can you tell that I ♥ japanese crafts books?

well, don't we all ? just wish they weren't so expensive and hard to get ... so my trip to S. Paulo definitely was worth it, if only because I could indulge myself in buying these treats. It was such a difficult choice but in the end I picked these three ...

Dolls & Dolls (by Ondori)
ISBN 4-277-55316-8

Features the most adorable dolls by Kyoko Yoneyama. I think this is probably my favourite one ...







ISBN 4-579-11043-9

This sewing book has lovely simple patterns - I had actually ordered it from YesAsia a few months ago, but almost a month later they cancelled my order and said the book wasn't available anymore, so you can imagine how happy I was to have found a copy in S. Paulo.





ISBN 4-529-02086-X

And finally, I couldn't resist this cute embroidery book. I've meaning to start some simple embroidering for a while now, and this book is just the right thing to inspire me to do it.