cuero Vintage Leather Journal - Antique Handmade Leather Bound journal with deckle edge paper for Men And Women Diary - Leather Sketchbook - Drawing Journal Notebook - Great Gift (5 by 7 inch)

Update: I left the journal opened in the garage for about a week, the damp smell is completely gone, it just smells like leather now. I’ve used watercolors on a page, which took some time to dry, but turned out nicely after drying.This journal is just the size I was hoping it would be. The leather is thick and supple. The pages are cottony and thick. It smells like it was wrapped when damp, so is a little musty smelling, it’s not a strong smell, I’m leaving it open on a bookshelf for several days to dry. I would repurchase. I like the look and rustic beauty.

Our DIL is an artist and absolutely loved this. Very high quality and looks lovely.

I love this journal. It looks like what was advertised and nice quality for the price. Love the rich color of the leather, the paper looks so authentic as if antique and is soft. These are for gifts so I feel proud and excited to share this treasure

The weight and craftsmanship of this journal is much more than I expected. It is heavy and the paper very thick. The leather cover and binding is very good and feels superior. A great purchase if you want old world authentic style.

I purchased this for my friend for Christmas for calligraphy writing. I was worried that it wouldn't be worth the 50 dollars but it is beautiful and so worth it!! Now I want one too.

There is a lot to like/love about this journal. Size4×6 is one of my favorite sizes for traveling with and creating on the go. I am an artist and I just wanted something I could do daily exercises in. It's not really meant for creating masterpieces. I am mainly a mixed media artist. So far I have used: pen/ink, watercolor, water soluble pencils and colored pencil. The paper seems almost like fabric. I am not sure its exact content, but definitely a large percentage of cotton. Ok my likes and dislikes: love the vintage look and textured pages. The handmade paper is both a pro & con. Neat textures, but not uniform throughout. Some pages have "bleach spots", others have darker fibers that shine through the page( see the page with the sun/moon) there are a couple of fibers that shown through the moon. Pages are not very forgiving with use of an eraser. I made some guidelines for my quotes and went to erase and it made white lines in the paper( Ultimately just left the guidelines). Pro-- I purposely used the eraser to make "sunbeams" around the sun. On the sun my metalic acrylic ink showed up well, but I have a gold pen that typically shows up super shiny on other papers, but doesn't with this paper( see the stars. I ultimately used white to create my stars). I thought maybe I could go over it and build up the ink, but it didn't work. Even though the paper is really thick, the paper is extremely fragile when trying to layer or erase. On the sun I used watercolor and I also used a fluid acrylic ink. I barely had some bleed through on the previous page (see the mandala page-- a couple of red spots came through). There is absolutely no bleeding with normal pens. I used multiple pen sizes and some brush pens with the black ink. There's also not any "spreading" of the ink particularly on my lettering. Other than my issue with my gold pen, I must say I am really happy so far. I hope you find this info helpful.

These journals are so neat. I have bought more than one of these type of journals-- my 13 year old wanted one because her older sister had one and she loved it. They are great for imaginative kids... The thick, "aged" pages make it seem as if they are living in different times as they write or draw. When the journal is closed the straps wrap around and the key securely fastens it when tucked in. Super fun. It makes a great gift and could even be paired with a quill pen.

Beautiful journal. Works perfectly for writing down your thoughts and feeling like you’re back in the good ol days.