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July 15, 2005
Crafting Japanese
I started a new site devoted to Japanese craft books. It's called Crafting Japanese (for now anyway, I'm taking suggestions for better names). The idea is, every Japanese craft book or website or magazine gets a post. When someone out there writes a review, makes a project, or posts pictures from the book, they, or their readers, email me about it and I update that post. Everything's indexed to the ISBN and the books are classified according to craft for easy searching and browsing. I'll also ask them for permission to post thumbnails of their projects. People who give permission will be added to the Contributors list.
It'll be a resource about Japanese craft books, with store locations and online shops too.
If anybody's got suggestions on the format, I've got a few entries up like what I'm thinking. Since I haven't bothered getting permission to post anybody else's picture, it's mainly my projects just for the sake of demonstration.
Posted under Crafty Links at July 15, 2005 12:12 AM
Comments
What a great idea! I was going to suggest "Craftzilla; Crafting Japan style" But a search turned up a craftzilla site under construction. Oh well
Posted by: moki at July 15, 2005 01:11 AM
great idea! what about all those japanese speaking crafters out there, could they help translate instructions?
Posted by: hannah at July 15, 2005 09:38 AM
great ideas! (especially about the translations)
I came in late in the Japanese crafting trend, but I am hopelessly obsessed and limited on resources. This is a great project idea.
Posted by: P at July 15, 2005 11:35 AM
ooohh! so so smart you are!!! i love it!
as i do my little scissors.... arrived today! your giftie is in transit... ;)
Posted by: lisa at July 15, 2005 12:27 PM
KAWAII!! *giggles with hand over mouth*
what a great idea!
Posted by: fert at July 15, 2005 12:31 PM
You are my hero!
Posted by: laurie at July 15, 2005 04:58 PM
This is an excellent idea!
Posted by: aoi at July 15, 2005 05:20 PM
Brilliant! Thanks for doing this.
Posted by: myra at July 15, 2005 07:56 PM
Thank you sooo much. I just got a new book today, and I'm surprised there's not drool all over it! Japanese craft books are right up there with precious metals and fine jewels.
Posted by: Barb at July 16, 2005 04:55 AM
i love this idea and can't wait to participate...
can i suggest a forum?
Posted by: robin at July 16, 2005 10:24 AM
may i go up on the contributors list then? =)
Posted by: momo at July 16, 2005 10:52 AM
AWESOME!!! You totally rock!
Posted by: Tracy at July 19, 2005 10:37 PM
that's indeed a great idea! :-)
Posted by: maria at July 20, 2005 04:57 PM