Handmade in Cape Town

Handmade photo albums that open into memories

Explosion boxes, pop-up albums and vintage journals, made by hand with your own photos, in any theme you like.

See the albums WhatsApp to order

🎄 Christmas orders close 30 November

A handmade gift box opening into a photo album — Watch one open (30 seconds)

Choose your gift

Every piece is made to order. Tap Order on WhatsApp and you'll get a friendly reply to help you order.

✓ Ready now: 1 decorated explosion box · 1 decorated pop-up album · 2 blank albums. Ask Val

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Flip through it

The junk-journal set, page by page

Swipe or tap the arrows to turn the pages, like flipping through the real thing.

One of Val's handmade vintage junk journals

Vintage junk-journal set

Val's priceR800

A clear book, hand-dyed papers and stickers, made by Val in your theme.

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What's inside

Flat-lay: an open clear book with plastic sleeves, a fan of Val's coffee and avocado dyed papers, and sticker sheets made from her papers

Clear book: plastic sleeves keep every page safe
Hand-dyed papers: coffee and avocado dyed by Val
Stickers made from her own papers

Exact contents depend on your theme. Ask Val.

Real pages, real hands

Open journal pages with dyed papers and a butterfly

Stills from Val's own step-by-step video.

Pick your theme

Vintage
Weddings
New babies
Birthdays
Christmas
Flowers
Wild animals
In memory
Red & gold

Tell Val your colours and the occasion. She dyes and picks the papers to match.

How many photos fit?

Ask Val

It depends on the size and the theme you choose. Photos slide into sleeves, pockets and tags. Val will tell you how many before she starts.

Watch it slowly

How it works: 1 pick a theme, 2 Val makes it by hand, 3 you fill it with photos and keepsakes

Pick a theme: tell Val the occasion and colours.
Val makes it by hand, from her own dyed papers.
You fill it with photos, notes and keepsakes.

Make it yours

Val's priceR800

Order the R800 set Personalised? Ask for a quote

🎄 Christmas orders close 30 November.

Any theme, any occasion

Tell Val the occasion and your colours, and she designs it around your photos.

Prefer to make it yourself? Get a blank album with papers in your theme.

Weddings
Anniversaries
Birthdays
New babies
Christmas
Matric farewell
Teachers
In memory
Vintage
Wild animals
Flowers
Red & gold

How ordering works

1

Pick an album, box or journal, or ask for something special.
2

Send your photos on WhatsApp, with the occasion, your colours and the date you need it.
3

Val makes every page by hand, just for you. No two are the same.
4

Collect in Table View, or Val posts or couriers it to you.

📦 Delivery

Collect in Table ViewFree
PEP PAXI, store to storefrom R59.95
PostNet to PostNet (2–3 working days)R109
To your door (PAXI store to home)from R119.95

Small pieces fit PAXI's R59.95 bag; a big album or box needs the large bag (R119.95, or R149.95 to the door). Prices as listed by PAXI and PostNet on 27 Oct 2026. Val confirms the cost on WhatsApp when you order.

🎄 Christmas orders close 30 November. Order early to get yours in time.

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Meet the artist

Fine art by Vallery

“My name is Vallery Bowyer. I am a qualified, professional fine artist with lots of experience in painting, using different mediums, which includes acrylic, oils and watercolor. I have been painting for over 26 years.”

26+ years painting
3 exhibitions
~15 pieces available

Val has sold paintings to special clients and given one-on-one painting lessons. Besides her paintings she makes photo albums, explosion boxes and junk journals.