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ART OF ANTIQUE BEADING

ISBN-13:
978-4-88996-062-4

price $19.00

ART OF ANTIQUE BEADING
By Ondori Staff.
This beautiful book contains detailed drawing and diagrams that are clear and easy to follow. Designs include necklaces, chokers, bracelets, pendants, rings, earrings, brooches, barrettes, bags, and pouches, Each item can be made with just a few common tools, the materials listed in the book, and some simple techniques.
88 pp., 8 1/4 × 10 1/8 in., 40 color pages, paperback.
THE BEADER’S PALETTE

ISBN-13:
978-4-88996-097-6

price $19.00

THE BEADER’S PALETTE
By Ondori Staff.
With examples of designs both daring and refined, this book shows how beads of standard sizes and shapes can be combined in dramatic ways. With detailed drawings, complete introductions and material guide, it’s the perfect guide to learning to make dozens of wearable accessories.
96 pp., 8 1/4 × 10 1/8 in., 46 full color pages, 32 illustrations, paperback.
BEADS AND WIRE:Jewelry and Decorative Items for the Home

ISBN-13:
978-4-88996-114-0

price $17.95

BEADS AND WIRE:Jewelry and Decorative Items for the Home
By The Ondori Staff.
Featuring over 55 projects to be made freehand or with a wireworking tool, magnificent color photos, detailed instructions and descriptions of findings and other essential supplies, Beads and Wire is the perfect book for beginners to this craft, aficionados, or anyone wanting to create exquisite jewelry and elegant home accessories.
64 pp., 8 1/4 × 10 in., 100 color photos, paperback.
BEAD FANTASIES: Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Jewelry

ISBN-13:
978-4-88996-128-7

price $18.00

BEAD FANTASIES: Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Jewelry
By Samejima Takako.
Color photographs of 10 of the 71 pieces include necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, brooches, hair ornaments, cell phone straps and eyeglass chains. 66 pages are devoted to brief instructions for the jewelry, supplemented by small color photographs and detailed color drawings.
84 pp., 7 8/8 × 7 8/8 in., paperback.
BEAD FANTASIES IV The Ultimate Collection of Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Jewelry

ISBN-13:
978-4-88996-204-8

price $18.00

BEAD FANTASIES IV The Ultimate Collection of Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Jewelry
By Takako Samejima.
More fabulous designs for making bead accessories to perfectly complement fall and winter fashion. In the fourth volume of her bestselling Bead Fantasies series, acclaimed designer Takako Samejima offers detailed instructions for creating over 50 individual pieces of beaded jewelry. From such stunners as the Art Deco Necklace and ring, the Tiger Eye Brooch and the Moonstone Leaf Choker, to the Twinkle Flower Necklace, Pearl Wrap Ring and Key Charm Pierced Earrings, each piece in the collection is exquisite, unique and easy to make - even for a beginner.
104 pp. 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in., full-color throughout.
BASIC BEADWORK FOR BEGINNERS

ISBN-13:
978-0-87040-972-1

price $16.00

BASIC BEADWORK FOR BEGINNERS
By MitsukoMuto.
Clear step-by-step instructions show how to make decorative necklaces, bracelets, brooches, and many other accessories and practical articles such as coin purses and a pouch.
64 pp., 8 1/4 × 10 1/4 in., 48 pp. full color, 48 pp. illustrations, paperback.
CREATIVE GIFT PACKAGING

ISBN-13:
978-4-88996-058-7

price $15.00

CREATIVE GIFT PACKAGING
By Yoko Kondo.
A beautiful and well-designed package can be almost as exciting as the gift contained inside. By following the simple folding and cutting direction in this book, anyone can package gifts with flair, making imaginatively shaped containers for even hard-to-wrap objects like bottles and food.
90 pp., 7 1/4 × 10 1/4 in., 24 color pages, 63 pages of b/w photos and line drawings, paperback.
CREATIVE GIFT PACKAGING

