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heartfelt, beautifully bound.

 

Wedding Guest Books | Photo Albums | Art Journals

N E W   A R R I V A L S

Journals for soulful stories & art. 

Broken Tiles

Set of 4 mini watercolour booklets in an antique box

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Miniatures

KHATA watercolour journals

 Handmade with Khadi cotton-rag paper. 

 

  Handmade cotton-rag paper envelopes

    to decorate with watercolours,

 calligraphy & wax seals. 

   

 
 
 

Behind the scenes

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Sunflowers bigger than my head🌻 Is there any wonder the likes of Van Gogh and Monet loved painting these giant, otherworldly flowers! Hello gorgeous.🐴 The pursuit of happiness, it’s not as elusive as we think. Slowly getting some normalcy back and getting back into work mode too. At least now I can see the floor in my new studio! This week I’ll be sending out the last of August/September custom orders. Hopefully I’ll get back into the ‘Instagram’ mode too and share some new work with you all, like this mini hemp paper scroll which will be added to our web shop on Friday, 17th August along with with some other one-of-a-kind books. Thanks for sticking around. Xx #foredge of a ledger I started making a couple of months ago, finally completed just before we moved. #foredgefriday #bookbinding #bookbinder #raretrades #hemppaper The unpacking is going well. Moving day essentials! Getting my priorities right this Yorkshire day with the best tea this side of the dales ☕️ let the unpacking begin💪🏼 . #movingday #onwards #pasturesnew #newstudiospace #bigadventure #workingfromhome #lotusblubookart #yorkshireday #yorkshire #yorshiretea #yorkshirelife #yorkshiretreetea Sometimes, like today I get this notion of going back to being employed, just because it’s easier! Then I come across signs like this , a book I tossed in the ‘charity shop’ bag without thinking while packing up our house. I threw it in the bag then took it out again and opened it to this page. Huh 😅 keep her lit, as Brian would say in his Irish twang! 💪🏼 #lotusblubookart #onthemoveagain #bigadventure #girlboss #workingfromhome #womeninbiz #onwards #keepherlit #getmoving #dontgiveup #dreamers #stopdoubtingyourself #stopmoaningandgetonwithit #thecrossroadsofshouldandmust #elleluna In the middle of moving madness, but my little elves came over yesterday and helped to keep things ticking over. Book blocks bound by me and @faridajk, rounded and backed by @parveenpkh. #teamwork #lotusblubookart Night sky after a seven week heatwave has come to an end with a thunderstorm. Last of our big GIVEAWAY this month is one of our best selling hardback books, the Victoriana, an A5 sized book with beautiful hand torn heavy ivory paper by @gfsmithpapers, can be used as a guest book, photo album or for art journaling. The winner can have the decorative endpapers inside personalised with a name📓 To enter the draw is simple: 1.Follow @lotusblubookart 2.Give this post a ♥️ 3.Tag just one friend and if you win, your friend will get a 30% off discount voucher💷 A winner will be picked on Sunday evening. Good luck ✨ This month marked 6 years of making books for weddings, soulful stories and art. What started as a hobby has now become a small family run artisanal business, thank you for riding along and supporting us. We’re moving house and studio again in just 10 days...it’s all getting a bit overwhelming over here, with a house and business to pack up, so instead I’m out in the garden enjoying what is supposed to be the hottest day in the history of British summers☀️ Seeing as this is a rare selfie of yours truly, I’ll take this opportunity to wave hello, hope you’re all having a good week👋 • #metime #lotusblubookart #timeforrest #life #outdoornaps
Over 2000 of you like what #lotusblubookart does, thanks for that! Here’s the first of two celebratory giveaways! Two A5 Khata journals and one A6 leather journal, all three are bound with handmade watercolour cotton rag paper. One lucky person will get all three journals pictured here. To enter this giveaway all you have to do is: 1- Follow us. 2-Give this post a ♥️ 3- Help spread the word about our books and tag just ONE friend you think would love these ✨ • One winner will be picked on Wednesday , July 25th. Good Luck! ☘️ #lotusblubookartgiveaway #watercolorjournal #watercolorgiveaway #watercolorsummit #watercolorpractice #watercolourchallenge #artjournal #artistgift #bookishgifts #cottonragpaper #etsygiveaway My brother @quitebadatthis finally bought himself a new pair of boots, but he seemed a bit sad at the thought of replacing his old pair that he’s had forever! So I made him a journal out of them. They were meant to be made into a Nag Hammdi style binding. The endpapers feature fresco paintings of Pompeii, prints from pictures I took earlier this year.📖 • #lotusblubookart #oldboots #rusticleatherjournal #oldmadenew #bookart #naghammadi We turned 6 years old this month, in celebration we are offer 20% off both our Etsy store and website shop until the end of July. Newsletters subscribers get a little extra as always. Also, coming up this weekend is our biggest giveaway yet to celebrate both our birthday and 2000+ followers 🎉🍾 • Use code:HAPPYDAY6 online at lotusblubookart.com • No code required on Etsy (shop at lotusblubookart.etsy.com) • #lotusblubookart #etsysale #handmadewedding #handboundbooks #booksale #bookishgifts #weddingguestbook #heartfeltcreations #bookart #bookbinding #artjournal Did you know we make visitors sign in books for businesses too? We recently we made visitors sign in books for a beautiful hotel in Sorrento, Italy @minervetta — in the past we’ve made visitors books for an exclusive jewelry store and Michelin Star restaurant in London, Airbnb hosts, cafes and even a hairdressing salon! If you’re like looking for a custom made comments/guest book for your business we’d be more than happy to make you a custom made design. . #lotusblubookart #hotelvistorsbook #guestbook #signbook #boutiquehotels #airbnb A couple of months ago I got a box full of antique boxes at an auction in Thornton Village run by @vintage_thornton . The lid of this cylindrical wooden box reminds me of the Yorkshire Rose... it has been filled with a scroll made of fabric, leather and hemp paper. Available tomorrow. Red Velvet — I’m slowly getting around to listing one-of-a-kind journals from my Caravanserai collection in between custom orders. This one is bound with 200gsm Khadi cotton rag watercolour paper🎨 . . https://etsy.me/2NiJqbK (link in bio) #lotusblubookart #velvetjournal #oldeworlde #watercolorpractice #watercolourjournal #khadipaper #oneofakindjournal #bookishlove #bookbinder #bookcollection #lotusblucaravanserai #rusticjournal #oneofakindbooks #handbound #handmadeartjournal #creativesouls #creativetrail #dailymuse #watercolorpractice #watercolorchallenge #watercolorjournal #cottonpaper It’s been so wonderful to have weekends off after years of working through them, now I make it a point to take time out. Today we went to the Lake District to see Hill Top, Beatrix Potter’s charming farm house. See more in stories🐇 . #lotusblubookart #beatrixpotter #hilltopbeatrixpotter #petterrabit