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STABILO believes everyone is creative. Together, we bring tools that help you capture ideas, add color, and give your journal its own voice.
The Journal Kit
By Leatherbox
This kit, developed with Serena Kelly and Christina Roth, includes all the tools, materials, and guidance needed to create your own leather journals.
You’ll build a personal, refillable system through a clear and structured process. Once completed, you can continue making journals by simply sourcing new leather and elastic cords. Explore everything included.
How does it work?
Follow these steps to complete your Journal Kit and create your first journal:
- Choose your leather collection and color.
- Select your elastic cord color.
- Add optional extras such as booklets, eyelets, tools, and selected Stabilo add-ons including pencils, pens, and marker sets.
- See your kit come together as your selections update in real time, including the total price.
The price of your Journal Kit (including add-ons) is:
€105,00
Tax included.
Designed with Serena Kelly (ft. Christina Roth)
Create your own leather journal, from material to meaning.
The Journal Kit, designed with Serena Kelly and supported by Christina Roth, combines premium leather, thoughtful design, and a guided making process into one cohesive experience. Everything is included to create a personal, refillable journal, with thousands of possible combinations while keeping the process clear and approachable.
The benefits at a glance
✔ Premium leather, selected for character, feel and longevity
✔ Create a journal that is truly yours, with full control over materials and combinations
✔ Thousands of possible combinations, without compromising clarity or simplicity
✔ Everything included to make your own leather journal from start to finish
✔ A personal, refillable system designed to evolve over time
Quality
We select our hides with great care and try to give the most accurate representation of the leather. Keep in mind that leather is a natural product and can therefore contain natural imperfections.
Colors
Colors on a computer screen may look slightly different in real life. We therefore always recommend ordering a color chart of the collection first. In addition, leather from the same collection may show minor color differences per batch. Some types of leather are also (more) sensitive to external influences. Therefore, always carefully read about the specific properties of the selected leather.
Applications
Since you are the designer we leave creative choices up to you. On our webshop we will advise you as best as possible, but the correct choice depends on your own wishes and the application of the leather. Therefore, always check the specifications carefully. Are you not sure whether a leather collection is suitable for your project? We are happy to tell you more about the specific properties in order to make the best choice.
Sizes
View by collection the size chart of the skin you order. For example, half a hide of calfskin has a different size than half a cowhide. Because every skin is also unique, the stated sizes indicate the total surface that you will receive. You will therefore not receive a square piece of leather with the exact length and width measurements (an example: if you order a Quarter hide of 100x90 cm, it can also be 110x81 cm). Also allow for some cutting loss when selecting the right size for your project.
Need help?
Did not find what you're looking for? Contact us for your wishes and we will be happy to help you.
Shipping and delivery
Made your choice? Then it's our turn. After receiving your order and payment, we will send your favorite items and our warmest regards with the delivery person within 1 to 3 working days. You will receive an email from us as soon as your package is on its way. You will also receive a separate email from the shipping party with track & trace information. Count on a delivery time between 2 to 5 working days. Within the Netherlands, delivery is usually slightly faster. Because we have no influence on how hard the postman steps on the accelerator, the stated delivery times are always indicative.
We understand that hasty speed is sometimes good. That is why you can also choose fast delivery with UPS Express when ordering. You pay a little more shipping costs, but you can start your design faster.
The total amount of your order must be at least 20 EUR.
See table below for minimal order value for free shipping:
| Min. order value | Countries |
| € 100 | The Netherlands, Belgium |
| € 200 | Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland |
| € 250 | France, Latvia, Lithuania, Slowakia |
| € 300 | Austria, Croatia, Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden |
| £ 200 | United Kingdom |
Some regions are excluded from free shipping. Please contact customer service if you have any questions.
Returns
We hope you are excited to get started as soon as you receive your order. However if you are not satisfied with the product(s) you ordered, you can return it to Leatherbox up to 14 days after receiving your order. You can only return products that are in new, unused condition. You are responsible for return shipping costs, including packaging.
Click here to find out how to return your product(s).
What’s included in the kit
Everything you need to create your own leather journal, bringing together materials, tools, and a guided process into one cohesive making experience.
Materials & components:
- Premium Italian leather panel (40 × 30 cm)
- Pattern for a 2, 3 or 4 insert journal system
- Elastic cord (200 cm)
Tools & finishing:
- Wooden burnishing tool
- Edge beveler
- Silver pen
- Hole Punch
- Punch pad (100 × 100 × 6 mm)
- Ruler (300 mm, metric & imperial)
- Awl (Japanese style)
- Edge paint container filled with Tokonole
- Sanding paper (220 & 400 grit)
Each element is carefully selected to support a smooth process and a refined final result, even without prior experience.
What you need to add
- A hammer
- Knife, available as add-on
- Journal inserts, available as add-on
The Leather Journal Kit
The Journal Kit is built around a simple idea: that a journal should not only be used, but shaped by the person who carries it.
Rather than starting with journaling itself, this kit begins one step earlier, with the making of your own leather journal. It gives you the tools, materials, and guidance to create a journal at the highest level, defined by your own choices in material, detail, and finish.
At the center is a full leather panel, chosen for its character and its ability to evolve over time. The process is tactile and deliberate, guiding you step by step while leaving room for personal decisions along the way.
This is more than a single project. It is an investment in your leathercraft skills, your first fully personal journal, and the foundation to continue making journals long after the kit is complete.
Over time, the journal becomes more than the object you started with. It adapts to how it is used, carried, and lived with, developing a character that is entirely your own.