{"title":"Desert Sol Notebooks and Journals","description":"\u003cp\u003eHardcover notebooks and vegan leather journals with lay flat sewn bindings, ribbon markers, and covers in our own prints. Made for the lists, the plans, and the thought you did not want to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"desert-floral-hardcover-journal","title":"Desert Floral Hardcover Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor plans, dreams, and everything between. That is printed on the inside cover, and it is a fair description of what most people end up using it for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover is our own desert floral, cactus, yucca, and desert blooms in tan and warm brown, finished with a blush ribbon marker. Two hundred lined pages inside, sewn so the book opens flat and stays open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt looks like the country it was drawn in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesert Floral cover, an original Desert Sol print of cactus, yucca, and desert blooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 lined pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover with lay flat sewn binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlush ribbon bookmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuote printed on the inside cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Desert Sol Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between a journal and a notebook?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractically speaking, nothing. It is the same object used differently. A notebook tends to hold lists and information you will need again, a journal tends to hold thinking you are doing for its own sake. All of ours are two hundred lined pages with the same lay flat sewn binding, so pick by cover and by what you plan to put in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich Desert Sol notebook should I choose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six are two hundred lined pages with the same lay flat sewn binding, a ribbon marker, and a quote on the inside cover. What changes is the cover. The Desert Floral Hardcover Journal, this one, is cactus and yucca in tan and brown, for writing at length. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/floral-gesture-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eFloral Gesture Hardcover Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e comes in five floral covers if you want a choice. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/canyon-rose-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eCanyon Rose Hardcover Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e is a warm clay rose with a grain texture and the easiest one to give as a gift. Three carry the same prickly pear in different treatments: the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-intentions-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eDesert Intentions To Do Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e has it in cream on soft sage with TO DO on the front, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wild-bloom-leather-journal\"\u003eWild Bloom Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e has it in fine white line work on dusty rose, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-plum-leather-journal\"\u003eDesert Plum Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e has it embossed into deep plum with no printed color at all. Wild Bloom and Desert Plum have soft flexible vegan leather covers rather than hardcovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the prints original to Desert Sol?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The desert floral was drawn in house for Desert Sol. The same print runs across the collection as the Desert Floral colorway on the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/utility-tote\"\u003eUtility Tote\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/carryall-tote\"\u003eCarryall Tote\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/packable-pouch\"\u003ePackable Pouch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desert Sol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51386872561959,"sku":"0735745052839","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/9329\/8983\/files\/desert-floral-hardcover-journal-front-cover.jpg?v=1788492482"},{"product_id":"desert-intentions-hardcover-notebook","title":"Desert Intentions Hardcover Notebook","description":"\u003cp\u003eTO DO is printed right on the front, so there is no confusion about what this one is for. Groceries, packing lists, the six things you keep meaning to call about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover is our own prickly pear print, cream cactus line work on a soft sage ground, finished with an olive ribbon marker. Simple lists, intentional living is printed on the inside cover. Then two hundred lined pages, sewn so the book opens flat and stays where you put it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCross something off. Best part of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA soft green cover with an original Desert Sol prickly pear print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTO DO printed on the front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 lined pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover with lay flat sewn binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlive ribbon bookmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuote printed on the inside cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Desert Sol Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is this notebook best for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLists. A running to do list, a grocery list, a packing list, the notes from a call you will need again on Thursday. The pages are lined rather than gridded or dated, so nothing goes stale and nothing gets wasted if you skip a week. The lay flat sewn binding earns its keep here more than on any other notebook, because a list book spends its life open on a counter or a desk rather than closed in a bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich Desert Sol notebook should I choose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six are two hundred lined pages with the same lay flat sewn binding, a ribbon marker, and a quote on the inside cover. What changes is the cover. The Desert Intentions To Do Notebook, this one, has TO DO on the front and the prickly pear in cream on soft sage. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/floral-gesture-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eFloral Gesture Hardcover Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e comes in five floral covers if you want a choice. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/canyon-rose-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eCanyon Rose Hardcover Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e is a warm clay rose with a grain texture and the easiest one to give as a gift. