Published on
11Aug2008 in
Books and Craft.
Tags: amy karol, bend-the-rules, craftivity, diy, english craft book, handmade, printing by hand, sewing, silkscreen, stamps, stencil.
Craft books in a library near you
This is waaay overdue seeing I took this photo on 29th February (leap year!). I won’t hesitate paying SGD1.55 to reserve a book from the NLB and if I like the book alot, I will buy it. So far I don’t recall owning any English craft books. :p You can find the following books at our local libraries and while they’re excellent books, I still feel that English craft books tend to be too wordy and not as “pretty” as Japanese craft books; I’m biased. pincush
There’s a new craft book recently and it’s not in Singapore yet, I have pretty high hopes for this one and I’m putting it in my wishlist! bottlestar
Published on
19Apr2008 in
Books, Craft and Design.
Tags: blogs, business cards, cds, college of art, Craft books, Design, design it yourself, diy, english, flyers, invitations, library, logos, maryland institute, newsletters, nlb, notecards, posters, print, singapore, stationery, t-shirts, wall graphics, web sites, zakka, zines.
D.I.Y. Design it Yourself (Design Handbooks)
by Ellen Lupton
ISBN-10: 1568985525
ISBN-13: 978-1568985527
NLB Call No: English 746.432 STO -[ART]
There are a few sections in this book that are exceptionally close to my heart now that I have left the design industry to become a personal banker in a financial industry. My favorite sections in this book includes Books: where they discuss binding techniques, Housewares: very zakka-ish, Stickers: print your own and stick’em, reminds me of good old Stickernation that’s now defunct (I hope they bring it back one day), Wall Graphics: cut vinyl to decorate the walls in your home, and Zines: create your own indie zine. |
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I have more medium-res, readable scans under the cut.
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Published on
28Dec2007 in
Books and Craft.
Tags: amigurumi, なか見, リラックマ, christmas, Craft books, diy, 自分でできる, felt mascot, handmade, japanese, japanese craft book, pattern, relax bear, review, rilakkuma, san-x, scans, tezukuri, 手づくり, 検索.
First up, a Merry Christmas to everyone! Do leave a comment if you’re reading this because I’m getting traffic but I rarely get comments or feedback. :( It’s been a so-so Christmas and I’m looking forward to 2008. My sister left for Washington yesterday morning to study there for six months and I miss her already! *waves at Michi* Before she left, I made her a rilakkuma felt mascot, poorly done because I didn’t have the right color threads and I’m not very good at hand stitching.
This book is a must-buy for all rilakkuma fans out there.
This book has amigurumi patterns with basic crochet instructions to get you started, felt mascot patterns as well as sewing patterns for stuffed toy, puppet, glove (finger) puppet, stationery, bath goods and many more! And it’s only 800yen!!
Official San-X Rilakkuma website
皆さん クリスマスおめでとう！
（みなさん）
