LEATHER VILLAGE Tree of Life Journal - 6 X 4 (A6) inches - Rustic Brown - 200 Antique Deckle Edge Handmade Paper – Book of Shadows - Vintage Leather Bound Journal for Women & Men

What an elegant leather journal. It smells good and feels good in the hand. I have the small one. The paper is of good quality. All fountain pens are not the same. I first used my Waterman that has a nib for smooth flowing ink and this pen did not work. I switched to another of my Cross pens. It works perfectly because the pages need a fountain pen that "scratches." You can do collages, paint and write. I'm using this journal to record my recipes for essential oil concoctions and to record results of my work. I'm imagining apothecaries of old, the old women in the forest, their magic, etc. I recommend this product.

Good lord. Amazon made me type this twice. I bought this journal to use with my calligraphy pen. Because calligraphy pens use a special ink and that ink can leak through most paper. The description for this journal said multimedia. This journal cost 30 bucks. I bought an extra set of paper. And that paper cost 20.I just tried it out right now. I’m going to post pictures. I thought perhaps my pen was out of ink. But then I tested it on the notebook I was originally using. But needed to replace because the paper was too thin. Now this is a blend of a pure calligraphy pen and a ballpoint pen. That means this is not the type of pen that you dip in an ink well and then write with. It is a special calligraphy pen. That has a special tip on it that you can only use with cursive or calligraphy. Now it has been three years. Since I’ve been able to do calligraphy. Due to some severe health issues. When I put this pen against the paper. The paper is not absorbing the ink. Now, if I find out, I’m doing something wrong. I will change this rating. However if I spent 30 bucks on this journal. And 20 bucks on a refill. With the knowledge that the journal said in the description. That I can handle this, I will be furious. This is not a cheap journal. It is beautiful. The pages are beautiful everything about it. I love. But I bought it for this pen. I am very angry.Wow Amazon fought me putting in the pictures and because of Rufus I’m not sure how to post a question to you guys.Edit:Okay finally got it. These pages are hand made. Which means they are all different.Some seam to soak up the ink too much and others seem to not be able to at all. It is still beautiful and well made. But as these are Cotten and hand made pages, there is slight frustration at the difference between one page and another in how it handles the ink. This is not a beginner friendly artistic journal.

I’ve been meaning to write to the person who made this book, but haven’t yet. Hopefully she sees this. This is the most well-made book I’ve ever seen. It is very historic looking the way. It’s put together and bound and it is beautiful. I feel so lucky and blessed to have this Well-made piece of art. Thank you.