Forest Nine
Skeleton Reading a Book - Blank or Lined Reading Journal
Skeleton Reading a Book - Blank or Lined Reading Journal
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Immerse yourself in the world of dark academia with our Skeleton Reading a Book leather journal. This handcrafted, personalized notebook is perfect for capturing your thoughts, sketching ideas, or jotting down poetry. Whether you're a stationery enthusiast, an artist, or a writer, this journal will become a cherished companion that ages beautifully over time.
Product Details:
- Unique Design: Features a skeleton reading a book, giving your journal a distinctive, academic charm.
- Customizable: Personalize it with your name, date, or initials for a personal touch, or leave it blank for a classic look.
- Premium Full-Grain Leather: Crafted from Horween vegetable-tanned cowhide, this journal is made to last and develop a rich patina as it ages.
- Fountain Pen Friendly: The high-quality, thick paper ensures no bleed-through, even with fountain pens.
- Archival-Quality Paper: Contains 180 acid-free pages (front and back), available in lined or blank options, ensuring your work is preserved for years.
- Handmade & Durable: Carefully bound by hand with superior craftsmanship, ensuring it lays flat when open for easy writing or sketching.
- Leather Options: Available in brown, black, tan, and natural leather tones.
- Sizes: Looking for a pocket-sized version? Check out the 3.5x5" option in our shop.
Perfect for:
- Dark Academia Enthusiasts: Ideal for those who love the vintage academic aesthetic.
- Writers & Poets: The lined paper option makes this a great notebook for poetry and daily journaling.
- Artists & Sketchers: The blank paper is perfect for capturing quick sketches, doodles, and creative ideas.
Leather Care & Characteristics:
- Full-Grain Cowhide: The natural leather will feature unique variations, such as slight scuffs, marks, and color shifts, which add to its charm over time.
- Aging Gracefully: The leather develops a one-of-a-kind patina as it ages, enhancing the rustic, worn look that makes each journal truly special.
- Pull-Up Effect: The tan and dark brown options display a rich dual-tone pull-up effect, adding depth and character with every use.
Personalization Details:
- Hand-Embossed: Each brass letter is carefully placed by hand, then embossed with heat and pressure for a lasting, high-quality imprint.
- Font & Layout: Text is in Times New Roman, with larger uppercase letters and smaller sentence case options for aesthetic balance.
- Fast Processing: While we don’t provide proofs due to fast processing times, your journal will be created with the same care and quality as our displayed examples.
FAQ:
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Is the paper fountain pen friendly?
- Yes! Our thick, high-quality paper ensures minimal bleed-through, even with fountain pens or water-based markers. However, avoid using sharpies.
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Can I use watercolor paints?
- Light watercolor washes are fine, though some warping may occur. Many customers use this for painting and are happy with the results, but it's not meant to replace a watercolor pad.
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What about the lined paper?
- Our lined paper is narrow-ruled, maximizing space for your writing.
Shipping & Processing:
- Processing Time: Handmade from scratch, with most items shipping within 10 business days.
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This Skeleton Reading a Book Leather Journal is a thoughtful, personalized gift for yourself or any dark academia, art, or writing enthusiast in your life. Built to last and made with care, it’s a unique piece that will become more meaningful over time.
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from 5468 reviewsVery satisfied with the journal. It is of high quality, beautifully and carefully made and makes me smile every time I use it. Thank you Alyssia.
Trifold with full back pocket, secretarial pocket + small pocket
I am in love with my journal cover. I chose the violet colour and it is aging so beautifully. I have 3 notebooks inside it and I could definitely squeeze in another if I wanted to. Alyssia was so wonderful to work with and her craftmanship is fantastic.
This is actually my second purchase. My first was an oxblood in A5 and I fell so in love with it I needed an A6 immediately.
I got the red with silver elastic. I purchased a small star for the side and a black and silver geode for the clasp. The leather is beautiful and soft but firm enough to feel sturdy. It comes with 4 elastic already and they also include extra bands in your color and in black.
Stunned as always by the quality for the price, even the box and bag it comes in feels luxury. I just know I'll be making another purchase soon as I'm slowly replacing the journals I have with these 😄
This is now my second time ordering from forest nine and as expected the quality is amazing! An issue had come up with my order but Alyssia was extremely fast to resolve it. I now have 3 leather journal covers and I couldn't recommend this business enough ☺️
The most stunning leather journal I am absolutely blown away!!!!
The quality on this journal cover is unreal!
My second journal and I wish I had a purpose for a third one just because I love them so much!
Love my new journal cover! It took a bit longer than expected to arrive but once delivered, I could not be happier!
I am delighted with my journal cover, the craftsmanship is of superior quality, I actually cried when I received it, I was so happy! Alyssia is a lovely person to communicate with and the personalisation and charm look beautiful. Also the packaging is incredible and it’s telling that a lot of love and care went into making and sending my cover. Thank you so much Alyssia! I will definitely be ordering again 😊
Absolutely beautiful books, arrived quickly, and the personalization came out perfect!
I ordered the B5 trifold cover and it's gorgeous. It's very difficult to find leather covers this size, so this is a true gem! I really appreciated all the little details that came with the cover: the handwritten note, extra elastics in different colours that match the cover, the dust bag, etc. And the customer service is above expectations. Very happy with this product and I highly recommend it!
Beautiful journal I'm really happy with the way mine turned out:)
Absolutely beautiful, incredible quality I can't stop looking at it, I'm excited everytime I get to pull out out. I especially love the double elastic closure which I have not seen anywhere else.
I originally asked for different color elastics when I ordered and asked to switch to gold and was accommodated, then she sent extras of the original color I requested anyway and extra gold which was so sweet.
I will say I love the agate charm add on but if you are trying to keep your leather pristine avoid it because it has scratched the cover a bit already, but I like the lived in look so I don't mind.
This product is incredible. It's well made, thought out, and overall just a 10/10. Alyssia knew I would be putting a hardcover journal in, and she put in elastics that would suit my needs best—something I didn't think to consider. I will be recommending others to buy from her store when the opportunity comes along.
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