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For watercolour painting, mindful art journaling or pressed flowers.

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Blank Canvas | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper.

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Blank Canvas | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper.

from 6.00

Bagru | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper.

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Bagru | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper.

from 7.00

China Blue | Watercolour art journal, khata with Khadi cotton rag paper.

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China Blue | Watercolour art journal, khata with Khadi cotton rag paper.

from 7.00

Chintz | Watercolour art journal, khata with Khadi cotton-rag paper.

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Chintz | Watercolour art journal, khata with Khadi cotton-rag paper.

from 7.00

Butterfly | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

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Butterfly | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

from 7.00

Tropical Bird | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

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Tropical Bird | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

from 7.00

Woodland Bird | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

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Woodland Bird | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

from 7.00

Botanica | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

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Botanica | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

from 7.00

Redoute Roses | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper.

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Redoute Roses | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper.

from 7.00

Monochrome | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

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Monochrome | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

from 7.00

Country Life | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

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Country Life | Watercolour art journal with Khadi cotton-rag paper

from 7.00

Colour Study | Watercolour art journal, khata with Khadi cotton-rag paper.

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Colour Study | Watercolour art journal, khata with Khadi cotton-rag paper.

from 7.00

STORYTELLER

Rustic, time worn journal celebrating traditional art of past times.

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Storyteller, Tree of Life | Art journal with Khadi watercolour paper, calligraphy journal, gift for artist

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Storyteller, Tree of Life | Art journal with Khadi watercolour paper, calligraphy journal, gift for artist

36.00

Storyteller, Rosa | Watercolour art Journal with Khadi paper | Handmade Watercolour Artist book

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Storyteller, Rosa | Watercolour art Journal with Khadi paper | Handmade Watercolour Artist book

36.00

Storyteller, Fig Tree | Art Journal with Khadi paper | Watercolour Artist Journal

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Storyteller, Fig Tree | Art Journal with Khadi paper | Watercolour Artist Journal

36.00

Storyteller, Villa Di Livia | Art Journal with handmade Khadi watercolour paper | Calligraphy Journal

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Storyteller, Villa Di Livia | Art Journal with handmade Khadi watercolour paper | Calligraphy Journal

36.00

Storyteller, Song Bird | Art journal with Khadi watercolour paper, calligraphy journal, gift for artist

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Storyteller, Song Bird | Art journal with Khadi watercolour paper, calligraphy journal, gift for artist

36.00

Storyteller, Celtic Warrior | Watercolour art Journal with handmade Khadi paper.

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Storyteller, Celtic Warrior | Watercolour art Journal with handmade Khadi paper.

36.00

Storyteller, Peace Dove | Art journal with Khadi watercolour paper, calligraphy journal, gift for artist

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Storyteller, Peace Dove | Art journal with Khadi watercolour paper, calligraphy journal, gift for artist

36.00

Storyteller, Blue Lotus | Art journal with Khadi watercolour paper, calligraphy journal, gift for artist

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Storyteller, Blue Lotus | Art journal with Khadi watercolour paper, calligraphy journal, gift for artist

36.00

Storyteller, Birds Of A Feather , Hand bound Watercolour Artist Journal

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Storyteller, Birds Of A Feather , Hand bound Watercolour Artist Journal

36.00

Storyteller, Tea Rose | Watercolour art Journal with Khadi paper | Handmade Watercolour Artist book

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Storyteller, Tea Rose | Watercolour art Journal with Khadi paper | Handmade Watercolour Artist book

36.00

Storyteller, Peacock Garden | Art Journal with cold pressed handmade paper | Watercolour Art Journal

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Storyteller, Peacock Garden | Art Journal with cold pressed handmade paper | Watercolour Art Journal

36.00

EARTH PAPERS

Handmade artist papers made from earth-friendly renewable and recycled sources.

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Handmade Khadi cotton rag paper for printmaking, painting, calligraphy.

Handmade Khadi cotton rag paper for printmaking, painting, calligraphy.

from 3.50

Earth Paper | Handmade Bhutanese Lokta paper with ground earth, for painting, printmaking or calligraphy

Earth Paper | Handmade Bhutanese Lokta paper with ground earth, for painting, printmaking or calligraphy

from 9.00

BUNDLED CURIO

One-of-a-kind, unbound journals made with loose leaves of watercolour paper wrapped up in vintage textiles.

