Japanese Crafting

I'm so excited! I just bought this book on eBay:

Yes, I know it's in Japanese, but supposedly the pictures are self-explanatory. I've been looking for it for a few months because I was completely suckered in and HAD to have the pattern for this little dog on Hillary's site:
and for this one made by While She Naps.

Something more to add to the growing list of fun projects to do in my spare time!