Handmade Leather Journal: Personalized Rustic Sketchbook, Diary, Notebook

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FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE:
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This handcrafted leather journal is fully customizable and made-to-order. You design your journal with the drop-down menus above, and may also add further customizations if desired from the "Journal Customizations" section. This journal is crafted JUST FOR YOU.

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TOP QUALITY:
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✔️HANDCRAFTED QUALITY
Each journal is hand-picked, hand-cut, and every page is hand-folded and sewn together.

✔️TOUGHEST MATERIALS
-Quality leather: durable, full-grain, USA tanned leather.
-Acid-Free Paper: Thick, high quality, and acid-free paper, so your memories and artwork stand the test of time.
-Waxed linen thread: High-quality, thick, waxed linen thread that will keep your journal securely bound for a lifetime.

✔️100% USA-MADE
All of our leather is USA tanned leather. And all of our journals are made in Idaho, USA.


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COVER DESIGN:
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This handcrafted leather journal features a 1/4-length fold-over flap with a triple brass snap enclosure on the cover. The outcome is timeless sophistication with a beautiful, vintage feel. All of my books and journals are made to last a lifetime (at least!) And the leather only gets better with time.


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BINDING STYLE:
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SEWN BOUND - This journal is hand-bound using a historical bookbinding technique of sewing the pages into the spine, which gives a lovely old-world look and feel. This binding method is durable and permanent.
*Refillable bound journals are located in the Refillable Journals section.

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PERSONALIZATION:
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If you select "EMBOSS" from the drop-down options, that will include 15 alphanumeric characters of personalized embossing. (***If you would like more than 15 characters, you must add the listing entitled "Additional Embossing" located in the MORE CUSTOMIZATIONS section).

We use an old-fashioned style of personalizing your leather, called Embossing. Heat is pressed into your journal cover, leaving a gorgeous and rustic looking imprint that is permanent. See examples of embossing throughout the listing photos on any listing.

***Alpha-numeric embossing is: ALL CAPS, in Times Roman, and 6mm (1/4") tall characters.
Special characters available include only the following: (. ' , # @ ? ! " $ % & * : > < ; / \)

Personalizations typically go in the lower right corner by default on most journal designs; unless your specific journal design, journal size, and personalization length warrant a different location. If you have a specific location you would like your embossing to go, you must message me or indicate the desired location in the order notes. If specific instructions are not left by you, formatting and location discretion will be left up to myself, and determined by what is most appropriate given your specific journal design, size, and personalization length.

Select the "EMBOSS" option when you choose your size, and then type in the "Personalization" box what you would like embossed.

***Engraving also available if you prefer it to the old-fashioned rustic appeal of the embossing. With engraving, more fonts, designs, and options are available. Engraving options are located in the Customizations section; or you can message me to discuss your ideas.



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SIZES AVAILABLE:
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Sizes are all in inches.

3x5

4x6

5x7

6x9

8x10

9x12


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PAPER AVAILABLE:
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You can choose to fill your handcrafted journal with various types of paper.

MIXED MEDIA BLANK / SKETCH:
Thick, 80lb, high-quality, acid-free, medium tooth, blank mixed media paper: suitable for ink writing, drawing, pastels, charcoal, paints, and even very light watercolor. Holds ink well and is bleed-proof. [Referred to as "MM BLANK" in the drop down menu]
(Comes with 160 pages front and back)

SUPER SMOOTH BLANK:
Very smooth, zero tooth, acid-free paper that is best for felt tip brush pens. Saves your felt tips from damage and allows for very fine and precise lines. Great for calligraphy. Also suitable for ink writing without bleeding through. [Referred to as "SS BLANK" in the drop down menu]
(Comes with 160 pages front and back)

LINED:
Using our thick, 80lb, high-quality, Mixed Media paper, but with lines. This paper is great at holding a lot of ink and is bleed-proof to the other side. 
(Comes with 160 pages front and back)

BULLET:
Using our thick, 80lb, high-quality, Mixed Media paper, but with dot grid: suitable for those using the Bullet journal method journaling. This paper is great at holding a lot of ink and is bleed-proof to the other side.
(Comes with 160 pages front and back)

WATERCOLOR:
See our "Watercolor Journals" section to browse our Watercolor Journals, including 100% Cotton and Acid-Free Wood Pulp varieties.

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WANT MORE PAGES / THICKER JOURNAL?
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Check out the MORE CUSTOMIZATIONS Section of my shop, where you will find the listing "Additional Pages" and you can add as many extra pages as you'd like.


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LEATHER:
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Our leathers are USA tanned, premium hides chosen for their rustic yet beautiful character. Please see the last photo in each listing to see an example of a journal in each leather; and also in the listings photos throughout the whole shop. After working with hundreds of various hides and types of leathers, these are the leathers that we weren't able to say goodbye to. Due to the nature of the authentic leather hides, there will always be variation and uniqueness from one journal to the next. Each hide will have some degree of "pull-up," which refers to color variation where the leather is creased or bent; which gives a very rustic or distressed look. Pull-up creases go away with time or with rubbing the leather by hand.
Following are descriptions of our leather varieties:

RUSSET - A golden medium brown leather with some color variation between lighter browns, golden, and sometimes reddish tones. Beautiful light golden tan pull-up when leather is creased.

BISON - A medium-dark brown with gorgeous tan pull-up marks where the leather is creased.

DRIFTWOOD - This leather has a ton of color variation between lighter tan to medium brown to darker brown areas, all along the spectrum of sandy and woodsy brown color tones. Some hides will be more covered in the darker brown, but color range and variation is similar. These hides have a very pronounced pull-up effect: you will notice very pronounced color variation in areas that are creased.


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NOTE:
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Elastic binding cord color is chosen based on what will accentuate the color of your leather, but if you prefer light or dark, please message me.


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