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heartfelt, beautifully bound.

 

Wedding Guest Books | Photo Albums | Art Journals 

 

NEW in STORE

Colour Study | Cacti Illustration

Two new additions added to our khata collection of

art journals with cotton-rag paper. 

Available in A6 & A5 sizes

 

  Handmade with cotton-rag paper

    to decorate with watercolours,

 calligraphy & wax seals. 

   

 

B O T A N I C A

[Hardback books with prints of our original floral illustrations inspired by vintage botanical paintings.]

AJRAK

        pocket leather art journals with textured hemp paper

              Tied with vintage Ajrak block printed cotton ribbons dyed with indigo & madder.

 
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Happy eid to all those celebrating this weekend. ~~~🐌 A limited number of paintable cotton-rag paper letter writing sets have been added to our shop, find them in the handmade stationery section (link in bio) don’t be a snail about it, hurry 🤓 . #snailmailrevolution #snailmailideas #snailmailrevival #snailmailer My first attempt at painting and burnishing with 24 carat shell gold and I’m hooked! 🤩 cost me a small fortune, but well worth the eye candy! checkout my stories of this being burnished, although video quality has really gone downhill on instagram in the last month, so apologies for the blurriness, if anyone can shed light on why @instagram has reduced quality of uploaded HD videos or if it’s fixable, I’d love to know💫 . #shellgold #24caratgold #realgold #lotusblubookart #oneofakindjournal #hemppaper #illuminatedpainting #booklove #journalpages #journaling K a l a m k a r i — new from my caravanserai collection of one-of-a-kind journals with aged sunn-hemp paper, naturally aged. Use to paint, draw and write in. This one has a deep tan leather spine and hardback covers with vintage kalamkari raw silk, tied with leather and a hessian tassel, all natural materials, acid free and pH neutral paper. 📖 (Link in bio) #hemppaper #sustainable #treefreepaper #artjournals #dailyjournals #oneofakindjournal #lotusblubookart #dailymuse #fillyourpaper #agedhemppaper #oldworldly #heartfeltcreations #paintdrawwrite #giftforartist
Caravanserai — a new collection of one-of-a-kind journals celebrating the merchants and storytellers of the Silk Road. Bound with handmade papers and covered with vintage embroidered velvets, Kalamkari silk and reclaimed leather. I hope to have them in the shop by Monday. Lazy summer days under a yellow cloud of wisteria that looks like an oil painting. Cacti 🌵 another new addition to our Khata collection of art journals with cotton rag paper featuring a print of archived Cacti illustrations by 19th century French botanist Charles Lemaire. Available in a smaller A6 size, sold individually or as a set of 3🌵 I’d say click the link my bio, but it’s suddenly stopped working, seems to be a glitch with Instagram at the moment as a few people I know are having the same issue. Having said that, the journals can be found on our website www.lotusblubookart.com/khata-paperback-journals 🎨 . #watercolorjournal #artjournal #cottonragpaper #handbound #dailymuse #artistsoninstagram #paintdrawwrite #handmadepaper #watercolorchallenge #watercolorpractice #papergifts #giftforartist #botanical #cactus #cacti #cactiillustration #cactusillustration Colour Study— new addition to our Khata collection of art journals bound with handmade cotton-rag paper. Each journal in this trio features a print of an archived colour study from the 18th century, represented in the form of simple wheels, prisms and one showing the hierarchy of natural pigment colours found in nature. 🔸🔹🔸 All Khata journals are now available as a set of 3 or individually. (link in bio) or go to www.lotusblubookart.com/khata-paperback-journals 🔸🔹🔸 #watercolorchallenge #watercolourjournal #cottonragpaper #watercolorchallenge #watercolorpractice #artjournal #handmadebooks #artistsoninstagram #artjournaling #artjournalpage #lotusblubookart Sunday endband practise. Slowly getting over my fear of this extra special embellishment and spine/signature reinforcement. #bookbinding #bookheadband #endbands #bookbinder #bookcraft #raretrades #learn #honeyourcraft #lotusblubookart Saturday Stitchery — Our Khata watercolour journals with Khadi cotton rag paper sold out faster than we can stitch them. Thank you 🙏🏻 • New stock being prepped for next week, plus a new size and design trio being introduced. Checkout all the wonderful artwork being filled in them by clicking on our highlighted storyboard titled ‘Customer Pics’ —Khata journals are available to order from our web shop (link in bio) also stocked in our Etsy shop lotusblubookart.etsy.com📖 • #watercolourjournal #cottonragpaper #treefreepaper #lotusblubookart #artjournal #watercolorchallenge #handbound #heartfeltcreations #papercraft #bookbinder Georgia O’Keeffe on my mind this morning having seen the first giant oriental poppy of the season. Have a beautiful weekend instagram fam😘 . #lotusblubookart #flowerinspiration #orientalpoppy #poppy #paintme #georgiaokeefeinspired #naturesart #floralsurprise #fbf 1982’ish— many moons ago in