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At the intersection of keepsake and chronicle you’ll find our new 10-Year Journals. A real passion project for us, our first collection of Paperblanks® 10-Year Journals takes four of our timeless cover designs and turns them into a true...
Because most of us lead such busy lives it's all the more important to keep organized. We have the demands of school or work (or sometimes school and work); we have social lives, family time, hobbies to maintain, events...
As we discussed in a previous article on Factors to Consider When Buying a Writing Journal, the quality of a notebook's paper can be fairly important. The nicer the paper the more pleasant your writing experience will be. Anyone...
Introducing Destiny, from the New Series Voltaire’s Book of Fate This handsome design once housed the legendary writer Voltaire’s Zadig, or The Book of Fate, first published in 1747. The Book of Fate tells the story of Zadig, an ancient...
Grain direction is an essential aspect of producing a well-crafted book. It may seem like a small detail, yet it makes a crucial impact on the long-term lifespan of a book.
We've been teasing it on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram, and now the wait is finally over. Trust us, we've been eagerly anticipating this unveiling as much as you have, and we're extremely excited to show you what's...
The printed word and exquisite illustrations combine to make the Gutenberg Bible the greatest celebrity in the history of book arts. Forty-nine copies of the two-volume Latin Bible are extant. In the 15th century Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz invented...
We’re excited to finally be able to tell you about the newest addition to the Embellished Manuscripts Collection, the ‘Amy Winehouse, Tears Dry’ journal.  Designed in partnership with the Amy Winehouse Foundation charity, this book features a self-portrait of...
We Heard the Demand, and Answered the Call! Bullet Journalling the Paperblanks Way Over the past couple of years, Ryder Carroll’s Bullet Journalling system has taken the world by storm. By innovating a decorative style of organisation that anyone can learn,...
Our Fall 2014 addition to the Embellished Manuscripts Collection isn't just "Kafkaesque" – it's Kafka, himself! The latest literary cover to join this popular series features a reproduction of a handwritten draft of Franz Kafka's seminal work, The Metamorphosis. Many of...