Floral Style
Books / Hardcover
Books › Crafts & Hobbies › Flower Arranging
ISBN: 0883630990 / Publisher: Universe, December 1998
Introduces the principles of flower arranging, and offers advice on selecting containers, designing an arrangement, and working with dried, silk, and ceramic flowers
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Floral Style offers a glorious selection of stylish floral ideas, reveals the tricks of successful floral design, and brings the designing magic to life in more than three hundred color photographs.Floral Style guides you through the plants in your garden, in the local florist shop or farmer's market, and even in mail-order catalogues, providing invaluable advice on conditioning each selection to maintain long-lasting beauty and freshness. Recognizing that choosing an appropriate container to display your cut flowers and greenery is a vital part of the creative process, Floral Style presents a diverse array of possibilities ranging from a variety of vases, bowls, and baskets, to such unusual items as an unused birdcage or an old slipper (properly prepared to hold water, of course).Whether you are assembling an informal bouquet, creating a holiday display, or decorating a room for a formal wedding or party, Floral Style's illustrated instructions - including advice on using floral tape, wire, stem holders, and other tools - will help you achieve professional-looking results. An illustrated glossary of favorite flowers features capsule information on the size, color, conditioning, vase-life, and gardening care of each entry.
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