Two hours. One little handmade journal. All materials included.

This is playful creativity at its best. We make the journal from upcycled materials and scraps of fabric, small enough to ride around in your coat pocket, with a ribbon and a button to keep it closed. I bring all of the materials and guide every step, so you’re never staring at a blank page wondering what to do.

The making is the first bit of joy. Soft fabric, a color you didn’t expect to love, the satisfying press of glue that actually holds. While we work, we talk about how to catch those small moments in a regular day, the ones that usually slip away.

Then the book goes home with you. When one of those moments shows up, morning fog lifting off the water, a text from an old friend, someone saving you the last cookie, you jot it down. Give it a few months and it’s full of proof that joy turns up more often than you’d think.

Make one for yourself, or make it as a gift. Both count.