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Bundled Curio, Kantha | Loose leaf art journal for watercolour paintings or pressed flowers

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Bundled Curio, Kantha | Loose leaf art journal for watercolour paintings or pressed flowers

35.00

Bundled Curio, Ajrak | Loose leaf art journal for watercolour paintings or pressed flowers

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Bundled Curio, Ajrak | Loose leaf art journal for watercolour paintings or pressed flowers

25.00

Bundled Curio, Ajrak Ledger | Loose leaf art journal for watercolour paintings or pressed flowers

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Bundled Curio, Ajrak Ledger | Loose leaf art journal for watercolour paintings or pressed flowers

35.00

Bundled Curio, Ajrak Ledger | Loose leaf art journal for watercolour paintings or pressed flowers

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Bundled Curio, Ajrak Ledger | Loose leaf art journal for watercolour paintings or pressed flowers

35.00

Bundled Curio, Key To Friendship | Loose leaf watercolour art journal, pressed flower journal

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Bundled Curio, Key To Friendship | Loose leaf watercolour art journal, pressed flower journal

35.00

Bundled Curio, Wild Flower | Loose leaf watercolour art journal, pressed flower journal

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Bundled Curio, Wild Flower | Loose leaf watercolour art journal, pressed flower journal

35.00

ORNITHOLOGY

New feathered friends join our Ornithology watercololour journals,

a collection celebrating birds of the British Isles featuring prints of 18th century paintings held in the British Library archives.

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Black Bird | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

Black Bird | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

38.00

Drake | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

Drake | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

38.00

Pheasant | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

Pheasant | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

38.00

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King Fisher | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

38.00

Swallow | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

Swallow | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

38.00

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Barn Owl | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

38.00

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Puffin | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

38.00

Linnet | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

Linnet | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

38.00

Robin | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

Robin | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

38.00

Blue Tit | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

Blue Tit | British ornithology handmade watercolour art journal

38.00

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WEDDING BOOKS

Personalised Guest Books & Photo Albums

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Tender Rose | Floral Wedding guest book, watercolour art journal, gardening journal or photo album

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Tender Rose | Floral Wedding guest book, watercolour art journal, gardening journal or photo album

from 75.00

Forest Finds | Woodland wedding guest book, photo album or art journal

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Forest Finds | Woodland wedding guest book, photo album or art journal

from 75.00

Blush Pink | Fairytale wedding guest book, photo album or scrapbook

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Blush Pink | Fairytale wedding guest book, photo album or scrapbook

from 75.00

Victoriana | Vintage Victorian floral theme wedding guest book, photo album or scrapbook

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Victoriana | Vintage Victorian floral theme wedding guest book, photo album or scrapbook

from 75.00

Old Rose | Vintage illustration floral wedding guest book, photo album, art journal

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Old Rose | Vintage illustration floral wedding guest book, photo album, art journal

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Blush Ombre | Handmade rose gold wedding guest book, photo album, scrapbook

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Blush Ombre | Handmade rose gold wedding guest book, photo album, scrapbook

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Fill them with favourite quotes, poems, prayers

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Behind the scenes

Join us on Instagram @Lotusblubookart

Saturday journeys to mama lotus Blu @fjlotusblu. Love seeing the trees changing colour🍂
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I’m really enjoying this calm and steady flow of making at a pace I can manage, October always bring with it a time for exploring new ideas and the creative energy to execute them. I have so many ideas for new book collections I’d like to work on in the new year, ideas I’ve had for years, but never managed my time effectively enough to work on them as I was always too ‘busy’ taking custom orders.
I spoke with the lovely @imogenroy recently who really made me realise that I already knew what it would take to grow as an artist... Breaking away from mostly custom orders has helped me explore and improve my craft so much in this past year. Baby steps learnt over 7 years of trying to figure out how to make a living out of my craft. I just want to say thank you to everyone that buys one of my books, you are all bloomin marvelous! 🥰
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Ruben is always snoozing on the job 🐶
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A trio of watercolour journals I finished yesterday, see more in stories.
#lotusblubookart #handmadebooks #bookbinding #watercolourjournal #chintz #rusticbooks

Ten little books sitting on the mantel waiting their turn to be finished. Some overtime put in this evening since I’m off to the hairdressers tomorrow, a treat for me. #lotusblubookart #moremetime #allthatscosy #openuptoautumn #bookbinding #handmadebooks

Putting my feet up on #worldarthristisday,
today my right leg just decided to swell up.
Should be a fun weekend! 🥴
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@versusarthritis began a campaign to bust the myth that only eldery folk get arthritis and also to get people talking about this mostly invisible disability. Seeing people on Instagram sharing their lives living with rheumatoid arthritis has given me hope that you can continue to live a full life, it’s not easy, it’s bloody exhausting to be honest because every movement takes immense effort, I’m seeing people trekking up mountains and I’m thinking I just want to walk around the block without it taking half a day. One day soon! #painnofilter #lotusblubookart #chronicpain #rhuematoidarthritis #autoimmunedisease

If you’ve seen my stories today you’ll know I’ve been binge watching Downton Abbey (I know I’m a bit late to the party) and binding on my knee. The text blocks are piling up nicely with the help of mama lotus blu @fjlotusblu. Next I’ll be binding up 3 raised cord journals. I’m on step 4 of this long list of the different stages of making a book📚
1- Fold paper.
2- Tear paper.
3- Prep holes.
4- Bind text block.
5- Rounding and backing.
6- Endbands.
7- Prepare cover boards.
8- Finishing.
9- Pressing.
10-Photographing.
11-Listing online.
13-Newsletter to announce new offerings.
14-Sharing on IG.
15-Sell!
16-Pack up.
17-Book shipping.
18.Courier drop off/collection.
19-Worry shipping transit is flawless!
20-Pray the new owner loves it!
21- Dance a jig!
22- Repeat steps 1-20.

