Flip through my Japanese magazine with me?

Wow, it is the weekend already! The weeks seem to fly by now that Sebastian is in school again. The days here are crisp and beautiful. I still have many flowers blooming in our back yard, including these colorful snapdragons which I planted by seed the previous summer.

Would you like to flip through a Japanese crafting magazine with me today? This is one of the many I was so fortunate to receive from Jan in our swap last spring. I really treasure them! Thank you again Jan.

 

This is the cover on the Cotton friend Winter edition 2005~2006 vol. 17. I see Mette has already started making her Christmas gifts and maybe seeing this magazine will provide the rest of us with the inspiration we need to get started too!

 

You can see here that the instructions are so good that you almost don't have to read Japanese to understand how to make things.

 

I love these little handmade sewing kits, and although I don't need one it would be so fun to make!

 

I'm sorry they are so small in the photo, but I just adore those oven mitts!

 

Now that I have looked through all of my Japanese magazines countless times and shown them to you I am really wanting a new one... I have been thinking about placing an order.

Meanwhile,I am delighted to tell you about a lovely give away, hosted by the incredibly talented Pam. Visit her to enter by September 20th. Everything she makes is also on my wish list...

Comments

[Alexis]

Oh how I love those Japanese magazines!

I'm having a giveaway of lots of goodies--stop by and enter, if you like!

[Aim]

Don't you just love the japanese craft books?! Thanks for sharing :)

[michelle]

i love the shot with the apron.its very cute

[Joanna]

Thanks for sharing. Those magazines are sooooo lovely. My life is never quite that organised!

[Petra]

What a wonderful magazine! Do you know where you can buy japanese magazines? / Petra

[Merruli]

A week ago I received my order of new japanese crafting books and have been browsing them every day since. They and the blogging world combined are so inspiring. Those sewing kits looks so adorable.

[Melanie]

Hi Emily thank you so much for sharing the craft magazine. Thank you most though for sharing those stunning snapdragons- the colouring is so beautiful in your wonderful photograph.

[Michala (kayla coo)]

Hello,
I have just given you an award on my blog.x

[méri]

Lovely books!!!
What are you going to do? You have there lots of inspirations!

[La Pomme]

ooohh, i want new crafting mags too!

[ArtMind]

These look really FAB! THanks for sharing, Raven! :)

[AmandaYuDesign]

I love the Japanese magazines! I just like their styles, they are really inspiring with all the details with photo although I can't Japanese. :)

[karlita]

I just love those japanese magazines!!!

[styledbaby]

Hi, i just featured you in my blog

www.styledbaby.blogspot.com.au

also i think you should enter

http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/little-stitches-2008-news/amy-butlers-little-stitches-for-little-ones-contest-begins-today-062972

i am about to open an online baby boutique, so i have scouring etsy and flickr looking for WAHM's creations to fill my "shelves" i love your dolls, let me know if you wholesale them, in small quanties.

[kelly henderson]

Hey here's one more award from me--It's over at my site www.monarchpost.typepad.com. That magazine is really fun. They would definitely help me get really creative, since I couldn't read those directions ;-) Have a good one.
kelly

[Deep Indigo]

I just love these japanese magazines, they are so full of cute ideas!!

[Cate Holst]

I've just bought a Japanese magazine for making handbags. I don't think I'll every make any, but I just love the pictures like the one you have here