Craft a journal that celebrates the romance, beauty, and stories of Italy featuring Vintage Papers

Create a journal infused with the beauty, history, and romance of Italy. Construct a handmade journal complete with pockets and tuck spots for storing postcards, tickets, notes, pressed botanicals, and other collected treasures. Finish with a hand-stitched belly band to wrap around your journal and stitch a small canvas bag to hold your finished book and future finds.

Your time with Leaca includes:

Using authentic vintage books and papers gathered from the markets of Lucca, create a one-of-a-kind journal filled with character, texture, and timeless charm.

Explore the art of painting on vintage papers, discovering how watercolor and mixed media can enhance aged pages while allowing their stories to shine through. Through simple hand stitching, collage, and thoughtful layering, you’ll leave with a beautiful journal that feels like a treasured keepsake from Italy itself.

What You’ll Create

• A handmade journal crafted from authentic Italian vintage books and papers
• Decorative pockets and tuck spots for collecting memories and ephemera
• A hand-stitched belly band closure
• A stitched canvas journal pouch
• Watercolor and mixed-media studies on vintage papers
• A collection of techniques to continue creating with vintage materials at home

What You’ll Learn

• How to work with and preserve vintage papers
• Techniques for painting and layering on aged book pages
• Simple hand-stitching methods for journals and embellishments
• How to create functional and decorative pockets
• Ways to combine watercolor, collage, and vintage ephemera into meaningful journal pages

Tour Details

Mornings will be spent in creative exploration, either in the studio or out around Orvieto. In the afternoon you will experience the culture of Italy. It might be a tour into the Etruscan caves, a cooking class, or a vineyard visit. There will also be plenty of free time to explore Orvieto on your own. You will receive a more detailed itinerary for the week in your final information packet sent before you travel.

A traditional continental breakfast is served each morning in the B&B. Because Italian cuisine is such fun, some meals are not prearranged allowing you the freedom to choose where and what to eat. Recommendations are offered and no one eats alone!

WITH EACH ARTISTIC ENRICHMENT TRIP, YOU WILL RECEIVE:

• Workshop instruction
• Pre-trip notes and guidelines
• Seven nights double occupancy lodging – Sunday – Sunday
• Seven Continental breakfasts
• Cooking class including lunch or dinner
• Vineyard tour and wine tasting
• Wine and olive oil tasting including dinner
• Two additional dinners
• Two additional lunches
• Cathedral tour and visit to San Brizio chapel

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:

• Travel costs
• Passport fees, photos and processing where applicable
• Transfers to and from the airports
• Meals, except where indicated in itinerary
• Personal items such as individual journaling and art supplies, wines, liquors, valet/laundry charges, and other items not specifically mentioned as included
• Optional activities, if any
• Supplement for single room
• Additional nights lodging

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Single occupancy available for an additional cost. Travel costs are not included.

The balance including single room supplement of $150 USD and optional activities, if any, is due as indicated on the registration form, which is approximately 90 days prior to trip commencement. Payment installments can be arranged directly with Adventures in Italy Inc. Methods of payment accepted are check, Visa and Mastercard.

* HOLD MY SPOT: A $250 USD non-refundable deposit secures your spot today!  You will be contacted by Adventures in Italy to arrange your additional payment schedule.