I’ve been packing up Khata watercolour journals all morning. Thank you for all the orders, you’re all the reason I get to work from home making pretty books, all day, everyday. I’ve added a video clip of each journal in stories if you’d like a closer look. These lay-flat journals are always popular as gifts, especially in the run up to Christmas. They are hand bound with 180gsm Khadi cotton rag paper, each paperback cover features prints of antique illustrations. You can find these lovelies and others like them on my website.
They are available on Etsy as well, but I’d love to see you all shop directly with lotusblubookart.com this festive season so you can save yourself a few quid. I do love my Etsy shop, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to sustain it with extortionate fees and being pushed into offering free shipping for more visibility. There’s no such thing as free shipping, the cost has to be absorbed into the item price, which to me does not seem right! I want you all to know exactly what you’re paying for! Besides, including free shipping into an item price on Etsy makes things more expensive for my local U.K. customers (not fair right?) so if you’re planning on buying anything from Lotus Blu Book Art, especially if you’re in the UK, I urge you to please shop via my website where you will find all the same made you order books, but at a realistic price and clear shipping costs. Also, I only sell my one of a kind books on my website, not Etsy.
To move my little tribe over from Etsy, I’m offering 10% off storewide with code Autumn10 on my website only until Sunday 13th October, and yes it includes storytellers and khatas🧡
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I’d love to know what you think about this notion of free shipping, does one really believe it’s free and does it make you reconsider a purchase?

New bindings to come 📚
Piles of hemp, cotton rag and strathmore paper as well as some made from recycled takeaway coffee cups, all prepped for binding by my dear mother @fjlotusblu and myself...each one can be painted and written on so perfect for art journaling. If there’s a particular style of book you’d like to see me make more of, do let me know, I’d love to hear📖
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Landscape journals for your painted landscape vistas 👩🏽‍🎨 Find them at www.lotusblubookart.com or click the ‘new arrivals’ link in my bio. Each one is made with vintage fabric, repurposed leather and 300gsm paper for use with watercolour and inks. .
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Hey everyone, I’m running a little stock clearance sale in stories today at 6.30pm uk time to make some space for new work. There will be a selection of hardbacks and paperbacks as well as some patterned paper up for grabs. You might find some early Christmas gifts at a bargain price. Come join me in stories in a few hrs 🤗
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I attended an eco-printing workshop today held by @abitmoreink at the @saltairecrafthouse —I think I’ve found a new addiction 😬 much fun was had. I shared some of the process in stories 🌿🍂🌾🍁♻️🌏
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The chunkiest watercolour book I’ve ever made, and possibly my favourite. I especially loved making the book tie which is made of an old camel sack tassel I bought in northern Pakistan a lifetime ago and a crochet motif from @6thdistrictfrippery stitched onto a leather strap. Id love to see how this one gets filled up. I’ll have a couple more similar books in my next update soon📖
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Beautiful day over here, I’m excited to get into the studio for a full day of bookbinding, painting, listening to music and tea, lots of tea☕️
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Gold dust beginning to appear and inspiration is everywhere. I love this time of year. I’ve been collecting some plants to take to an eco-printing workshop I’ll be attending this week, looking forward to playing around with some new ideas🌾
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Perpetual Rose 🥀
Everything about this book gives me goosebumps, from the earthy hemp paper, the rich colours of the vintage fabric covers, the hand stitched endbands and of course that sparkling diamanté clasp. I loved making it. This one is hard to part with. Farewell pretty one 🥀
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K i l i m — oh my gosh, it feels like I started making this journal a million years ago! But she done and already found a new home🙏🏻 I do have more of this old silk kilim so there will be more to come.
Cutting out custom orders has been the best move for me creatively. I hope you like these new bindings 📖
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At long last this trio of journals with marbled edges made it online, some books just have to live with me a while before I can part with them 🥰
Most large journals have sold out now as I announce the time new stock goes live via a newsletter before IG, so don’t forget to sign up for it to hear about my next update in October. All the larger journals have sold out, but there are still some sweet landscape ones left. Shop ‘New Arrivals’ by following the link in my bio📖
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(Marbled edges by @jemmalewismarbling)
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Anyone remember that quaint little paper shop I stumbled across while I was in Den Haag in July where I broke my ‘no paper buying’ vow? well here are my favourites covering two monochromatic chunky book blocks I bound using cotton rag paper. Part of my shop update on Monday 🎨
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Thank to everyone who entered the giveaway of this beautiful watercolour journal which was a collaboration between @saracorren @stoneworks_mill and myself and for waiting ever so patiently for me to announce a winner. So many of you entered and shared some amazing artists and makers with us and as much as we would love to give you all a book, we can only pick one and that person is @naptimepress!!! The winner was picked by using a random number generator. A heartfelt thanks to everyone else for following along and being part of this Instagram creative wormhole! Much love to you all 💫
Moneeza, Sara & Kelli