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-floral-hardcover-journal\"\u003eDesert Floral Hardcover Journal\u003c\/a\u003e is cactus and yucca in tan and brown, for writing at length. The same prickly pear appears in two other treatments: the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wild-bloom-leather-journal\"\u003eWild Bloom Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e has it in fine white line work on dusty rose, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-plum-leather-journal\"\u003eDesert Plum Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e has it embossed into deep plum with no printed color at all. Those two have soft flexible vegan leather covers rather than hardcovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the prints original to Desert Sol?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The prickly pear print was drawn in house for Desert Sol. You will find the same cactus across the collection, on the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wild-bloom-leather-journal\"\u003eWild Bloom Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-plum-leather-journal\"\u003eDesert Plum Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e, and on the Cactus Bloom colorway of the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/utility-tote\"\u003eUtility Tote\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/carryall-tote\"\u003eCarryall Tote\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/packable-pouch\"\u003ePackable Pouch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desert Sol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51386878099751,"sku":"0735745052846","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/9329\/8983\/files\/desert-intentions-hardcover-notebook-front-cover.jpg?v=1788492482"},{"product_id":"desert-plum-vegan-leather-journal","title":"Desert Plum Vegan Leather Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the stillness, everything felt calm. 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A ribbon marker, and two hundred lined pages sewn to open flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quietest thing we make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft, flexible vegan leather cover in deep plum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Desert Sol prickly pear, embossed into the cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 lined pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLay flat sewn binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRibbon bookmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuote printed on the inside cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Desert Sol Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich journal works if florals are not their thing?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one. Every other notebook and journal we make has a printed cover in color. The Desert Plum has no print at all. The cactus is embossed into the cover, so the pattern reads as texture rather than pattern, and the whole thing is one deep tone. It is the one to buy for someone who likes plain objects, or for a desk where a floral would look out of place. Same two hundred lined pages and lay flat sewn binding as the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich Desert Sol notebook should I choose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six are two hundred lined pages with the same lay flat sewn binding, a ribbon marker, and a quote on the inside cover. What changes is the cover. The Desert Plum Leather Journal, this one, has a soft flexible vegan leather cover in deep plum with the prickly pear embossed and no printed color. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wild-bloom-leather-journal\"\u003eWild Bloom Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e is the other soft cover, in dusty rose with the same cactus in fine white line work. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-intentions-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eDesert Intentions To Do Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e carries that cactus too, in cream on soft sage with TO DO on the front. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/floral-gesture-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eFloral Gesture Hardcover Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e comes in five floral covers if you want a choice, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/canyon-rose-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eCanyon Rose Hardcover Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e is a warm clay rose and the easiest one to give as a gift, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-floral-hardcover-journal\"\u003eDesert Floral Hardcover Journal\u003c\/a\u003e is cactus and yucca in tan and brown. Those last three are hardcovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the prints original to Desert Sol?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The prickly pear was drawn in house for Desert Sol. The same cactus runs across the collection, on the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wild-bloom-leather-journal\"\u003eWild Bloom Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-intentions-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eDesert Intentions To Do Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e, and the Cactus Bloom colorway of the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/utility-tote\"\u003eUtility Tote\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/carryall-tote\"\u003eCarryall Tote\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/packable-pouch\"\u003ePackable Pouch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desert Sol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51386879672615,"sku":"0735745052853","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/9329\/8983\/files\/desert-plum-vegan-leather-journal-front-cover.jpg?v=1788492482"},{"product_id":"wild-bloom-vegan-leather-journal","title":"Wild Bloom Vegan Leather Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife feels fuller when we slow down enough to notice it. That is printed on the inside cover, and it sets the tone for the whole thing. This is the journal that lives by the bed, not the one in your work bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA soft vegan leather cover in dusty rose, flexible enough to fold open in one hand, with our prickly pear drawn in fine white line work and a rose gold ribbon marker. Two hundred lined pages inside, sewn so the book opens flat and stays open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlower than a to do list, and better for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft, flexible vegan leather cover in dusty rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Desert Sol prickly pear line print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 lined pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLay flat sewn binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose gold ribbon bookmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuote printed on the inside cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Desert Sol Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat should I write in a journal?