|
Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Floral crafts > General
Create your own beautiful floral table arrangements with expert
advice from this team of master florists, brimming with
professional expertise and the desire to share it. Featuring over
35 designs in a wide variety of styles, each flower arrangement is
beautifully photographed to provide maximum inspiration for your
floral designs. Step-by-step guidance on how to create each flower
arrangement is given, with tips and techniques for working with
silk flowers as well as fresh cut flowers. A helpful techniques
section explains all the essential concepts of flower arranging,
including soaking foam (oasis), selecting flowers, handling and
conditioning flowers, advice on using containers and advice on the
best flower arranging tools.
The projects in the book are presented in three skill levels so
you can start at Level 1 with simple table centrepieces and work up
through Levels 2 and 3 to create more ambitious floral designs.
There are flower arrangements to suit many different occasions
including weddings, Christmas, vintage tea parties, mother s day,
birthdays, family get-togethers, dinner parties and more, in a
diverse range of themes and styles including pretty, clean,
contemporary, bold, romantic, bright, zen, warm, sculptural and
rustic. This book is a fantastic introduction to creating
contemporary and beautiful flower arrangements at home, suitable
for beginners needing step-by-step guidance and more experienced
flower arrangers looking for some fresh ideas and inspiration."
In this book you will find garlands, circles and wreaths for all
seasons and occasions - weddings, Valentine's Day, Christmas and
more. There are beautiful designs ranging from the very simple to
more elaborate creations - make a green and white fruit blossom
wreath to celebrate the arrival of spring, a sunflower swag to
remind you of long summer days, a traditional harvest swag for
autumn, and a bay and orange swag as a winter mantelpiece
decoration. Basic wiring and taping methods are described and
illustrated step by step.Whatever the season, this stimulating
project book has something to make every occasion special.
|
|