Yesterday I went to Uwajimaya and spent an exorbitant amount of money on Japanese crafting books. Do I read Japanese? No. Do I craft? Not really.
Yesterday I went to Uwajimaya and spent an exorbitant amount of money on Japanese crafting books. Do I read Japanese? No. Do I craft? Not really.
i love japanese craft books for the wonderful photography and styling. the small size is also appealing.
Me neither to both. But I would have done the same!
i have bought many myself, they are gorgeous!
Guilty as charged…I buy these Japanese booklets too just for the images.:)
Martha B.
Thank you so much for the sweet birthday wishes!
I just bought a 500 page book in JAPANESE on FOLDING PAPER. What?! Whatever, it totally made sense at the time.
i have the same problem. it’s crazy but fun.
amazing!! one always needs to treat themselves.
oh japanese craft books. i love japanese craft books.
I want a tin pencil pack from Uwajimaya SO bad! No more pencils and pens rattling around the bottom of my bag! Must go!
But beautiful books, with amazing photography, are ALWAYS hard to resist!
Ha ha! I did the same thing last week!
Anything Japanese is major HIP! 🙂
I would have done the same even though I do neither..:)
Have you seen these two beautiful Japanese craft books that are coming out in English? Very sweet, and readable!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/makegoodbooks/
No, Thank you Sara. Those look lovely + how helpful that they are in English!
Oh my.
You have just shown my money yet another way out of my wallet…..
I NEED THOSE BOOKS.
Thanks for the lovely Asian inspiration!
<3 sarasophia
Hilarious! They are indeed very hard to resist!
i bet it was still money well spent!
um…right there with ya.
maybe we could have tea sometime and scope out each other’s books?
ha-they are too good to resist.
Not a lot of things make me laugh out loud, Chelsea, but your commentary on this one is cracking me up!
And I totally identify—I have a stack of library books about 20 books high, all from the cookbook section, with titles like ‘mediterranean harvest’ and james beard’s theory and practice of good cooking’. And yet I still just reach for a box of pasta and a jar of sauce every night…
But it’s the thought that counts, right?!
Ha!Ha! Anne. I do the same. I subscribe to Everyday Food + have stacks of Donna Hays but I rarely cook. I am going to change that this year though.. I promise!!
i totally understand! i so so love japanese craft books. actually any japanese book/cookbook/magazine with photography. i don’t read japanese too though i’m currently taking up classes. =)
It’s nice to see from your post and the comments that I am not alone in my compulsion to buy loads of Japanese crafting books! Every so often I get over to the Kinokuniya in NYC and can never leave without at least one. I’ve been stocking up on lovely little books about hand carving rubber stamps, which I have every intention of spending a lot of time doing. The sewing books I’ve bought, though, have sat on the shelf for a looong time with no projects completed by me 🙂
I think there are many who could understand that purchase.