keepsake journal

Bali's Komang Sulaksana presents a trio of handcrafted journals that feature a wealth of natural materials. Each journal contains 50 blank pages of rice straw paper, and a cover adorned with an eggshell mosaic in red, green or blue. The journals are trimmed with black polyester fabric and bound with agel grass cords. A natural cinnamon stick adorns each cover.

Fatchurohman of Java designs a journal with handcrafted recycled paper and a cotton cover made via a technique called kolaste, in which batik fabric is cut into strips and then woven together. The cadet blue and linen white cover sports a traditional Indonesian parang motif of rows of stylized curved swords, called "tongues of fire" by the Javanese. The journal is held closed with a black elastic cord with a medallion stamped with the letter "F," embellished to also form an archer shooting toward a star. With unlined pages, the journal can be used for writing or sketching.

Filled with 50 pages of rice straw paper pages, this journal is designed to inspire the environmentally minded. Komang Sulaksana crafts the journal by hand, weaving pandan leaves for the covers, and adorning the black fabric spine with cinnamon sticks and albesia wood blue flipflops. The Balinese artisan binds the notebook with agel cords.

Komang Sulaksana hand-weaves natural fibers from pandan leaves into a bright blue cover for this cheerful journal. A glass-covered opening on the front is bordered with agel grass, perfect for displaying a photograph. Bound with banana tree bark, the book's spine holds a cinnamon stick in an agel grass cord; inside, one hundred unlined rice straw paper pages await your inspiration. The vivid color and varied textures of this journal make it a welcome companion for traveling or for home.

Buddha, rendered in blue hues and gracing a lotus blossom throne, graces the cover of this handmade paper journal from Asha Prabha. The journal features 48 unlined pages and is bound and tied with khaki-colored cotton fabric. Use it to record your dreams, or for sketching in idle moments.