In part 1 of my review of the Louise Carmen notebook, I cover the qualities of the Louise Carmen Pocket Heritage notebook itself. Now I’ll talk about how I managed to obtain it! When I discovered Louise Carmen notebooks online, I thought they looked great. Their website, and their Instagram, feature some some pretty mouth-watering … Continue reading Louise Carmen Notebook Review Part 2: Where to Buy
I’m always a sucker for a nice leather notebook— there is something so seductive about the patina on well-broken in leather, and the way it starts to form to the shape of its contents. It’s what made me love the Filofax notebooks I’ve used in the past, and it’s what made me buy a passport … Continue reading Louise Carmen Notebook Review Part 1
When I first heard about the Endeavor Notebooks Kickstarter campaign last year, I was excited enough to take the plunge and pledge almost $50 as an early bird. I loved the aesthetics of the notebook, and the unusual method of attaching a refill notebook that could stand alone to a simple leather cover. So did … Continue reading Endeavor Notebook Review
I found this week’s addict on Instagram. Ironbark Journals is an Etsy seller of hand-stitched travelers notebook covers, but the photo below is her personal collection. So. Much. Leather.
Time once again to try to help each other out by crowd-sourcing some notebook questions! Toby writes: The enclosed picture is of my favorite notebook, well the notebook is a few weeks old but the cover I have carried since I was fifteen, everyday it goes in my left pocket and more of my most … Continue reading From the Mailbag: Questions and Tips from Readers
I guess I’m lucky that my notebook addiction has never tended to focus itself too much on truly high-end, luxury notebooks like this gorgeous Hermès notebook cover made of ostrich leather. I’ve occasionally coveted such things, and who wouldn’t! But at $1,000 new, or $100-200 used (if you’re lucky enough to find one), plus the … Continue reading Hermès Notebook
LOTS of linkage to catch up on from the mailbag! Handmade leather journals by papersandtschai.com and on Facebook at Papersandtschai “Handmade sketchbooks, journals, pads and other gathered paper products with recycled materials, vintage materials and an eye toward durability” from nekoheavyindustries.etsy.com Elephant dung notebooks at new.poopoopaper.com. A notebook kept by someone … Continue reading Tips from Readers
