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Balinese artisan Komang Sulaksana uses natural kupu-kupu leaves, dyed a deep red, to craft the cover on his pretty photo album. Bound with agel grass, the album opens to 20 pages of rice straw paper that hold up to 20 vertical photos. On the cover, a cinnamon stick perfumes the pages with a warm, spiced scent.

Balinese artisan Komang Sulaksana uses natural kupu-kupu leaves, dyed yellow, to craft the cover on his pretty photo album. Bound with agel grass, the album opens to 20 pages of rice straw paper that hold up to 20 vertical photos. On the cover, a cinnamon stick perfumes the pages with a warm, spiced scent.

With a bold sophistication, this Indian journal is covered with taupe-colored cotton canvas decorated with black tree motifs and accented with leather at the spine and corners. Working with a passion for achieving equity, Arti Sharma presents the journal, featuring 48 pages of handcrafted cotton paper.

Sure to inspire the writer in you, this pair of handcrafted notebooks appeals to the senses. Covers crafted with textured banana bark and local leaves open to pages of natural rice straw paper waiting to be filled. Indonesian artisan Komang Sulaksana binds the books with agel grass cord and fragrant cinnamon sticks. Be inspired by the scent and feel of the tropics with this naturally beautiful pair of blank journals.

Take notes, chronicle the day's events and plan future travel with these enchanting mini journals, each featuring depictions of songbirds over tropical flora in the style of antique court stamp paper. Indian artisan Asha Prabha makes these journals with crisp handcrafted paper that is unique to the touch, with each featuring 48 pages bound with cotton between hard paper covers, closing with attached cotton cords when not in use. These journals reflect the unique character of Asha Prabha, whose comforting personality guides new generations of artists in their stitching and embroidery as they learn the trade in her small village workshop.