Spellbooks & Journals
My hand-made magical tomes, glammeries (fae book of secrets), journals and books are one of a kind! I specialize in three styles of book: fully handbound, artistic recreation & 'book rescue' refurbished old classics given a modern makeover in an effort to reduce, reuse and recycle. You won't find these on your local bookshelf!

"And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything." --Shakespeare; As You Like It






Verdant Moon:The Midsummer Moon is the sixth Faery moon of the year, for the month of June. This set, with a faerie glammerie, midnight blue ostrich quill, greeting card and Dragonfly wand inspires bliss and alluring magic fit for Titania and Oberon themselves!
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Midsummer Moon Set: The Verdant Moon is the fifth Faery moon of the year, for the month of May. This set, with a faerie glammerie, green pheasant quill, greeting card and Luna Moth wand weaves a lush sense of the rich world around us.
$85.00





Geocache Realm Passport: This hand bound Geocache passport book has been covered with a purple filigree printed burlap canvas. The green paper inside is entirely handmade from old mail, office scraps and other recycled paper bits. There is a green leaf button sewn on the cover with a purple ribbon closure.
$12.00

Limoncello Glammerie:In Faerieland, there is a lemon-lime tree where citrus fruits make the best Limoncello drink for hot summer days. This Glammerie is appx. 4.25" x 5.5" & entirely handmade. Signatures are lime green & lemon yellow. Inside, there are 156 pages & 4 bookmarks. Front & back covers are lined with shimmering green paper that exudes iridescent glamour magic!
$35.00




Book of Ashes: What stories will rise from some destructive apocalypse? Grey pages flutter like carbon moths, scorched & burnt, waiting to record the stories leftover from an incinerated past. Streaked with char and dust & entirely hand bound w/a grey & singed interior, then wrapped in ash dusted gauze w/a grey spine...
$33.00

Candlelight Moon Set: The Candlelight Moon is the second Faery moon of the year, for the month of February. This set, with a faerie glammerie, quill, greeting card and Candlelight wand evokes a perfect feeling of thawing warmth. Includes: Candlelight Moon Glammerie, Quill & Inkpot, originally designed Greeting Card w/Envelope, Handmade Magic Wand. Click for details.
$85.00

Immortal Beloved: This book was inspired by the mystery of Beethoven's Immoratal Beloved. The signatures are alternating red and white and the cover is a fine, handmade red-on-red filigree paper with an accentuating black and red cotton spine. It has been trimmed with velvet and four black metal corners have been added for durability. Click for full story.
$42.00

Raspberry Sorbet An Leabhar: An Leabhar is Gaelic for "The Book". This gorgeous spell book is appx 8.5" x 12", fully handbound w/rich raspberry handmade pages. Cover is Japanese silk screen w/a purple marbled spine, trimmed w/fine celtic ribbon & framed by repurposed foliage. Lined ins. w/shimmering pink & trimmed in printed satin ribbon, includes 4 bookmarks. Item is featured on Handmadenews.org
$150.00

Ugly Girl with Flowers: Currently on display at Academe Obscure at the Tacoma Arts Center. Ugly Girl with Flowers was inspired by Gregory Maguire’s ‘Tales of an Ugly Stepsister’. I’ve created my own illustration of the painting and framed it with a border of thorns, upon spray of petals. The book is covered entirely with red velveteen rose petals and silk green leaves for the spine.
$55.00

Safari Glammerie: Entirely handbound & inspired by the wonders of Africa, this Glammerie features zebras in the grass, giraffes up the spine & monkeys in the vine! Appx 8.5" x 5.5" with 156 recycled straw pages & 4 satin bookmarks. Ins is leopard print paper w/zebra-stripe trim. Signed by artist.
$50.00

Redcap Cookbook: WARNING: This book is a Manifesto of Mayhem. Within these pages are numerous pranks. approximately 4.25" x 5.5" in size and entirely handmade, 156 pages. Cover is leather & blood red paper adorning the corners and spine & includes 3 black satin bookmarks. Title is burned on and punctuated by a bloody axe. This is a detailed book, click the link to read its story!
$45.00

Ladybug Glammerie: Appx 5x7", ladybug themed magic journal from Faerie. 156 pages and 4 ribbon bookmarks: black, red, green and white. Signatures alternate between red & black w/a black book cloth spine spotted w/ladybugs. Cover is green grass w/fluffy white dandelions, red vellum tag says "Glammerie" w/a rounded sticker quote: "Are we there yet?", nameplate is handmade paper. Can also be purchased at Crescent Moon Gifts in Tacoma, WA.
$40.00

Pink Lemonade - 8" x 5.5" Lined journal w/satin ribbon. Stained glass lemons decorate the cover, stuck with a fun green straw for summer lemonade! Ins is yellow lining with pink embossed corners. Can also be purchased at Angelique's Fine Furnishings in Thomaston, ME.
$25.00

Frogger - 8" x 5" lined journal, Hand-folded, origami frog on lily-pad, catching gold dragonflies; black satin book-mark and hand painted, fine-paper inner cover design. Can also be purchased at Angelique's Fine Furnishings in Thomaston, ME.
$25.00

Don't Judge: Currently on display at Academe Obscure at the Tacoma Arts Center. On the outside it is covered in trash w/a picture of Joseph Merrick in the matchbook. On the inside it is beautifully bound w/coffee leaf and fine pearlized paper, trimmed in fancy ribbon and includes two quotes by Merrick and his physician respectively. To read more click the link.
$85.00



Watermelon Picnic - 8"x5" This fun pink-lined journal has received a watermelon make-over! The pink spine is accentuated by green striped, handmade paper and dotted w/giant seeds, reminiscent of juicy watermelon! Book has a pink satin ribbon & dessert-fork clasp. Can also be purchased at Angelique's Fine Furnishings in Thomaston, ME.
$28.00




Army Journal - 5"x7" Lined journal, with camouflage finish and a riveted buckle clasp. Int is lined with green-woven, fine paper.
$20.00

Aember Spellbook: This art book is inspired by the City of Ember stories and Steampunk. The cover depicts elements of the genre such as a compass and candle and inside the pages are line graphed. The interior covers have a rustic feel w/handmade paper & satin trim with a bit of upcycled brown bag for a name plate. Corners are copper tipped.
$25.00

Carnelian Codex: From Tir Eolas library in Mosscreep Forest comes the Carnelian Codex: a bright journal hand bound in orange dragon-scale skin. Stitched w/154 peach colored pages, this book measures approximately 4.25" x 5.5" in size and entirely handmade. Carnelian Dragons love the autumn season, often emerging during this time since the changing of trees provides natural camouflage.
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Codex Niveus: Sequestered away beyond just beyond the limits of reality, through the Mosscreep Forest comes the Codex Niveus: a shining white journal hand bound with pearly dragon-scale skin. Stitched with 154 white pages, this book measures approximately 4.25" x 5.5" in size and entirely handmade. These Dragons can live in the frost, mists, or clouds and their scales shimmer and gleam as though highly polished. Available only at
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The Book of Rust: Currently on display at Academe Obscure at the Tacoma Arts Center. Seattle deteriorates in post-apocalyptic ruin, fallen & rusting are the icons of perfect beauty, human form, love: The David of Michelangelo & the Venus de Milo of Alexandros of Antioch. But inside: the hope of Cupid and Psyche even amidst ruin. Pristine and perfect.
$70.00
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All designs seen here are interchangeable and / or modifiable to suit custom preferences. Inquiries regarding specific requests may be sent to Ammie Hague. Thank you for your interest!

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