A place for words worth keeping.
Handcrafted leather notebooks, made in Australia,
designed to hold your thoughts, ideas, and everyday moments.
Why refillable matters.
In a world that moves quickly and creates more than it keeps, writing by hand offers a slower, more thoughtful rhythm.
Rustic Wren notebooks are designed as a refillable system - one leather cover, carried for years, with pages that can be changed as your needs do. Plans, sketches, lists, reflections - each insert has its own season, while the leather gathers the story.
It’s a way of working that’s intentional, practical, and quietly sustainable.
Less waste. More use. A notebook that adapts, rather than being replaced.
This is not about perfection or productivity.
It’s about having one place that moves with you - steady, familiar, and made to last.
Jess' Signature Bundle
The way I like to use a notebook system.
This is the setup I recommend most - not because it’s the most popular, but because it gives you space to work, think, and live without everything bleeding into one place.
The Signature Bundle brings together a leather cover with multiple inserts, allowing you to gently compartmentalise life. One notebook for planning. One for ideas. One for thoughts that don’t yet have a destination.
There’s room to move, room to grow, and room to dream. Pages can be changed as your needs shift, while the leather stays with you - gathering the marks, creases, and character of use along the way.
It’s a considered starting point, and one that continues to make sense long after the first pages are filled.
Personalised. Refillable. Built to last.
Notebook Bundles
Find your notebook style.
Not all notebooks are made equal — and neither are the people who carry them.
Whether you're mapping out a project, taking field notes, or sketching ideas on the go, there’s a style built for how you think and work.
Find the one that fits like a good pair of boots — built to last, and made to move with you.
The Story Begins in Leather
He wrote with the dust of the stock route still clinging,
Ink thick with the heat of a mid-year sun.
In a land that forgets nothing, he remembered
In leather-bound lines, the stories begun.
With calloused hands and cuffed sleeves, he returned to the page
Not to prove, but to preserve.
Australia is written by those who remember
That a man’s word should outlast his tools.
--- Unknown Bush Poet, Found on a Well-Worn Page
Come Find Me at Fabrik
You’ll find me working away in the Makers’ Space at Fabrik Arts + Heritage — surrounded by leather, tools, and a whole lot of heart.
I’m there Wednesday to Sunday, 11am–4pm, and you’re always welcome to pop in, feel the leather, and see what I’ve been making.
If you’re making a trip especially to see me, just reach out beforehand to make sure I’ll be in — I’d hate to miss you.
Fabrik Arts + Heritage – 1 Lobethal Road, Lobethal SA
