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Water Hyacinth Eco-Friendly Diary | Handmade Journal with Recycled Paper | ScrapShala
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Water Hyacinth Diary - Handcrafted Eco-Friendly Journal from Invasive Aquatic Weed
The Water Hyacinth Diary is a handcrafted eco-friendly journal made by transforming invasive water hyacinth into a naturally textured cover. The harvested plant is cleaned, dried, compressed into a firm sheets, and hand-stitched by Indian artisans onto a hardbound diary cover. Finished with a recycled handmade paper insert, this plastic-free diary turns an environmental challenge into a useful everyday companion for writing, gifting, and mindful living.
A Weed the River Didn’t Want, Reimagined for Everyday Use
Water hyacinth is a fast-spreading invasive aquatic plant that can form dense mats across ponds, lakes, and other water bodies, disrupting aquatic ecosystems. Instead of allowing harvested biomass to go to waste, it is cleaned, dried, flattened, and compressed into durable sheets.
Meet the Maker
Crafted by Scrapshala’s artisan partners in Rajasthan, each diary passes through skilled hands for material preparation, cutting, stitching, binding, and finishing. Because the water hyacinth surface retains its natural texture, subtle variations make every piece unique.
One Purchase Creates
Your purchase gives new value to harvested invasive water hyacinth, supports skilled artisan work, avoids virgin leather and plastic laminate in the cover, uses recycled paper for everyday writing, and comes in plastic-free, recyclable kraft packaging.
Why You’ll Love This Diary
Naturally textured, lightweight, and travel-friendly, this handcrafted diary is designed for everyday journaling, meeting notes, ideas, and travel writing. Its reinforced hard cover adds durability, while the recycled paper insert offers a practical writing surface.
Thoughtfully Designed
The diary includes 75 pages of recycled paper, hardbound water hyacinth cover and a compact rectangular format that fits easily into a handbag, backpack, office desk, or gifting hamper.
Product Details
Dimensions: 5 by 7 by 1 inches
Material: Upcycled Water Hyacinth Fibre Cover + recycled handmade writing sheets
Shape: Rectangle
Colour: Natural Reed with Black Canvas Spine
Pages: 75
Content: 1 Handmade Diary
Country of Origin: India
Perfect For
Ideal for everyday journaling, office meetings, travel writing, sustainable corporate gifting, employee welcome kits, festive hampers, wedding return gifts, and meaningful event giveaways.
Sustainability Impact
By choosing this diary, you support the productive use of harvested invasive aquatic biomass, skilled artisan livelihoods, recycled paper use, reduced dependence on virgin leather and plastic-laminated covers, and plastic-free recyclable packaging.
Care Instructions
Clean with a dry or slightly damp cloth. Do not soak or machine wash. If exposed to moisture, allow it to air-dry naturally away from direct heat.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping is available across India. For international orders, write to scrapshala@gmail.com. Returns are accepted only for damaged items reported within 24 hours of delivery with photo proof and an unboxing video.
Manufacturer: ScrapShala, Varanasi
Water Hyacinth Eco-Friendly Diary | Handmade Journal with Recycled Paper | ScrapShala
FAQs
A: The cover is made from harvested water hyacinth that is cleaned, dried, compressed into a firm sheet, cut, and hand-stitched onto the diary frame.
A: No. It is not water-resistant, so soaking is not recommended. Clean gently with a dry or slightly damp cloth.
A: no, it doesn't have any additional closure
A: Yes. Its useful format and strong sustainability story make it suitable for corporate gifts, employee kits, festive hampers, and event giveaways. For bulk or customised orders, contact scrapshala@gmail.com.
A: The price reflects multi-stage material processing, artisan craftsmanship, hand-stitching, recycled inputs, quality checks, and small-batch production rather than mass-produced synthetic construction.
A: Bulk orders can be placed by contacting Scrapshala at scrapshala@gmail.com with your required quantity, branding requirements, and preferred delivery timeline. Bulk pricing depends on the number of diaries ordered, while production and delivery timelines vary based on order quantity, customisation requirements, and the time of year the order is placed. Custom branding is available exclusively for bulk orders.