The Purpose of this work is to contribute new quality decorative designs to the Ethiopian hand craft industry in order to maintain their uniqueness and attractiveness in such a way that they would widely penetrate the international market. Preliminary pattern designs and motifs in this book can be used (with or without modification) for adorning pottery , traditional weaving, wood carving bamboo work, metal work, basketry, jewellery, leather work, silver smiths, goldsmiths, painting, rock carving, horn work, iconography, manuscript illumination, calligraphy, mural paintings, body painting /decoration, fashion design, architecture, wallpaper design, patterning, knitting, crochet work, sewing /embroidery, interior and exterior designs, painting, sculpture, ceramics, furniture, textile, basketry, and other so many hand craft industries. The book is also intended to be reference material for educating and training art students and hand craft makers on the composition, behavior and use of lines, shapes and colors in making decorative patterns and motifs for hand crafts and other visual arts. Hence, it lays a solid foundation for systematic study, conception and documentation of decorative and visual arts implemented in hand craft industries. All the works are inspired by the Ethiopian traditional designs used in different hand crafts, especially traditional SHEMA.