LEATHER VILLAGE Leather Journal-7"X5"-Rustic Brown

I’ve been collecting recipes for home remedies and beauty treatments (like face masks and scrubs) and things for years but in a really random way, so I keep losing track of them. When I finally decided that I wanted to get a notebook to write them all in so I could have them in one place, I immediately thought of this style of journal. It just seemed perfect, since it looks like a classic old journal, and a lot of these recipes have been around that long. I picked this one because it had good reviews and it was exactly what I was looking for. I got it in the brown and it looks just like the photos. It’s definitely real leather and even has that good leather smell. I also really like the binding detail on the spine and the thong that wraps around it. The pages really do look aged too, so don’t expect them to lie completely flat right away. I’m writing in it with a good black pen and haven’t had any feathering or bleed-through. And it has a lot of pages, so I’ll probably never even fill it up! Just bear in mind when you’re ordering that it is a small journal, so if you’re looking for something with bigger pages and don’t check the dimensions in the description then you’ll be disappointed. But if this is the size you’re looking for, like I was, then this is a great journal.

I like that there’s room to insert some memorabilia. Unfortunately it has not slot for a pen. Though it’s fabulous, it may be too thick for travel

I was pleasantly surprised with this notebook. It was made really nicely and looks really cool too.

I like this very much, so much that I've bought several of these in different colors. The leather is a nice appearance and I like the vibe it creates. The paper is nice and ink and water color do not bleed through, even when using larger amounts. I'm going to use them as sketch books for my experimentation and learning as I try different mediums. The loose tie allows one to add items to the pages if you want to journal and preserve the ephemera that goes with the memories. Note: The 'colors' are pretty random. While the Green is a nice green, the red one is brown with just a hint of red on the outside, the inside of the leather is pretty red, see the second photo.

Great quality. A great value and very versatile. Will order more.

This is a great journal or sketch book. I purchased the chocolate brown - great price for a real leather bound, hand stitched journal with so many pages - all natural materials, real leather, hand made paper (?) - simple, pleasant design - well finished - paper is slightly aged/darkened to a pleasant off white, but not yellow or orange, still very light to draw, sketch or journal on it - brown leather is well crafted, color as described (some users report a flat or too light color), minor irregularities desired in this kind of antiqued journals. - I ordered this model and the one with a metal clasp. This one doesn't smell like leather as much, but is equally well done and a beautiful item to hold and to watch. One star off because there is a huge difference in paper quality between this journal and the other model offered by the same maker for a little more money. This was not apparent to me in pictures. This paper is thinner, the edges are straight as if cut with by machine, and it doesn't have any texture. It is also not aged the same way, paper is more even all around in color, and lighter, just barely off white with no grain. It will probably buckle/warp with wet media like watercolor or gouache, and not sure how it would respond to ink or alcohol markers, since it is much thinner than the other seemingly handmade paper form the other notebook. Other than this, a very good, attractive journal with a simple design and excellent for notes and dry materials like pencils, charcoal, chalk, regular pens, oil pastels, collages.

Nice gift. Handmade book with information about the creator in India. Beautifully crafted journal.

Very nice

思っていたより断然良かったです。 袋から取り出した時の感触・・『あ、革だ』 お色は、グリーン。 レビューを参考にしましたが、個性があるようですね。 画像にあるように、とても落ち着き和むグリーン。キレイです。 作りもしっかりしています。 雰囲気もバッチリ！ どんな使い方しようかなぁ〜とワクワクします。 用紙もいい感じですね。 紙のニオイに気になる点はありません。 ただただ、本革のいい香り。 使い込みたくなる感触です。 大事に使っていきます。 たまたま見つけたのですが、 購入して良かったです。 ありがとうございます。

It's perfect

I am an avid journal collector and i am especially fond of these type of journals which are very olde worldly in feel, look and smell. I love that when I opened this up the first thing I could smell was genuine leather, now a days so many items pretend to be leather but they aren’t. We’ve been using leather since forever and I personally prefer it over every man made fabric. This leather is a decent thickness too, which will protect the contents well. The paper is stitched in and decent quality too, at the top of each page on the left hand side are check boxes for weather and days of the week, and on the right are spaces for memo number and date. The leather strap to close the journal is long enough to go around the book and tie at the front however you want to tie it. I will use this for essential oil and herbal blends as I think it lends itself perfectly for that, but I’m positive that it could be used for so many other ideas, from larping, through to daily journaling.

My husband loves this journal it's a little stiff but I'm sure the more he uses it the softer it will become

Es hermoso, lo recomiendo para escritura filosofía.