TalenshiStudios

Refillable, Magnetic Wooden Journals & Other Treasures

St Louis, Missouri
433 Sales

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Note from shop owner We are closing our Etsy shop permanently.
You can find all our treasures at talenshistudios.com

Please feel free to reach out to karen [!at] talenshistudios.com if you have questions not related to an order through our etsy shop.

Note from shop owner

Last updated on Nov 2, 2022

We are closing our Etsy shop permanently.
You can find all our treasures at talenshistudios.com

Please feel free to reach out to karen [!at] talenshistudios.com if you have questions not related to an order through our etsy shop.

Karen Swartz and Justin Melendez

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Karen Swartz and Justin Melendez

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About TalenshiStudios

Sales 433
On Etsy since 2017

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We make unique, useful books that feature Karen's illustrations

Shop members

  • Karen Swartz

    Artist/ Maker

    Karen is a digital illustrator with a love of birds, fantasy, and all things textural and tactile. Her designs are on the covers of our journals, which she makes by hand, and she also works on researching and developing new products for us to make.

  • Justin Melendez

    Photographer, Maker, Creative Partner/ Researcher

    Justin is a scientist with a PhD in Genetics! He also does wildlife and product photography, and works on researching and developing new products for us to make together.

Shop policies

Last updated on Apr 22, 2021

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Cancellations

Cancellations: accepted

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More information

Last updated on May 18, 2022

Frequently asked questions

What are the dimensions of the journal covers and pages?

Large Journals have 6"x 9" covers with 5.5" x 8.5" pages.
Small Journals have 4"x 6" covers with 3.75" x 5.5" pages.

All of our designs can be ordered as either 6" x 9" or 4" x 6" Journals.

How do I select a ribbon color to be included in my order?

Please specify the ribbon color you would like in the "Comments to Talenshi Studios" section at checkout. Ribbon colors that we offer are listed in the photos and description for each listing.

Currently we offer satin ribbon in these colorse: Red, Navy, Dark Green, Gold, Black, White

What are the journal covers made from?

Baltic birch wood and vegan suede leather (The material is Laser Safe/ non-vinyl). All spines are currently dark brown or tan with engraving.

Care instructions

Care for your travel journal as you would any other hard cover book. The covers are quite durable and not easily damaged from everyday use/ carrying in a backpack, etc.

A zip lock bag will help protect the journal's pages from catching on other objects in a backpack if you carry a lot of items with you.

What types of pages/ endpapers do you offer?

We offer blank, lined, grid, dot grid, isometric grid, music staff, planner, and table top ref sheet pages for now, but if there is a style you would like to see or would like to have in your order, just ask!

We stock four different hand made papers at a time- each listing has a photo that shows our current end-paper options.

How can I place a custom Order?

First: Choose the size and page style for your journal from the "Travel Journal Size and Paper" options drop down menu.

Second: Choose "Custom Color Order" from the "Travel Journal Color Scheme and Details" drop down menu.

Third: Please specify the following in the "notes to Talenshi Studios” box at the checkout:
1. Your desired cover color.
2. The color you want the design on the book to be.
3. Your desired ribbon/bookmark color.

Bonus: If you want to, you can even provide a color hex code (example: #70F70D) from a site like: http://htmlcolorcodes.com/ and we will do our best to match it (Please keep in mind the wood grain will show through a bit and alter the color slightly)!

Magnet safety with Medical Devices

Medical devices:
Our Refillable covers and page refills contain Neodymium magnets.
The strong magnetic fields near a neodymium magnet can affect pacemakers, ICDs and other implanted medical devices. Many ICDs are made with a feature that deactivates it when it comes into contact with a magnet. Many Pacemakers change modes when in contact with a magnet. Once the magnet is removed, normal function resumes.
Our magnetic books should be safe as long as you do not fall asleep with them in contact with your implanted device.
If you have one of these devices, and are concerned about magnetic interference, we suggest purchasing our normal, non-refillable books instead.

Magnet safety with technology

The strong magnetic fields near neodymium magnets can damage magnetic media such as floppy disks, credit cards, magnetic I.D. cards, cassette tapes, video tapes or other such devices. They can also damage televisions, VCRs, computer monitors and CRT displays. Avoid placing neodymium magnets near electronic appliances.

Cell phones and solid state drives should be fine.

Karen has been carrying a magnetic refillable book in her backpack which has a special pocket for her non solid state laptop. So far the laptop has not been affected.

Safety and High temperatures

Nickel Allergy Warning:
The magnets in our refillable covers and page refills are coated in nickel. They are encased in paper/ bookcloth in our product. If this is a concern, please stick with our non-refillable books.

High Temperatures/ Moisture:
Neodymium magnets can become demagnetized at high temperatures or with repeat exposure to moisture. While we do not recommend leaving a refillable book in a hot car, we have also tested this with no decrease in magnetization so far. The glue used in binding is probably more at risk of failure with prolonged exposure to high temperatures.