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhatever you would say out loud if someone asked how you were and actually waited for the answer. Three lines about the day is enough. What you noticed, what you are turning over, what you are grateful for, what you are deciding. There is no correct way to do it and no minimum. The pages here are lined rather than dated or prompted, so nothing goes stale if you skip a week and no page is wasted if you only write two sentences. Most people who keep a journal for years started by keeping a bad one for a month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich Desert Sol notebook should I choose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six are two hundred lined pages with the same lay flat sewn binding, a ribbon marker, and a quote on the inside cover. What changes is the cover. The Wild Bloom Leather Journal, this one, has a soft flexible vegan leather cover in dusty rose with the prickly pear in fine white line work. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-plum-leather-journal\"\u003eDesert Plum Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e is the other soft cover, in deep plum with the same cactus embossed and no printed color at all. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-intentions-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eDesert Intentions To Do Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e carries that cactus too, in cream on soft sage with TO DO on the front. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/floral-gesture-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eFloral Gesture Hardcover Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e comes in five floral covers if you want a choice, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/canyon-rose-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eCanyon Rose Hardcover Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e is a warm clay rose and the easiest one to give as a gift, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-floral-hardcover-journal\"\u003eDesert Floral Hardcover Journal\u003c\/a\u003e is cactus and yucca in tan and brown. Those last three are hardcovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the prints original to Desert Sol?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The prickly pear was drawn in house for Desert Sol. 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That line is printed on the inside cover, which is why this one tends to get given more than it gets kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanyon Rose is our own print, a mix of white roses, daisies, and trailing leaves drawn for Desert Sol. The ground is a warm clay rose with a fine grain running through it, so the cover has texture as well as color. Inside, two hundred lined pages sewn so the book opens flat and stays open, and a ribbon marker to hold your place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing it does not need. 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It suits a birthday, a teacher, a graduation, a new job, or a friend in the middle of something hard. It arrives ready to give as is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich Desert Sol notebook should I choose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six are two hundred lined pages with the same lay flat sewn binding, a ribbon marker, and a quote on the inside cover. What changes is the cover. The Canyon Rose Hardcover Notebook, this one, is a warm clay rose with a grain texture and the easiest one to give as a gift. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/floral-gesture-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eFloral Gesture Hardcover Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e comes in five floral covers if you want a choice. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-floral-hardcover-journal\"\u003eDesert Floral Hardcover Journal\u003c\/a\u003e is cactus and yucca in tan and brown, for writing at length. 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No fighting the spine, no writing uphill into the gutter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive prints: Mulberry, Apricot, Brushed Sand, Vintage, and Ember. Nice enough that it lives on the desk rather than in the drawer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 original floral covers: Mulberry, Apricot, Brushed Sand, Vintage, Ember\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrints designed in house by Desert Sol\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 lined pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover with lay flat sewn binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRibbon bookmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuote printed on the inside cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Desert Sol Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is lay flat sewn binding?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pages are stitched together in sections and sewn into the spine rather than glued to it. That is why the notebook opens flat and stays where you put it, so you can write all the way across a spread without holding the page down or cracking the spine. Glued notebooks fight you, and they eventually shed pages. A sewn binding is the difference between a notebook you finish and one you abandon at page thirty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich Desert Sol notebook should I choose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll six are two hundred lined pages with the same lay flat sewn binding, a ribbon marker, and a quote on the inside cover. What changes is the cover. The Floral Gesture Hardcover Notebook, this one, comes in five floral covers if you want a choice. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/canyon-rose-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eCanyon Rose Hardcover Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e is a warm clay rose with a grain texture and the easiest one to give as a gift. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-floral-hardcover-journal\"\u003eDesert Floral Hardcover Journal\u003c\/a\u003e is cactus and yucca in tan and brown, for writing at length. Three carry the same prickly pear in different treatments: the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-intentions-hardcover-notebook\"\u003eDesert Intentions To Do Notebook\u003c\/a\u003e has it in cream on soft sage with TO DO on the front, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wild-bloom-leather-journal\"\u003eWild Bloom Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e has it in fine white line work on dusty rose, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/desert-plum-leather-journal\"\u003eDesert Plum Leather Journal\u003c\/a\u003e has it embossed into deep plum with no printed color at all. Wild Bloom and Desert Plum have soft flexible vegan leather covers rather than hardcovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I match the notebook to the rest of the collection?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. These floral prints are Desert Sol originals and they run across the collection. Mulberry, Apricot, Brushed Sand, and Ember all appear on the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/classic-claw-clip\"\u003eClassic Claw Clip\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/petal-claw-clip\"\u003ePetal Claw Clip\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/oval-lay-flat-acrylic-claw-clip\"\u003eOval Lay Flat Acrylic Claw Clip\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/2-pack-hair-clips\"\u003e2 Pack Hair Clips\u003c\/a\u003e. 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