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HomeLuxury Office AccessoriesRed Embossed Heart Leather Journal - Lined |
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85 of 85 found the following review helpful:
 A well-made simple journal Oct 11, 2010
By Scott
I couldn't find specifications on this journal initially, so I ordered it and came up with the below information:
COVER - The cover is made of red leather with a very simple embossed heart on the front. The actual color is fairly close to the color in Amazon's picture. If the cover appears a little brown on the product picture, the actual color does not look brown at all, but more of a garnet. The cover does not seem to scratch easily or hold marks on it. It should hold up to some abuse.
PAGE LENGTH - 128 pages or 256 leaves if you write on the front and back + 1 blank prelim page at the front, and 1 blank trailing page at the back.
18 lines per page (not counting writing on the top line)
MATERIAL - The paper is ivory and goes well with the red cover. It is acid-free (meaning it will not deteriorate or turn yellow easily) and made of heavy stock. The paper is not very thick and in my hands it feels about the same weight as standard American 20lb weight copy paper. The lines on the paper are a somewhat light color. They are the perfect shade in my opinion and don't stand out too much, but are dark enough for ease of use. There is some light bleeding through to the pages in areas where I pressed the pen down too hard, or when I've used a heavy fountain pen. It is enough that you can easily read what is written on the back of the page. Unless you have a light hand or are using a light ink, I would probably recommend against using both sides of the page. You could certainly do it without a mess, but it just depends on how clean of a look you want on each page. I cut a piece of a manila envelope to the same size as the journal pages, and put it underneath the piece of paper I'm writing on each time so that it doesn't bleed through to the next page.
SIZE - 4.75" x 6 5/8" (not quite 5x7 as the description says)
Actual writing space (length of the lines inside the margins) = 4.25" x 5.25"
THIS IS EXACTLY HOW MUCH SPACE U HAVE PER LINE| (if you were to write in 12 point Times New Roman font). So expect not to get any more than 162 words per page unless you handwriting is very small. The margins are the perfect width to ensure you get enough use out of each sheet and no room is wasted.
BINDING/CONSTRUCTION - the binding is sewn in, and separated into 8 sections. This way you don't have to worry about too many pages being held by one thread, and the threads can actually break and only 1/8 of the journal will separate. This method of binding is also very useful because it means you can easily open to any page in the journal and it will naturally separate along one of those sections, so you don't have to break the binding too much to lay the journal flat like you would have to with a paperback book. The binding and threads are also secured on the back with a strip of adhesive. The binding is very well made and the threads seem tight, but strong. I do not have any qualms about the binding breaking and would think this journal should hold up to daily use for awhile and several decades of storage. After heavy use, I do not see any noticeable creases on the spine of the journal where you can tell it has been opened many times. It still appears new. There is no bookmark built into the journal.
I find this to be a very nicely-made and simplistic journal and think it would satisfy the requirements for anyone who wants something small and nice-looking. It is not something I would write my Presidential memoirs in, but satisfies my requirements for regular daily use.
51 of 51 found the following review helpful:
The perfect journal for the traveling writer May 24, 2008
By hollie
As a writer, I'm always on the lookout for little journals that can fit in my purses and book bags without wearing down my shoulder. Most of the little journals I find are spiral-bound, or they're wide-ruled, or they're just ugly.
I am quite happy with this little addition. The leather is soft to the touch and the binding is strong (and the paper is not bound to the cover, so the inside pages bend without bending the outside spine). The pages are ivory, and while I would have prefered white, they are both thick yet flexible (i.e., they're not so thick that they crack, yet not so thin that every pen leaks through to the other side). A ribbon marker to keep my place would be the only addition to make this beyond perfect. I love the color (a deep red), and the heart isn't too girlie-cutsey.
It arrived shrink-wrapped and in new condition. I'm definitely buying from them again when I fill this one up.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Very good quality Jan 30, 2009
By Amanda Lacey
I ordered this journal as a gift to myself and was not disappointed. However, if you're looking for a journal with a lot of pages this really isn't for you, as I would say there are only about 100 or so, maybe less.
Altogether good buy!
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Small size holds big ideas! May 21, 2008
By J. Arena
The convenience of this journal's size makes it a constant companion for me. There's no need to leave it behind because it won't fit in the purse of the day!
It's small enough to be unobtrusive, but big enough for me to record my thoughts and illustrate them with the requisite illustrations.
The heart is a just another reason to love it all the more!
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
A Nice Little Journal Feb 08, 2008
By Christina M. Odonnell
I like that it is small enough travel with me almost anywhere but it's still big enough to have room for writing. The heart on the front makes it very cute.
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