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  • Published: 15 April 2007
  • ISBN: 9781932234695
  • Imprint: Vertical Inc
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 47
  • RRP: $26.99

The Bad Book



Aranzi Aronzo is a D.I.Y. crafts company aesthetically similar to Sanrio (Hello Kitty), with stores all over Japan and a few overseas, earning several millions off sales of their crafts materials and craft books. Hugely popular with Japanese women young and old (as well as a dedicated niche of American crafters), A/A now finally makes its American debut.

In the world of kawaii (Japanese cute), little kitties, pandas, bunnies and the like are standard fare, but who ever heard of The Bad Buy, The Liar, or The Thief? Aranzi Aranzo takes the notorious cuteness of Japanese crafts and takes them to the next level with The Bad Book, full of mischief and fun! Each comics vignette acts as a companion guide to creatures they will teach you to make in easy steps that require little more than thread, needle and fabric!

  • Published: 15 April 2007
  • ISBN: 9781932234695
  • Imprint: Vertical Inc
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 47
  • RRP: $26.99

About the author

Aranzi Aronzo

ARANZI ARONZO claim variously to be a Mexican-Japanese man and Norweigian Vietnamese-Indian man, working at securities firms and playing the tamborine full-time. All we really know about them however, is that they are actually two sisters who create mischief and fun through high-cute (as in “high art”) crafts.

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Praise for The Bad Book

"One of the nice things about the blogging world is discovering that there are so many people out there that are interested (obsessed?) in the same things...one of these being Aranzi Aronzo!" -sweat little treat (craft blog)

"We just got a book shipment from Aranzi Aronzo today. We got this great little handcraft book that gives you the patterns for almost all the Aranzi Aronzo friends (mascots)...It's so great!" -Owner of Occupied Shoppe (crafts store in Vancouver)

"I wish I could find some Aranzi Aronzo goodies...I'm dying to have it!!" -Le Grenier de Didine (craft blog)

"I just have to show you this super cute calendar that I couldn't resist. It's by Aranzi Aronzo (Japanese of course, my favorite), and it's full of gorgeous little characters." -stitchalicious (craft blog)