I Finally Customized A Traveler's Notebook! Baum-Kuchen Truly Yours.

After saving up for a while, I bought a traveler's notebook customized by Baum-Kuchen in California and it's absolutely beautiful. I chose all of the details and ended up really loving how it turned out!
Here are the other items I purchased from them.
BK Date Header Stamp: www.baum-kuchen.net/products/...
[BKxTRC] Grid Notebook: www.baum-kuchen.net/products/...
Ateliers Penelope Canvas Pen Pouch in mustard: www.baum-kuchen.net/products/...
Love for Analogue Stickers: www.baum-kuchen.net/products/...
Ichigo Ichie Charm: www.baum-kuchen.net/products/...
Brown regular size TN (without customizations): www.baum-kuchen.net/products/...
#journaling #travelersnotebook #baumkuchen #bktrulyyours
00:00 Beautiful Packaging
02:00 The Reveal
03:19 The Inside
04:18 Accessory Haul
06:17 Setting it up
06:50 Adding a charm
08:42 Front pocket decor
09:40 Question for you!

[@shaunyg_]

Very lovely and inspirational. Thank you for sharing 💜

[@stevekail4543]

Really enjoyed this video. I have one little suggestion: whenever I get a sticker that I think I may want to use in more than one location I scan it onto my computer and then I can print out more of them. Often I just print them out on regular paper and use removable adhesive to put them in my pen journal. Other times I print them out on magnetic material or as window clings.

[@JournalSunshine]

Ooh, scanning them is such a good idea! I made a video in my main channel ages ago about turning stickers into magnets and paper clips and bookmarks though - helps to make them reusable whenever I love them too much to stick them down!

[@queenbuzybee4074]

That’s an excellent idea, thank you Steve!

[@queenbuzybee4074]

Wow, that is beautiful. I could see one in my future. I haven’t journaled in many years, on and off in between. I‘m starting this weekend setting everything up for February. Not lying, I went way overboard with supplies, like in the 100s overboard. Enjoy your purchase!

[@nerd-jock]

this is soooo gorgeous. I LOVE the way the stitching looks - something about the asymmetry and the contrast is really nice, and your reasoning behind the placements is so well thought out! thanks for sharing this with us!

[@JournalSunshine]

Thank you! I still can’t get over it. Looking forward to being able to send in my passport size for customizations next!

[@thomas-marx]

Love it ! Glad to see you regularly !

[@JournalSunshine]

Thank you!

[@beepear]

So fun!

[@RobinCookie]

Very nice it’s so pretty enjoy. excited to see what you come up with. Tfs

[@JournalSunshine]

Thank you!!

[@dallymagno]

Beautiful

[@KatiefromKatiesNestingSpot]

Just gorgeous, I always think of pockets etc being sewn in as BK additions but the embossing is especially beautiful and I’m drawn to it! I like the explanation for the placement you picked for the pocket on the front.

[@JournalSunshine]

The embossings are my favorite part! They have so many beautiful ones to choose from.

[@TheJadezilla]

Gorgeous! I particularly like the blue elastic with that charm, I think that looks great. I think the embossing works wonderfully with your desire to be more present. Rubbing it and feeling the textures of analogue planners really has huge appeal for me! A great mindfulness tool.

[@JournalSunshine]

Thank you! That makes a lot of sense - I definitely had that experience once I opened this up and got it into my hands but I wasn't sure how to put it into words.

[@TheJewishCatholic]

Amazing!!

[@aorangifrearson5213]

Love the embossed stamps on your TN, starting a new notebook is fun, all the possibilities! I too have my own wee hoard of pen pouches, can't help myself 😅

[@JournalSunshine]

Thank you! That’s one of the reasons why I love traveler’s notebooks, they always feel new because I can change up what’s inside it or put a new cover on an old notebook and it feels new again.

[@Cailyn_Amanda]

I did a major customization to one of my TNs. I cut down a brown standard TN to b6slim size so I could use the midori md notebook in my travelers company leather. I have another full size brown, so I bought one specifically to cut down. I absolutely adore it, because it fits so well in my hand, and it's my favorite notebook leather. I have no idea what I would want from BK as far as the truly yours customizations, but I still want to do it some day.

[@JournalSunshine]

That sounds amazing! I love b6 slim. It’s a good idea to buy a new one for that purpose just in case… I get quite attached to my well-loved ones and would be so nervous to mess them up.

