The Romantic Nature of Leather Journals

Journal keeping has long been a favorite activity for writers and aspiring writers. A journal is a place to write down those occasional brilliant flashes of insight, notes on dreams, random thoughts or observations on life while sitting at a park bench. Journals are also often used as exercise books, honing the writer's skills or warding off writer's block. Writers come in every shape and size, may be young or old, romantic poets at heart or budding novelists. With the diversity of people who love writing, a special journal is a wonderful gift item for the writer in your life.

Perhaps the most revered journal among writers is the leather journal. Writers tend to be a romantic lot and leather journals embody romance, beauty and quality, an irresistible combination of virtues in a book intended for the musings of the owner.

If you're not quite as taken with the craft of writing, consider this: do you remember the very old books, sometimes found in the library's reference section, bound in fine leather with page edges decorated with ornate designs and gold leaf? Even were you not to examine the contents of such books, you can't help admiring the beauty of the container. Images of Merlin, bent over, poring through his leather bound journals of spells come easily to mind. Leather journals, used by the 15th century scribe at the monastery to copy secrets of the ages. This is the gist of the attraction of writers to leather journals.

Now that you've found this very special gift for your writer, let's go shopping. Where do you find this paragon of writer's gifts? Italians are known to produce some of the finest leather goods in the world. Leather journals are no exception. Italian paper goods are beautiful works of art. Naturally, the two crafts combine well, so search out online Italian sources for truly artist-quality leather journals, often enhanced with gold leaf edging, with ornately Renaissance style designs imprinted on the page edges and satin ribbon markers.

Closer to home, there are many fine stationers, both online and in town, who carry an array of lovely leather journals any writer would be proud to receive. Visit writer's sites and scan the ads there for links to sites that sell these coveted items. Art supplies are another good resource.

When you choose such a gift for a writer, you can bet it will be held in the highest esteem and used for writing down those most profound, romantic and philosophical thoughts. Your writer will always remember you as a thoughtful patron of the literary arts, which is a nice reward indeed.