Japanese Paper Cutting Books
On Monday I turned 38, so over the weekend I indulged in a little birthday shopping for myself by heading out to Mitsuwa and the Sanseido Book Store with the family. They didn't have Cotton Time in stock (one of my favorite Japanese craft magazines) but I did find a nice selection of paper crafting books which included origami and these excellent paper cutting books. . .
I couldn't resist the mix of modern and traditional designs in this first book (ISBN978-4-277-75344-9). I especially love these graphic leaves, but there are some cute animal silhouettes, garden scenes and much more.
The next book (ISBN978-4-569-69235-7) has a lot of fun ideas too, but it was these flowers that really drew me in.
Of course I had to pick up some Japanese chocolate while I was there. I'm curious about the Lotte Matcha Chocolate -- although one of the ingredients is a bit strange -- bayberry extract? And that KitKat bar is chestnut flavor -- should be interesting. (Look for reviews of these in the future over at the Chocolate Blog!)
Belated happy birthday, Julie! I'm glad you treated yourself to some fun books.
Posted by: caitlyn | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Happy birthday, Julie! And many more....
Posted by: --Deb | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 04:26 PM
Happy birthday, Julie! Where exactly are Mitsuwa and the bookstore?
Posted by: Jan | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Happy birthday, you young thing. I hope you have a great 38th year!
Posted by: claudia | Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 01:41 PM
I saw the green chocolate and immediately thought Wasabi and Chocolate! I'll bet it would be good.
Posted by: Tracey | Friday, February 29, 2008 at 09:09 AM
Hi, I have looked the world over for these books! I keep getting "no such book found" do you have any suggestions???Thank you, Robin
Posted by: robin | Thursday, June 05, 2008 at 01:59 PM