Custom Sketchbook, Leather Bound Journal
A super special jumbo sized rustic leather journal/sketchbook with a whopping 124 pages/288 sides, enough to keep you going for a while! Made for those with a serious passion for writing or drawing and capturing moments in time, this book can be made in a variety leather colours and will be custom made with your choice of binding thread colour. Containing 160gsm acid free cartridge paper, it's suitable for dry and wet media or simply just for writing. Bound by hand using age old traditional techniques, this will be one book to treasure for a lifetime.
CHOOSE SIZE:
A5
- Leather cover measures approx 16cm x 22cm or 6.2" x 8.5"
- Paper inside is 14.8cm x 21cm or 5.8 x 8.2”
A6:
- Leather cover approx 11.5cm x 15.5cm or 4.5" x 6.1"
- Paper inside approx 10.5cm x 14.8cm or 4.1 x 5.8"
LEATHER COVER: Pull up leather that marks and wears beautifully and just gets better with use with a self leather wraparound tie.
PAPER QUALITY: 160gsm blank acid free blank cartridge paper perfect for dry or wet media or simply just for writing.
PAGE COUNT OPTIONS:
- 144 pages/288 sides
- 168 pages/336 sides
- 224 pages/488 sides
BINDING: Traditionally bound, the pages are stitched into the leather cover by hand using a long stitch binding with waxed Irish linen thread.
CUSTOM MONOGRAM ADD ON: EMBOSSED OR HAND STITCHED
-Choose this option to have initials hand stitched or embossed onto the right hand corner of the leather cover by selecting the appropriate option from the drop down menu.
-For the stitched option, your monogram will be stitched using the same thread colour as used on the binding on the spine of the journal.
-For the embossed option, characters will be 6mm (0.2") tall
CLICK TO SEE OTHER ADD ONS AVAILABLE:
- Add an envelope page/s to hold loose notes.
- Custom dedication/title page.
- Lined or grid pages.
- Extra charms.
- More letters stitched onto the leather cover.
As leather is a natural material, please be aware that there may be natural marks and scars and so each piece will vary slightly from the images shown. These are not faults but a beautiful part of this natural material and as each piece is a unique individually hand crafted item, no 2 will be exactly the same.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW LARGER IMAGES OF LEATHER & THREAD COLOUR CHARTS:
CHRISTMAS ORDER DEADLINES
In order to receive your orders in time for Christmas, please see below order deadlines:
UK:
Order by 9th December for standard 2nd class post which takes 2-7 days
Order by 13th December for Next day by 1pm Special Delivery.
Worldwide:
Order by 25th November for standard international tracked post which takes 8-14 days
Order by 2nd December for DHL Express which delivers within 2-7 days
-Click here to see larger close up images of the leather and thread colour charts
HOW DO I PURCHASE/ADD MONOGRAM INITIALS TO MY ORDER?
-To add hand stitched monogram initial/s to your order simply select the number of initials you would like stitched onto the cover from the drop down menu and then type in the initials required in the text prompt box.
-Each initial/letter costs extra and your item price total will change accordingly when you select 1, 2 or 3 initials etc.
-E.g if you have purchased 1 initial, type in the letter eg. B in the text box.
-E.g If you have purchased 3 initials type in the 3 letters eg. CJG in the text box.
WHEN WILL MY ORDER BE MADE & SHIPPED?
-Please take into account the time it takes to make your item and then add shipping time onto this.
-Please add delivery time onto this, see details below:
-If you need your order sooner, please let us know in the “ADDITIONAL NOTES” section at the checkout page and we will do our best to process it sooner or alternatively contact us before placing your order.
DO YOU SHIP TO EUROPE?
Shipping to Europe is currently not set up on this website however you can purchase the same items from my Etsy Store
IF I UPGRADE TO UK NEXT DAY DELIVERY (OR INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS) HOW QUICKLY WILL I GET MY ORDER?
-Upgrading to a quicker shipping method does not mean that your order will be moved to the top of the schedule. It will still have to be made (See Up-to-date making times here) and then shipped.
-If you purchase UK Next Day Delivery by 1pm, your order will be delivered by 1pm the next working day after it has been shipped so if your order is shipped on Monday it will be with you by 1pm on Tuesday.
-Next working day delivery excludes Saturdays so orders shipped on Friday may still be delivered on Saturday but the next working day would be Monday.
-International Express usually delivers 2-7 working days after it has been shipped.
-If you need your item urgently then please get in touch before you order to see what we can do to accommodate you.
-Rush orders are accepted on a case by case basis as long as you contact us to confirm before placing your order but may not be possible during peak season and holiday season and there may be an extra charge for this during this time.
-If you provided an incorrect address when you placed your order and you need to provide a different address to ship to than the one you provided at checkout, send us an email to update us of the new shipping address ASAP and we will amend it but if it has already shipped then it cannot be intercepted. Reach out to us ASAP and we will do everything we can to help.
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SHIPPING AND RETURNS:
DO YOU OFFER HAND STAMPED MONOGRAMS?
-Yes! We have just added this option and will be adding more so watch this space.
CAN I ADD A GIFT NOTE TO MY ORDER?:
-We can deliver directly to your gift recipient and include a personalised handwritten note card with a personal message from you. Just leave your note in the text prompt box when you order.
CAN I HAVE A DIFFERENT PAPER IN MY BOOK?:
-If you wish to have a speciality paper stitched into your leather journal or sketchbook then simply get in touch, letting us know what you are looking for and we will see if we can source it for you.
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