This journal was inspired by a fat quarter that I got for Christmas a couple of years ago.  My daughter loves giving me craft supplies for Christmas.  The cover is soft padded and quilted with french knots.  The handmade beads match the book perfectly because they are handmade from the left over fabric.  I kept adding more and more strings of beads over the front cover.  There are six long strings of beads hanging from the macrame knotting that ties the book together.