LEATHER VILLAGE Tree of Life Journal - 6 X 4 (A6) inches - Rustic Black - 200 Antique Deckle Edge Handmade Paper – Book of Shadows - Vintage Leath...

I love the size bc I dont like a big overwhelming journey as journaling is not something I enjoy to do. If I got a big journey then Id become overwhelmed and wouldnt want to practice. So if youre like me then this is a good journal . Crafted well looks the the pages are tied into the journal with cords so thats pretty unique. Feels well put together, like it wont fall apart. I LOVE THE PAGES. They not regular paper but stronger & textured, as if some kind of cloth- like material. I can use any pen to on the pages though. This is an A+ journal to me.

I love this book. It feels great to write and keep logs on Aged paper in a leather case..

Great for what we needed. The feel is great, leather was high quality would love to know how to restitch the paper insider the cover. Awesome value for the money.

Oh wow! This makes me want to be an artist and be able to sketch something amazing onto these pages. I journal regularly but this is so classic that it makes me stop and ponder carefully what I am going to write before I touch it with a pen. The pages are thick and classic and the binding is beautiful leather. I want to fill one up just so I can order another! I ordered the classic brown so I don't know how the other colors are. It feels like something from a bygone era. You need to order one just to feel it! Makes you want to buy a quill pen to write in it. Also, you're giving work to someone in a "developing country" that will help put food on their table - no factory machines here.

The media could not be loaded. I am just an average person. A first time Grandma, 4 kids, three girls, one boy, all but the boy is grown and out of the nest. The boy is 16. I saw this beautiful leather-bound book quite by accident. One day it showed up in my ZeeBooth feed and I was immediately intrigued! In looking at the details, I completely missed the fact it was actual real leather. I noticed it looked like leather but lets be honest with one another here, when something is advertised real leather!! I am ALWAYS doubtful it will be REAL LEATHER, and actually look or feel like it. Am I right? This book is ACTUALLY REAL LEATHER. When I took it out of the envelope (which had been opened before I received it for some reason, it didnt have to clear customs so really why was it opened????) I noticed the weight was fairly substantial. It was in plastic wrapping, which was sealed. I opened the wrapping (while standing in my driveway, next to my husband) and immediately smelled the book. It took me back to days of leather horse saddles and leads, of being in a high quality leather goods store and also the smell of our (my hubs and Is) expensive, leather Harley Davidson jackets. I knew immediately it was REAL ACTUAL LEATHER. My hubs saw what I was opening and he immediately exclaimed Wow, thats really cool babe! (Please know for this to come from my hubs who is RARELY complimentary on much at all unless its a shiny, new HD, or big pick-up truck) As I turned it over in my hands the feel of the leather was truly exquisite. Its very smooth and velvety but firm. I undid the simple strap which wraps around the book to keep it closed when not in use, and found the pages to be beautifully thick and luxurious. I believe the paper to be thick enough for oil, acrylic paint, definitely for all kinds of drawing and writing mediums to include ink, charcoal and regular colored pencils. The pages of the one I chose are yellowish with dark brown edging, almost as if someone took a lighter and ran it around the outer edges causing a real antique, old feel. That pattern is random for the too, bottom and ends of every single page. The pages themselves are pliable, but very thick imagine asking the grocery store cashier/bagger to put your ice cream in the heavy duty paper bag to help keep it cold longer (just to give you an idea but in no way is the paper constructed in a mass production paper mill like heavy duty paper bags would be). Included within the first few pages is a card from the seller Leather Village. It wishes the owner to feel the peace and love that went into the making of the journal. The Artisan who made the journal signed the insert. The binding is just as artistic, with a pattern stitched through it. I CANT STOP ADMIRING IT. I get such a feeling of peace and comfort from holding and feeling the pages. Just knowing what my intentions are for the journal (its going to be an heirloom for my granddaughter and I plan on writing, sketching and painting throughout the journal) so my granddaughter will know me. This journal would truly be an amazing gift for ANY Artist or writer. If you are looking for something to really make a lasting impression on a loved one, or for a unique gift that will inspire and motivate someone THIS IS IT.