Swat valley I met a little girl from a Kohistani nomadic tribe while my family and I were having a picnic by the turquoise Swat river. How different our lives were then and most likely worlds apart now, I think about her often, where she might be, if she’s safe and happy, and how her life may have turned out. I remember being mesmerised by her clothes decorated with coins, her brass bangles and the big talisman around her neck and how eager she was to have her picture taken knowing she’ll never see it. I’ll be introducing some of the memories I have from that journey into a new book collection I have spinning around in my mind... #lotusblubookart #heartfeltcreations #heritageinspired #nomadatheart #nomadicstoryteller #storytelling #bookbinding #heritage #flashbackfriday #handmadebooks #kohistan #kalamvalley #swatvalley #kohistani I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too Thursday I don't care about you It's Friday I'm in love. #foreedgefriday #fridayquotes #fridaymood #booklove #foreedgedecoration #bookbinding #heartfeltcreations #heritageinspired #fabricbooks #ooak #handbound Art Deco spine detail to match this elegant screen printed hardback book to use as a guestbook, photo album or journal. Find it in our web shop (link in bio) . #artdecowedding #artdecodesign #weddingguestbook #gatsbywedding #handbound #handmadebook #lotusblubookart H I B I S C U S — screened printed Lokta paper from Indian covers this hardback book with a linen spine hand paint to compliment the cover design. Available as a wedding guest book/ journal, or add on translucent acid-free interleaving sheets to protect photos. Find it in our web shop (link in bio) one-of-a-kind 🌺 . #lotusblubookart #hibiscus #tropicaldesigns #weddingguestbook #photoalbum #traditionalphotoalbums #floraljournal #handbound #ooak #weddinginspiration #botanicalillustration #botanicalwedding #booklove #heartfeltcreations Credit where credit is due... Inspiration comes from everywhere, but it’s important to put your own spin on it, and not to forget the person who inspired you! Good karma and all that. So, today I’d like to give credit to a few Etsy shops and instagram feeds I engage with, really admire and who inspire me to learn more and offer better quality books while being authentic and true to my style which has always been a blend of East meets West, a mash up of my cultural heritage💫 . First up is @pegandawl, I just love everything about their style and story and in essence their entire brand, their journals with the old tin types were just beautiful, I missed out on one as they sold so fast📖 . Next is @bhbeidler who by his own admission is self-taught and makes some bloomin amazing books 📚 . Then there’s @eidolonhouse, for now I can only dream to be able to make books like them, I mean they even make their own yarn for goodness sake, from the cutest sheep and rabbits they raise ☺️ Recently I was really inspired by Joseph’s handy work at making his own medieval metal book closures (I have two books with closures coming up next week made with vintage gold plated clasps)🙏🏻 . Not forgetting @jennarainey, her watercolour tutorials helped me overcome the fear of painting floral illustrations to use in our book designs. Her insta feed is also my daily dose of laughs as she is just so funny 😁 . Most importantly though, massive credit to my teammates @faridajk and @parveenpkh (who is off work for Ramadan and I can’t wait for her to return!) without their help and input I’d be very lost indeed💫 . #lotusblubookart #creditwherecreditisdue #thosewhoinspire #inspiredby #givecredit #etsylife #beauthentic #authenticdesign #learnfromthebest #givethanks #inspiration #bookbinders #bookartist #bookbinding #journaling Paintable Envelopes — we have a limited stock of lovely handmade cotton rag paper envelopes that are perfect for decorative snail mail. Use to paint on, add a fancy calligraphy address to and seal with wax or perhaps a kiss before posting out. (See link in bio for further details)✉️ . #lotusblubookart #cottonragpaper #khadipaper #watercolourenvelope #decorativemail #snailmailrevolution #snailmailideas #letterwriting #weddinginvitations #weddingstationery #paintableenvelopes #paintablestationery D O G R O S E — hardback book to use as a wedding guest book, journal or photo album with the option of adding interleaving to protect photos. From our new Botanica collection, inspired by old botanical illustrations. (Print of my original painting - link in bio) . #vintageflorals #weddinginspiration #vintageweddings #lotusblubookart #bookbinding #oldeworldly #dogrose #watercolourpainting #botanical #botanica #botanicalillustration #handbound #heartfeltcreations #handmadebook Because I know some of you will ask for it, I’ve added a bit of gold leaf to our Rosehip book, a little variation I’m sure you’ll love. Find it in our shop alongside others of its kind. ( link in bio) . #lotusblubookart #goldleaf #elegantweddings #vintageflorals #vintageweddinginspiration #handbound #heartfeltcreations #booklove #bookbinding #watercolourjournal #watercolourpainting #weddingguestbook #photoalbum #botanica #botanicalillustration #rosehip