[@dbrickner5292]

fabulous

[@mirandabarnett7116]

so cool! i didn't know this kind of thing existed. def getting ideas. would love to see a tn charm roundup

[@JournalSunshine]

I had seen them pop up on Instagram on a bunch of journaling accounts I follow a while ago and needed to know where they were getting them 😂 Glad you’d want to see a video about charms! I’ll put something together.

[@joesel23]

I have customized every one of my notebooks with patches, stamps, etc.! Would love to see a video about your charms I am always looking for them ☺️

[@JournalSunshine]

That’s so cool! I’m thinking now that I’ve customized one, I’ll probably slowly end up with more, heh. I’ve started looking for patches to send in with my blue TN! (Ooh, and noted about the charms! I might be able to film that soon.)

[@amandaleighplans]

SOOO GORGEOUS!! Ah I just love it, I squealed when I saw yours because on my brown I am also getting the nude card pocket on the front! I was totally inspired by someone I follow to do that lol, wisecoffeebreak, not my own great idea - but I love how it looks and so convenient to slip things into!

[@JournalSunshine]

Ahh thank you Amanda! Yeah, I’d seen a bunch with that pocket on the front. I was debating whether to get so many embossings because they really add up but I ended up being so happy with it! Excited to send in some for the next one.

[@sarahmartinezjournals]

Love seeing your customizations! I’m always doubting my choices so I haven’t done it yet. I’m on my third idea, haha. If I don’t change it again, maybe it’ll be a Christmas present!

[@JournalSunshine]

Ahh yeah it’s so tough to choose! Initially, I was trying to fit more on it, but then I decided to leave the other things for another notebook. I have ideas for two of my other TNs and I’m hoping to send those in for customizations next! And it was a bit less scary to have them done on a brand new TN first, at least for me. I’d feel more comfortable mailing mine in next time!

[@AbigailPoirier]

I'm all about customization- getting things set up just the way I like them- so that's very much the kind of thing I would enjoy! That said, I would probably end up DIYing a subpar version, that's just how I roll. I love how the thumbnail specifies that this was something you wanted and planned for a long time, not just some impulse buy because you're made out of money, haha Finally, and I hope I can say this in a non-offensive way, I don't care for the way your customized version looks...and that's the beauty of customization! Each person can get something that totally fits their personality and no, it won't appeal to everyone else. I love that the option to make the TN your own exists and that you were able to go for it!

[@JournalSunshine]

I’m too nervous to DIY something like this myself which is why I’m so glad their service exists, but I love seeing the cool modifications folks make to their TNs!

[@AbigailPoirier]

@@JournalSunshine Oh, I'm not advocating for my "jump right in" mindset (the phrase that often comes to mind is "fools rush in where angels fear to tread") I'm just saying that knowing me, that's probably what I'd do, haha. And it wouldn't look so good as a professional one, that's for sure.

[@jadeylinyannice]

Hi, love how it turned out❤️ how do we customize it? I’m new at this and wanted to know how it works.. do we buy everything and then email them to place everything?

[@JournalSunshine]

Nope, you have to email them and they’ll get in touch about what is available and what is sold out and send you an invoice once everything is all decided. There are instructions at the top of the TrulyYours page: www.baum-kuchen.net/collections/truly-yours

[@jadeylinyannice]

@@JournalSunshine thankyou so much🥰

[@JournalSunshine]

Of course!! I heard she’s traveling so it may take some time for you to hear back, but it’s worth it!

[@beccacarrillo]

I don't own any Traveler's notebooks. I bullet journal in an A5 dotted grid notebook by Scribbles That Matter. I haven't ever had anything customized, but I think the embossings on your notebook are really attractive.

[@JournalSunshine]

Ooh, I've heard good things about that brand! Do you like it?

[@beccacarrillo]

@@JournalSunshine I've been using that brand every year since 2018...when I first started. So yes...I like it. :)

[@1UkuleleDude]

I'm too afraid of losing anything I put on an outside pocket like that!

[@JournalSunshine]

My journals are kept either on a desk, in a drawer, or in a bag so if anything fell out of the outside pocket, it wouldn’t go far. Probably a good thing for you to consider for your journals though!

[@user-gl5ld9vm7i]

Does one need to be a traveler, in order to use these Notebooks?

[@JournalSunshine]

One just needs to want to use a lovely interchangeable notebook (planner, sketchbook, and/or any of the other inserts available for the system).