desertcart.com : EMSHOI A5 Dotted Notebook Journal, 320 Pages
100gsm Thick Dotted Paper, Hardcover Leather Journal with Pen
Holder & Inner Pocket, Dot Grid Notebook for Journaling,
5.75"x8.38", Light Purple : Office Products
Review: Nice little journal here. Good price, good size,
attractive. - I ordered a book about witch craft and one of the
first things it says is to get and use a journal. I looked
through hundreds of them on desertcart and decided to try this
one. I like the journal very much. I also like that it comes in
multiple colors, the pages are numbered and lined, and there are
two ribbons attached to use as book marks. One is purple and one
is grey. There is also a piece of color coordinated elastic to
use to hold the journal closed. With all the pretty colors, it
and its companions, will look good on the shelf. There's another
loop of elastic that will hold a pen! At the front of the journal
are a few pages labeled "content." Those could be used to mark
chapters or perhaps as an index. It's about 5.75 inches wide,
almost 8.5 inches tall, and about 1 inch thick. With over 300
pages there's plenty of room to write your thoughts, spell,
incantations, and even draw little pictures as part of your sigil
practice. There's even room to glue down your completed sigils
you've printed out. Or "homework," if you prefer. Economical
enough that when you fill it up, it shouldn't be too hard to buy
another. Especially if you catch them on sale. Has a nice weight
and heft and feels good in your hands. Overall, I'm pleased with
it.
Review: Great journal and sketching diary! - This little journal
hits pretty much every requirement I have for a daily diary: It
must be able to lay flat when I open it to write in it (though
it's a hardback spine, it does indeed lay flat once it's "broken
in" and you've used it for awhile). It must not have any lines so
I can both journal and draw as inspired (though this does come in
a lined version for those who prefer it). It must have a
pen-holder so I don't have to worry about my pen getting lost or
digging around for one when i want to write or draw. And it must
have a bookmark so I'm able to keep track of my progress. But
this goes beyond that, and also offers several more things that
I've come to love. First, the hardcover is a good quality and
holds up to the abuse I put it through as I carry it around with
me. It's a good size that easily fits into most of my purses and
very easily into any size backpack. It has a stretchy band that
also holds it shut when not in use so it doesn't flop open or
things you may have put in there fall out. It has good quality
thicker pages so when you do write or draw the pen doesn't bleed
through (though if it's a very dark pen then it is possible to
see the ink on the other side, but overall any standard ink won't
be seen through the page at all, making it nice for drawing). And
it even comes with a pocket page insert inside so you can store
items in there such as cards and notes... or, the most fun
surprise of all that it came with: the stencils ! Though I don't
use them much, they are a fun little addition to this gem of a
diary/notebook. And it comes in several colors. I've gotten two
colors so far, I like both, but I plan on getting more of them in
each color to have a set. I write a lot, and go through many
diaries a year, so I'm very particular about them. And I'm so
happy to have found one I truly love that hits all the marks for
me.
