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May 2013

Book Review – Komihinata-san’s Small handmade goods

The first book review for handmade zakka is this cute little book by Komihinata-san called Komihinata-san’s Small Handmade. The author of the book is 杉野未央子 (Sugino Mioko) is the author of several handmade zakka books and she makes the most amazingly cute pouches and bags.…

May 6, 2013

Giveaway #2 of 5

Thank you all for the lovely comments! The winner of Giveaway #1 is Athena Neill. Please contact either Inna or I and provide your address. GuidingDuck (Athena Neill) MAY 1, 2013 AT 10:29 PM Please enter me in the giveaway! Thanks so much for…

May 4, 2013

Free Japanese Sewing Patterns – C’hufs handmade web magazine

I recently discovered C’hufs – a free web magazine for handmade goods! It’s full of eye candy and inspiration, lovely pictures, creative ideas, and best of all, free patterns! Cover of the latest edition. Visit the main site at http://chufs.cc/index.html and click on the banner…

May 3, 2013

May is Handmade Zakka month!

Did you have a May Day holiday wherever you are yesterday? May 1st was Labour Day over here and it was a public holiday so I had a little break. I love mid-week breaks. It divides the hectic week into two bite-size two-day pieces.…

May 2, 2013

More Japanese Sewing Books Giveaways!

So everyone loves a giveaway. In the last giveaway announcement post, I did mention there were more coming. But did I mention how many more? 🙂 Inna of Thewallina and other creatures is having a series of Japanese Sewing Books giveaways because she is…

May 1, 2013