Custom Journals For Every Occasion

Personalized Keepsake Books Crafted for Life's Milestones

HANDBOUND • PERSONALIZED FOR YOU • HEIRLOOM QUALITY • VERSATILE • (FUN!)

Your Personalized Diary:

  • Hands holding a custom pregnancy planner journal in contemplation. The cover is personalized with the baby's name and a bouquet of wildflowers.

    6 x 8" (Portrait Oriented) · Layflat Pages

    • Thick Pages: Blank OR Lined
    • Hand-bound. Heirloom quality.
    • Ribbon page marker included.

  • Custom journals on display with hardback white and kraft covers for gifting to book lovers.

    Fully Customizable · Easy To Order

    • Choose from our designs or create your own. We accommodate.
    • Bulk or Wholesale orders gladly accepted. Be in touch.

Add Extraordinary Upgrades

  • Personalized pregnancy planner with a custom dedication, perfect for tracking milestones and memories during the journey to parenthood.

    Make It Yours

    • Custom print the inside front cover with a meaningful dedication, song lyrics, a bit of history, or even a photo.

  • Personalized, hand bound couple's journal with a custom photo and text on the white, hardback cover. Book is housed in a matching book slipcase.

    Add some WOW

    • Preserve your keepsake book in a matching slip case.
    • Make it unforgettable with this signature wow-factor found only at Transient Books.

  • Gift Box for books with gift wrapped handbound book, stickers, postcard, gift note, colored pencils.

    Knock Their Socks Off

    • Have your custom journal deliver as a Gift Box, ready to absolutely make their day.

Open custom journal with fanning pages pointing upwards, stacked on hand crafted journals beneath.

Create your co-pilot.

Your go-to source for custom blank journals. Handcrafted for big ideas, bold plans, and stories still unfolding, with personalized options for everything from anniversaries and retirements to ordinary Tuesday thoughts.

Closeup of handbound book spines displaying varying page counts. Quality craftsmanship with durable bindings.

Be ready for your next big idea.

Lay-flat, thick, archival-quality pages are waiting for your notes, doodles, and whatever creative mayhem you unleash.

Hardback journals and notebooks available in white and kraft cover paper. Personalize as needed. Ribbon page marker included.

Upgrade your analog game.

Handmade, head-turning, and tough enough for real-world wear and tear. Create a diary that helps you mark milestones, give unforgettable gifts, and honor the magic of everyday life like the legend you are.

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Personalized Book FAQs

Rolls of colored binding canvas, linen, stacked in a book bindery shelf.

• Will my custom made book lay open flat?

• Yes, our personalized books are designed to lay open flat.
• The hand-sewn folios create a strong yet flexible foundation that allows your book to stay open for display or everyday use.

• How is a personalized handbound book made?

Each personalized book is handcrafted here in house using time-honored bookbinding techniques for exceptional quality and durability.
• Hand-sewn folios create a strong, flexible foundation.
• Reinforced spines ensure lasting durability.
• Hardback covers wrapped in binding canvas and/or heavy cover paper add a timeless elegance.
• The final step: each cover is pressed to perfection, taking its final form as it dries.

• Will pen ink leak through the pages?

• No, pen ink will not bleed through our pages.
• We use heavyweight, matte paper that works beautifully with ink, pencil, crayons...you name it.
• We’re especially big fans of good gel-cap pens.

• What upgrades are available?

Only at Transient Books, you can enhance your keepsake book with:
• Custom printing on the inside covers.
• A slipcase for protection & impact.
• A gel cap pen.
• A gift box for presentation and gifting.
• FREE printables that bring even more joy, meaning and creativity.

• Can I create my own personalized book cover design?

• Yes, you can use your own design for your custom book cover.
• Send us your artwork, photo, or layout idea, and we’ll adapt it to fit your book beautifully. Just be in touch with your ideas.
• We gladly provide free cover mock ups so you can see how your book will look before ordering.

• Do you custom print the pages of your books?

• We aren't able to custom print the pages of our handbound books.
• BUT! We do offer a variety of page options, including blank, lined, and specialty pages with travel journal prompts or guest book prompts.
• Additionally, we can custom print the inside covers with personalized messages, maps, photos, or checklists.
• Free printables are available that pair with our screwpost binders (with removable pages), so you can print and add pages as needed.

Easy To Order:

  • Stack of kraft colored and white handbound books stacked on a wooden surface

    CHOOSE YOUR DESIGN & PAGES

    PERSONALIZE YOUR COVER

  • Gray linen covered guest book hand held, being put into a book slipcase. Handcrafted, modern flower design.

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Get Inspired.

Flip through real-life examples of personalized guest books, journals, and scrapbooks we’ve handbound with love.

BROWSE CUSTOM BOOK IDEAS
  • We hand sew and hand craft your journals notebooks from start to finish, right here in our custom bookbinding studio.

    Hand-Crafted

    We hand bind every one of your personalized hardcover books from start to finish right here, in house.

  • Heirloom Quality

    From the linen thread, to the cover canvas, we use only the best materials for your luxury books, inside and out.

  • Every handmade journal and notebook has a little bit of our heart in it, and a little bit of yours.

    Heartfelt

    Every customizable guest book has a little bit of our heart in it, and a little bit of yours.

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