ISBN-13:
978-0-87040-981-3

price $18.00

CREATIVE GIFT PACKAGING
By Yasuko Kuraishi.
A wide variety of quilting project are included and a careful explanation of rotary cutting techniques, paired with machinequilting techniques, makes quiltmaking feasible for people with limited time.
102 pp., 8 1/4 × 10 1/4 in., 84 color photos, 32 line drawings with patterns, paperback.
GLASS BEAD ARTISTRY: Over 200 Playful Designs

ISBN-13:
978-0-87040-890-8

price $15.00

GLASS BEAD ARTISTRY: Over 200 Playful Designs
By Ondori Staff.
Full-color photos and line drawings explain how to make tiny, treasure-like gifts of colored glass beads, including animals, sea life, and creatures from outer space.
48 pp., 7 1/4 × 10 1/4 in., full color and illus., paperback.
AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAPANESE FAMILY CRESTS

ISBN-13:
978-4-88996-070-9

price $34.95

AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAPANESE FAMILY CRESTS
By Graphic-Sha Staff.
This book is an exhaustive collection of more than 8,000 historic emblems and contemporary designs. Each crest is beautifully presented both in white on black background, and in black on white, and printed on high-gloss paper stock for clean reproduction. The designs are also organized in thematic categories: flower, tree, birds, animals, insects, tools, implements, and other man-made objects.
414 pp., 7 1/2 × 10 1/8 in., 8,160 b/w illustrations, paperback.
JAPANESE ACCENTS IN WESTERN INTERIORS

ISBN-13:
978-0-87040-988-2

price $29.00

JAPANESE ACCENTS IN WESTERN INTERIORS
By Peggy Landers Rao and Jean Mahoney.
For home decorators, this book is a treasure chest of ideas on how to use Japanese antiques and folkcraft in Western-style homes. The authors highlight 77 examples. 168 pp., 8 1/2 × 10 3/8 in., 150 pp. color, paperback.
QUICK & EASY ENCHANTING GIFTS WRAPPING149 ITEMS

ISBN-13:
978-4-88996-129-4

price $13.95

QUICK & EASY ENCHANTING GIFTS WRAPPING149 ITEMS
By Yoshiko Hase.
Wrapping gifts is not just a holiday affair. Bringing a bottle of wine tied up with cloth or a potted plant carefully wrapped and tied with a bow can make an ordinary hostess gift extraordinary. 88 pp., 8 1/4 × 10 1/4 in, 56 color pages, paperback.
TOLE PAINTING MADE EASY

ISBN-13:
978-0-87040-985-1

price $17.00

TOLE PAINTING MADE EASY
By the Ondori Staff.
Clear instructions and illustrations cover painting on wood, fabric, tile, and other surfaces. Basic methods and requisite tools are introduced through numerous color photographs.
96 pp., 8 1/4 × 10 1/4 in., 56 pp. color photos, 40 pp. line drawings, paperback.
THE WORLD OF BEADS

ISBN-13:
978-4-88996-040-2

price $15.00

THE WORLD OF BEADS
By Mitsuko Muto, Tomoko Ishizaka, Tomoko Ehara, Chiaki Shiina,
Norie Mizutani, and Emiko Wada.
Glittery and whimsical beads can be used to create a wide range of attractive, decorative objects. This book offers easy and entertaining projects to create enchanting holiday gifts, magical children's jewelry, and playful household trinkets. A detailed instruction describes the entire beadwork process.
64 pp., 8 1/4 × 10 1/4 in., 32 pp. full-color photos and 32 pp. b/w illustrations, paperback.
3D POP-UP GREETING CARDS

ISBN-13:
978-4-88996-206-2

price $18.00

3D POP-UP GREETING CARDS
By Keiko Nakazawa.
A guide to creating charming, unique 3D pop-up greeting cards for all occations. Flowers,gardens, seasonal motifs such as snowflakes and angles, traditional Japansese designs like kabuki masks and geisha, animals, scenes, all these and many others become delightful greeting cards that are even more special because they’re hand-made. Here are easy-to-follow directions ? as well as cut-out templates ? for creating 60 different, intricate-looking designs. Twenty-four color illustrations of the finished projects are followed by step-by-step instructions and diagrams.
97 pp., 8 1/4 ×10 1/4 in., 24 color & 73 b&w pages
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