♥ ♥ ♥ I LOVE books! ♥ ♥ ♥
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| (my bookshelf #1) |
Here I have compiled a list, of some of my favourite How-To / Inspiration / Fashion / Interiors /
Art and Design books ~ some I already own, some I wish to!!
I'm sure I will be continually adding to both parts of this list!
(Hopefully the second part won't outweigh the first by too many books!!)
* What are YOUR favourite artsy/crafty books? *
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| (my bookshelf #2) |
Drusilla Cole – The Pattern Sourcebook
~ [ISBN: 978-1-85669-621-0]
Sibella Court – ETCETERA etc
~ [ISBN: 978-1-741965568]
Paris Cutler – Planet Cake
~ [ISBN: 978-1-741963182]
Ken Done – Sydney (Twenty years of paintings)
~ [ISBN: 187655145-3]
Kelly Doust – The Crafty Minx
~ [ISBN: 978-1741964950]
Melody Fortier – The Little Guide to Vintage Shopping
~ [ISBN: 978-1-59474-404-4]
Shannon Fricke – sense of style SPACE, sense of style COLOUR
~ [ISBN: 978-1-74045-831-3] ~ [ISBN: 978-1-74045-805-2]
Tricia Guild x 3 – THINK PINK, ON COLOUR, PATTERN
Elizabeth Hillard & Stafford Cliff – Fabric
~ [ISBN: -1-86205-373-1]
Pip Lincolne – Meet Me At Mike’s
~ [ISBN: 978-1-74066-630-5]
Karen McCartney – Creative Homes
~ [ISBN: 0-1-7322-8261-6]
Jeu de Paume – Children’s rooms “Stockholm” (this is in Japanese!!)
~ [ISBN: 978-4-o7-250139-9]
Bradley Quinn – Textile designers at the Cutting Edge
~ [ISBN: 978-1-85669-581-7]
Judith Wilson – Childrens Spaces from zero to ten
~ [ISBN: 978-1-84172-870-5]
Clare Youngs – The Perfect Handmade Bag
~ [ISBN: 978-1-906525-81-1]
and these ones NOW moved to this list:
Print and Pattern by Bowie Style (Author)
Sew La Tea Do by Pip Lincolne
WISHLIST BOOKS:
MOST WANTED :
Amy Butler's Midwest Modern: A Fresh Design Spirit for the Modern Lifestyle
Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives
Sew What! Skirts: 16 Simple Styles You Can Make with Fabulous Fabrics
Art :
Art at the Speed of Life: Motivation and Inspiration for Making Mixed-Media Art Every Day
An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers by Danny Gregory
1,000 Artist Journal Pages: Personal Pages and Inspirations (1000 Series) by Dawn DeVries Sokol
Creative Awakenings: Envisioning the Life of Your Dreams Through Art by Sheri Gaynor
Craft Inc. Business Planner,
Craft, Inc.: Turn Your Creative Hobby into a Business all by Meg Mateo Ilasco
The Creative Entrepreneur: A DIY Visual Guidebook for Making Business Ideas Real by Lisa Sonora Beam The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line by Kari Chapin
Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of A Misspent Life: How to live creatively with collections, clutter, work, kids, pets, art, etc... and stop worrying about everything being perfectly in its place.
Marimekko: Fabrics, Fashion, Architecture (Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture)
Terence Conran's Inspiration by Terence Conran, Stafford Cliff
Busy with Buttons: Save, Stitch, Create and Share
Interiors :
Recycled Home
Home: 50 Tastemakers Describe What it is, Where it is, What it Means by Stafford Cliff
Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces ,
Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure,
Apartment Therapy Presents: Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of Design Solutions
all 3 by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
The Nest Home Design Handbook: Simple ways to decorate, organize, and personalize your place
by Carley Roney
Creative Space: The Urban Homes of Artists and Creatives by Francesca Gavin
New London Style by Chloe Grimshaw
Sewing :
Sewing 101: A Beginner's Guide to Sewing by The editors of Creative Publishing international
Complete Photo Guide to Sewing - Revised + Expanded Edition: 1200 Full-Color How-To Photos
Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
Textiles :
Digital Textile design: Portfolio Skills by Melanie Bowles & Ceri Isaac
Stitched Postcards: Beautiful Textile Designs in Miniature Using Quilting and Mixed Media Techniques
Textiles of the Arts and Crafts Movement
Indian Textiles
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| photos from http://printpattern.blogspot.com/ |
