Fair Trade Small Stitched and Stoned Leather Photo Album

Our leather photo albums are a beautiful way to display your favourite photographs, with a unique semi-precious stone on the cover. Each one is filled with 30 pages of handmade khadda paper, acid-free and interleaved with tissue paper to protect and preserve your memories. You’ll receive an album with either a Black Onyx, Labradorite, Lapis, or Tiger’s Eye stone._x000D__x000D_Dimensions: 19 × 14.5 cm_x000D__x000D_Expertly crafted using both contemporary and traditional methods, each one is bound by hand and sturdy enough to keep all your most treasured memories safe. The leather used for the cover is a by-product of the meat industry in India and is tanned using only natural dyes. Protected with natural oils, it will soften and age beautifully._x000D__x000D_The semi-precious stones stitched onto these albums are unique by nature and will differ._x000D__x000D_The Lapis stone symbolises wisdom, truth, and knowledge._x000D__x000D_The Tiger’s Eye stone symbolises self-confidence, inner strength, and protection._x000D__x000D_The Labradorite stone symbolises courage, consciousness, and creativity._x000D__x000D_The Black Onyx stone symbolises healing, protection, decisiveness, and strength._x000D__x000D_The pages are created from khadda paper (also known as kaddi or khaddi). This sustainable material is crafted by hand from recycled cotton, salvaged from the huge waste of the Indian garment industry. Only unbleached cotton is used, ensuring the paper is acid-free. Lightly textured and luxuriously thick, it feels beautiful to write, draw, or paint on. While it’s perfect for ball-point pens, gel pens, or watercolours, we wouldn’t recommend it for use with fountain pens._x000D__x000D_Photos can be placed inside the photo album with photo corners, spray mount or simple glue._x000D__x000D_Due to the handmade nature of our products each one is unique, but loveliness comes as standard._x000D__x000D_All the products in this range are handmade by a small family business in Rajasthan, India. We are fortunate enough to visit them every year, having worked with them for many years following Fair Trade guidelines. We are incredibly proud that together we are able to provide people in rural villages fairly paid work that may have otherwise been difficult to find, and consider the producers and their families true friends. The paper in all our journals and photo albums is made by a charity in rural Rajasthan that promotes women’s education and their social standing in the rural villages._x000D__x000D_By making a purchase, you are helping to continue the fantastic work of our producers._x000D_