Check this out (scroll down):

http://cgi.ebay.com/LETS-PLAY-WITH-FELT-MASCOT-JAPANESE-CRAFT-BOOK_W0QQitemZ8253281130QQcategoryZ83905QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I am IN LOVE with the tiny fridge full of food! Anyone have this book? I would love to get some patterns!

Lori

Oooh, and it's only $7 on http://www.amazon.jp!! Gonna have to do some shoppin'.....

Lori

That's one of the ones that I got in Seattle! :hbeat:

How do you find it on Amazon.jp? I tried searching in English but no luck All q marks!!! I want all those pattern books!!! Just the best ideas~!!

i have it, as soon as my scanner is fixed i'll scan some patterns for you and the croc pattern too

How do you find it on Amazon.jp? I tried searching in English but no luck All q marks!!! I want all those pattern books!!! Just the best ideas~!!

Ditto!

yes - please tell us!!!!!!!!!!

So what is UP with these Japanese craft books, anyway? Is there really such a market there for the books? I'm honestly quite clueless about what's hip or not in Tokyo these days.

I know *I* heart the books! :D

starkl, where in Seattle did you get it?
I need to know, because I live in Seattle and I want to go and browse irl. For once it might be an advantage to live here:monkeydan

Ooo! I forgot you were in Seattle Anu! LOL! You will have to go and check out the store and see what you can find. I'll definitely send you pp for some books, since they are so much cheaper than buying them on ebay :cuc:

Ooo! I forgot you were in Seattle Anu! LOL! You will have to go and check out the store and see what you can find. I'll definitely send you pp for some books, since they are so much cheaper than buying them on ebay :cuc:

me too - i have 2 of those books but that one is priceless!!!

me too - i have 2 of those books but that one is priceless!!!
YES YES YES YES! You, I know, have a better idea fo what we're looking for than my Seattle friend who doesn't appreciate wanting to make *anything at all* out of felt, lmao! Pretty please?

Tamara

starkl, where in Seattle did you get it?
I need to know, because I live in Seattle and I want to go and browse irl. For once it might be an advantage to live here:monkeydan

I got it here:

Seattle Store
525 South Weller St., Seattle, WA 98104
phone: 206-587-2477/ fax: 206-587-0160
Store hours: 10:00am - 9:00pm (Mon-Sat)/ 10:00am - 8:00pm (Sun)

It's in Chinatown, really easy to find. It's on the corner of a HUGE Asian market:

Uwajimaya Inc
(800) 889-1928
(206) 624-6248
600 5th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104

So really it was on the corner of Weller and 5th. :)

I have a good idea where to look. If dd is in good mood I´ll go to check that place tomorrow (Friday), if not it will have to wait till next week.

eta: just the place I had in mind, lol. I was typing as you posted :)

You can search by ISBN numbers. Here are some pretty complete lists. Try www.amazon.jp or www.yesasia.com (free shipping)..

Look on the right-hand list: http://huangfamily.com/craftingjapanese/

http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/wee_wonderfuls/2005/04/all_my_japanese.html

http://www.craftlog.org/craftlog/archives/001679.html

Mini-foods (scroll down): http://members.tripod.com/amy_secrest/blog/index.blog?entry_id=1161495

Hope that helps!
Lori

can some of you who have the book just post the ISBN number here, please? I'm having a hard time finding it!

the links lori posted in post #15 have isbn numbers for various books.

nak

I am back from the japanese bookstore. I saw at least hundred different craft books! And prices are good too.
small ones start at $5.60, like thishttp://www.craftlog.org/craftlog/archives/feltingjcb.gif
bigger ones are $10 to $13
then some fatter ones around $22-$24 like thishttp://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/images/sc015a99a8.jpg
i saw this one too but i canīt recall the price any more
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/pomadour11/asoberufe9.jpg
the most expensive one was $39 and that was a hardcover. They had books on beading, knittin crocheting sewing and crafting :D
Thye said that if I have an isbn I can call and they can check if they have it and what it costs.
It was good I went today because I didnīt have any money to spend. Now i can ponder in peace what I want because i was just giddy in that store :)

anyway ,if you have some book you really want, find out the isbn, Iīll call and see how much it is and I can get it for you :)

Anu,

Ooh, ooh, ooh!

