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Inspired by a
Crunchgear.com article on etching a design on a Moleskine notebook
Balance Product Development pressed their mark into a Moleskine journal cover as a gift for the Holidays. With time fleeting, they created their own die to press two journals at a time in a shop vise and adhered seasonal belly bands to get them ready for delivery.
Hopefully the beloved journal will capture inspired ideas.