Long before Quixotically existed, one of my favorite things to do was support the small businesses and makers around me, the baker at the farmers market, the zine maker with a table at a craft fair, the artist selling prints at a coffee shop. There's something about handmade work that just makes the world feel a little more richer.

The Q Collective is my way of continuing that, now on a bigger scale, and bringing you along with me.

Twice a year, I will curate a collection of art and small pieces from makers around the country, in different mediums, different styles, all chosen because they made me stop and look twice. Some will land in your mailbox. So will a little something on your birthday, because you're part of this too.

This isn't just a perk of buying a journal. It's a chance to bring us together, a community built on the love of stationery, arts & craft, and on lifting up the people who make things by hand and the people who appreciate it.

Registering your journal means joining that circle: a way for me to keep supporting the makers I love, and for you to discover them alongside me.

Here's what that means for you:

• A little something on your birthday; I love celebrating birthdays.
• Bi-annual mail from the Collective; curated art and small pieces from makers I love.

Registering only takes a minute. We just need a few details to send things your way.