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Some creative books and magazines I can highly recommend.

April 20, 2012


Heyy, happy Friday! :) Today I’m sharing some of my current favourite reads with regard to creative content, so here’s what I recommend:

The Handmade Marketplace by Kari Chapin: This book provides an amazing overview about what it means to run a creative business and gives insight into the amount of time and effort it needs to successfully sell handmade items. Althought I read it after I had already run my own independent business for about two years, there was still a lot of useful advice in this book that was new to me.

Tolle Taschen selbst gemacht (rough translation: How to make fantastic bags yourself) by Miriam Dornemann: This book is only available in German and is full of awesome sewing patterns for all kings of bags, purses and pouches. I simply love it!

Burda easy magazine (the current edition for summer clothes): I recently bought this magazine which includes lots of easy sewing patterns for casual summer clothes. It’s for beginners, but there are also lots of nice patterns which can be used by people with advanced sewing skills. I already sewed a pretty skirt and it turned out beautiful! :)

Mollie Makes magazine (the original English edition): I think most of you may already have heard of this awesome magazine (of which there is now also a German edition available), it is full of lovely DIY projects, gives insights into the lives of other creative people and shares lots of pretty eye candy. I rather prefer the English edition, because I love the language so much. :)

Sew! by Cath Kidston: This is one of the first sewing books I ever bought, it’s perfect for beginners (also available in German) and the instructions are very clear and easy to comprehend. What I love most about this book are the layout and the colorful pages which are full of bright and colorful photos. There are lots of projects inside this book I sewed myself, so much fun! :)

I hope this list is useful for some of you, maybe you want to share links to your favourite creative books in the comment section!? :) Any favourites? Have you read any of those books and mags I posted above?

Wish you a lovely weekend!
Lu

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  1. Suki says: April 20, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    I have Cath Kidston's Sew as well!

    I also love Make Hey While the Sun Shines – lots of fun ideas and bright pretty pictures to inspire…

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: April 23, 2012 at 9:11 pm

      Thanks for the advice, I'm gonna have a look at this book! :)

      Reply
  2. Goldengelchen says: April 20, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    Die Burda easy hab ich auch. Die graue Jogginghose hats mir angetan. Aber für die meisten anderen Sachen fühl ich mich mit Mitte/Ende 20 doch schon irgendwie zu alt ;-(
    Danke für deinen netten Kommentar bei mir. Liebe Grüße & ein schönes WE!

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: April 23, 2012 at 9:12 pm

      Ohh ja, die Jogginghose find ich auch cool! :)

      Reply
  3. *eni* says: April 20, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    das erste hab ich auch und finde es wundertoll!
    sehr sehr interessant.

    hab ein wundertolles wochenende!

    liebgruss
    eni

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: April 23, 2012 at 9:13 pm

      Danke, Dir auch! :)

      Reply
  4. Becca says: April 20, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    Yes! Am halfway through The Handmade Market Place, v. useful and honest. Would also recommend Selvedge Magazine – bigtime! Pricey, but soo spot on for textile fiends! Happy weekend! :)x

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: April 23, 2012 at 9:13 pm

      Heyy, thanks for recommending this book! :)

      Reply
  5. Anna van U. says: April 21, 2012 at 5:51 am

    Burda easy gibts noch? Hier in der Schweiz habe ich es seit Monaten in keinem Kiosk gefunden :o(
    Handmade Marketplace muss ich mir unbedingt näher angschauen…

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: April 23, 2012 at 9:14 pm

      Ja, die Zeitschrift gibt es, gerade mit der aktuellen Ausgabe für den ganzen Sommer. :)

      Reply
  6. Laura says: April 21, 2012 at 9:57 am

    Ich hab von keinem dieser Zeitschriften bis jetzt gehört, aber ich werd mal Ausschau halten. ;) Vorallem die Handmade Zeitschrift sagt mir sehr zu. ;)

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: April 23, 2012 at 9:14 pm

      Juhu, viel Spaß dabei! :)

      Reply
  7. Mimis Welt says: April 21, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    Das Buch "Tolle Taschen selbst genäht" hab ich auch! Das ist wirklich klasse! :)
    Lg, Miriam

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: April 23, 2012 at 9:16 pm

      Ja, ne? :) Du musst mal schaun, mittlerweile gibt es sogar einen zweiten Teil davon! :)

      Reply
  8. Steffi says: April 22, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    Ich lese immer wieder gerne Buchtipps! Ich habe ja auch schon einige Nähbücher, aber so richtig begeistert hat mich noch keines. Die meisten sind für mich nur "Bilderbücher" zum Durchblättern und mich inspirieren lassen, aber so richtig oft was nachgenäht hab ich noch nie; bei Zeitschriften geht es mir so ähnlich, dass mir leider nie alles gefällt, sondern meistens immer nur ein kleiner Teil. Aber zum Sammeln und Anschaun sind solche Bücher schon toll! :-)
    Lg Steffi

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: April 23, 2012 at 9:17 pm

      Duu, das kenne ich zu gut, dann guckt man nur die Bilder an und richtig gebrauchen kann man die Anleitungen dann doch nicht. :D Das ist hier bei dem Taschenbuch allerdings echt anders, das kann ich nur empfehlen. :)

      Reply
  9. Ale says: April 25, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    YOu have the same books as me!! incredible!! :) Ale

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