That last book is the one I really want! I am also looking for the mini foods book (ISBN 4-529-03421-6). Let me know if you can get them, if you'd be willing to ship them to me! Send me the total and your email address and I can PayPal you later on today! Of if the bookstore will ship, I can call them directly!

Thanks!
Lori

THere are four in particular I am looking for:

The one in the picture above (the big orange one you couldn't recall the price on)

and I can't find the ISBNs on the others, but here they are on ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8259579548&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5662059576&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
Kris has this one so I know she will have the ISBN

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8267135565&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

There are too many things in that one that I have to try!!

And I actually have a little paypal now, after my spending spree on Sewing Tiny Toys and Soft Animals A-Z and a couple of others ...

THere are four in particular I am looking for:

The one in the picture above (the big orange one you couldn't recall the price on)

and I can't find the ISBNs on the others, but here they are on ebay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8259579548&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5662059576&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
Kris has this one so I know she will have the ISBN

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8267135565&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

There are too many things in that one that I have to try!!

And I actually have a little paypal now, after my spending spree on Sewing Tiny Toys and Soft Animals A-Z and a couple of others ...


this seller has that last one cheaper and free shipping.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8255981934&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

the ISBN that bonnie is looking for on the middle link is

ISBN4-529-03397-X

the ISBN on the orange one Anu posted the pic of is
ISBN4-529-04076-3


does anyone know if its possibel to get english translations for these?

some that i woudl be super interested in are these

ISBN 4-569-62279-8

ISBN4277490050


I'll add more soon:)

Hello All!

You can order directly from this Seattle store from their website:

http://www.kinokuniya.com/

According to this website: http://huangfamily.com/craftingjapanese/archives/2006/02/kinokuniya_seat.html

You can save 10% until March 31!

Just pick the stores nearest to you and have your ISBNs ready to search (I found both of mine there!).

Lori

well, I saw the displays but they didn´t say anything about discounts :)
there were slips of paper between all craft books saying something in Japanese and on one I saw 5% but the rest was pure Japanese to me, lol.

When I got home I checked out their site as well but the books section comes only in Japanese while all the other sections are in English. Maybe something to do with my browser.

Anyway, if you want to try ordering directly, go ahead. If anyone is still interested in me getting someting, I will call them on Monday. This leaves some time for me to figure out what I want :) I mean I know I want everything but what I can get.

eta: I kept clicking and When I do Japanese book search by isbn on http://www.kinokuniya.com/ it shows price in us dollars (i got just yen sp? before). So check out the prices yourself. The direct search link is
http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/wshoscohb.cgi?AREA=03

Edited to put everything in one place:

The ones I *really* want are (In order of preference):
** http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8255981934&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 - ISBN 4391117584
** http://cgi.ebay.com/MINIATURE-FELT-MASCOTS-SHOPS-JAPANESE-CRAFT-BOOK_W0QQitemZ8256257284QQcategoryZ83905QQtcZphoto QQcmdZViewItem
**Mini food book - 4-529-03421-6 - $18.60
**big orange one - ISBN4-529-04076-3 - $13.20

I would love to get at least those 4 if they have them.


Then these are the others I really like too :)
* can't find the price, but I like this one too -pink book with bunnies, turtles and dogs on front - 4777800113


* http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5662059576&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 - ISBN4-529-03397-X - $13.80

* and this - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8259579548&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

* http://cgi.ebay.com/Japanese-Dollhouse-Craft-Book-Miniature-200-items_W0QQitemZ5666925374QQcategoryZ47180QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

Posted in your other thread too, but I got the numbers
http://www.crazyestonian.com/ho/temp/japanesebooks.html
and you have one book on there twice (second and third from the bottom -- same cover).

I noticed I had one in there twice. I didn't realize it last night. Well at least that brings me down a book, lol!