Forest Nine
Our adventure journal
Our adventure journal
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Capture your adventures, dreams, and memories with our custom, hand-bound leather journal. Perfect for recording notes, scrapbooking travels, collecting recipes, setting goals, or sketching. This handcrafted leather notebook is an ideal gift for birthdays, retirements, graduations, anniversaries, and weddings, making it a thoughtful choice for anyone who loves art, writing, travel, or stationery.
Key Features:
- Handmade Excellence: Crafted from full-grain Horween vegetable-tanned cowhide leather.
- Durable Craftsmanship: Hand-sewn using the medieval long stitch method and strong waxed thread.
- Customizable: Personalize with initials, names, or dates for a unique touch.
- Quality Debossing: Hand-applied heat and pressure ensure a lasting, deep imprint.
- Page Count: 180 pages, counted front and back.
- Custom Pages: Extra pages and custom title pages are available.
- Premium Paper: Thick, smooth 80lb acid-free pages in narrow lined, blank, or dot grid formats.
- Flat-Laying Design: Opens fully flat for ease of use.
- Size Options: Available in 3.5x5”, 4x6”, 5x7”, 6x8.5”, and 8x10”.
- Leather Colors: Choose from Tan, Black, Dark Brown, and Natural (lightest).
- Secure Closure: A thick leather wrap keeps the journal securely closed.
- Natural Variations: Expect slight variances and imperfections inherent in quality leather.
Handcrafted Quality:
Each journal is carefully handmade in our workshop using premium full-grain vegetable-tanned leather. Designed to withstand your adventures, each journal develops unique markings over time, making it truly one-of-a-kind. The thick, acid-free pages are bound with durable waxed thread using the medieval long stitch binding method. For a refillable option, please check the link below.
High-Quality Leather Information:
- Full Grain Leather: Retains natural scars and blemishes, offering a distinctive look. Over time, the leather will soften and develop a unique patina.
- Pull-Up Effect: Tan and dark brown leathers feature a rustic dual tone that enhances with use.
Additional Paper Details:
- Watercolor Friendly: Supports light washes without bleed-through.
- Fountain Pen Friendly: Smooth surface with no bleed-through.
- Scrapbooking Friendly: Handles glue and added thickness well.
- Archival Quality: Acid-free for long-lasting preservation.
Personalization Details:
- Debossing: Each character is hand-placed and pressed with precision, creating a unique, lasting imprint. We use heat rather than foil or lasers for durability.
- Font and Size: Custom text in Times New Roman, with size and format chosen to best fit your request. Initials are typically larger in uppercase, while other text is in sentence case.
- Embossing Location: Personalization is only on the front cover.
- Proofing: Proofs are not provided; the design will be crafted to match the examples shown.
Available Characters: Uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation.
Custom Designs: Logos or custom images can be added with a specially made metal stamp. Contact us for a custom listing.
Processing Time and Shipping:
- Creation Time: Custom journals are handmade and typically shipped within 10 business days.
Special Offer:
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Let customers speak for us
from 5148 reviewsAlyssia was so communicative and attentive. The quality is excellent and the customization was done exactly as requested. When I want another journal cover, this will be the place to order it from!
Just received my order, it did take longer than I had expected but with the holidays it was understandable! The journal is gorgeous and I cannot wait to use it, definitely an heirloom item! Alyssia was incredible during the whole process, cannot recommend Forest Nine enough!
I got this journal as a Christmas gift for a close friend and she was delighted with the results. She could tell it was high quality and reckoned it would last her a lifetime. The journal maker allowed me to make several customization requests and choices that really put a personal touch on it and make it a more unique gift than I could have gotten from most journal retailers, and I'm very grateful for all her assistance in making this a truly special journal.
Refillable trifold leather journal cover - Inserts sold seperately
Beautiful and exceeded my expectations!!
OBSESSED is an understatement. I am so so glad I chose Forest Nine for a leather journal. An affordable option with unmatched quality.
Leather Refillable Journal (Dark Brown) - elastic closure.
Ordered in December and received 5 weeks later so well within the delivery window and totally worth it. Journal is gorgeous and they were even able to add a monogram shortly before shipping when I changed my mind at the eleventh hour.
Ordered the refill notebooks with it, but was able to fit 2 hardcover notebooks I already had on the go in it perfectly.
Very happy with the purchase and look forward to using it!!!
Very well-made. High quality and classy. Super value for the price. It will last a lifetime.
Very high quality and classy. The journal itself is a thing of beauty and built to last forever. Everything was packed into the shipping box with a lot of care. Each item was in its own drawstring, fabiric bag.
The leather journal is absolutely beautiful and very well made, and the personalization is a lovely touch. I will definitely be buying from this company again.
The leather journal is absolutely beautiful and very well made, and the personalization is a lovely touch. I will definitely be buying from this company again.
The packaging was really special when it arrived and it was even more beautiful than I expected. I'm so happy with it. I haven't had it for very long, but feels good to own such a gorgeous cover and notebook system to hold my thoughts and ideas. Highly recommend! I got the saffron A5 with cobalt blue. Great combo!
Personalized Leather Journal - Dark Brown with wrap closure
The most beautiful note book I have ever seen and felt. Packaged with such care. Thank you so much.
Very unique gift made with care and fantastic craftsmanship. So happy with the purchase
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