Chic & Unique Flower Arrangements

Author: Julie Collins
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1446362574
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Create your own beautiful flower arrangements with this illustrated guide featuring simple techniques, expert advice, and designs for every occasion. Full of lush photography and creative inspiration, this practical guide features more than thirty-five designs for simple floral table decorations. Covering a wide variety of styles, each project includes step-by-step instructions plus tips for working with fresh cut flowers or silk flowers. Featuring expert advice from a team of award-winning master florists, this volume includes: Arrangements to suit every occasion including weddings, Christmas, vintage tea parties, Mother's Day, birthdays, family get-togethers and dinner parties. Step-by-step advice on how to create each chic and unique design, with a helpful visual breakdown of the elements needed for each arrangement. An essential techniques section covers the basics of flower arranging, from selecting and handling flowers to the best flower arranging tools.

Flowers: Art & Bouquets

Author: Sixtine Dubly
Publisher: Assouline Publishing
ISBN: 1614285144
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 5

Book Description
Be it a single delicate bud in a simple clear vase or an explosion of colorful blossoms, a brilliant bouquet accents an atmosphere and brightens the mood like nothing else. The beauty of flowers has inspired artists, designers, poets, and myriad other creators for centuries: the Dutch masters of the 1600s and impressionist painters from Manet to Van Gogh, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret, even the inimitable Andy Warhol. Flowers: Art & Bouquets showcases a glorious profusion of floral images and interpretations across a spectrum of artistic media and time periods. Design writer Sixtine Dubly chronicles the evolution of floral design in this remarkable compendium, which also features stunning work by more than forty contemporary floral artists in London, Paris, and New York, from minimalist to elaborate. This treasury of gorgeous imagery blooms in resplendent color before the reader’s eyes.

Bouquet Chic

Author: Kimberly Aurora Kapur
Publisher: Potter Craft
ISBN: 9780823091812
Category : Bridal bouquets
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Showcases 160 wedding bouquets that reflect the individual styles of the brides, and includes advice on how to assemble and personalize bouquets.

Rustic Wedding Chic

Author: Maggie Lord
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423630688
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
RusticWeddingChic.com is the number one online resource for rustic & country weddings. Rustic weddings are the hottest alternative to the traditional hotel ballroom, allowing couples to make their day more personal. Maggie Lord, founder of RusticWeddingChic.com shares inspiration, ideas and advice on planning a rustic and country wedding. Get an insider’s look at real weddings set in rustic locations, country and farm destinations, and backyard venues, all with an independent, eco-friendly and creative approach. Rustic Wedding Chic is also the inspiration for a collection of rustic wedding favors and goods from Whispering Pines.

Modern Faux Flower Projects

Author: Stevie Storck
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607657198
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
Author, interior designer, and faux flower expert Stevie Storck is based out of York, Pennsylvania and has been featured in the Huffington Post, Susquehanna Style, Lancaster Online, and Houzz Also includes artist profiles of other talented designers and influencers in the floral industry Provides high-quality photography and helpful tips on design, color schemes, texture, technique, and composition Organized by season for year-round faux floral ideas Includes step-by-step instructions for 12 projects, such as flower arrangements, wreaths, garlands, wall hangings, and more Learn to make beautiful, long-lasting home décor accents and arrangements using affordable silk flowers that can be easily found in any craft store

Chic and Easy Flowers

Author: Paris Shirley Winarto
Publisher: PartridgeIndia
ISBN: 1482896958
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 74

Book Description
Chic and Easy Flowers shares some of professional floral designer Shirley Winarto's favourite works of flower art. In her new collection of imagery, you'll find ideas to help you bring the beauty of flowers and flower arranging into your life for your home or office. By following her examples, you can bring some sparkle to your next gathering. A stylish and unique centrepiece is a sure conversation starter for guests. This collection also offers ways to make something beautiful by pairing almost any flower with the unexpected materials you already have available in your home. You don't need a formal vase to make something special. Discover the creative possibilities of candy containers, pretty gift boxes, or even eggshells. In Chic and Easy Flowers, you'll find beautiful photographs to inspire your imagination, without confusing step-by-step instructions. Let your imagination be your teacher.

Fresh Flower Arranging

Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756673917
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Flowers recognizes that we all love fresh flowers in our homes, but we are sometimes at a loss as to how to show them off to best effect, and to keep them looking great and smelling fragrant. Also, more and more people want to create their own arrangements and bouquets for family weddings, in a bid to keep costs low and the personal touch high. This book offers the solutions. It shows you the principles behind a successful arrangement and gives you step-by-step projects for all sorts of stunning but achievable arrangements. Whether you want urban chic, country house, kitsch, or classic, the range of talented contributors ensures that there is a style and a project to suit you, your home, and your wallet. It shares insider tips and tricks for achieving stunning results with minimum effort and for keeping your flowers fresh and beautiful for as long as possible. Other flower arranging books look gorgeous - but how on earth can you achieve such beautiful arrangements at home? This book isn't just about showing off, it's about showing how. Clearly, concisely, and creatively.

At Home in the Garden

Author: Carolyne Roehm
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 1101903570
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
In this exquisitely lush volume, lifestyle legend Carolyne Roehm celebrates her gardens as outdoor living rooms, revealing how she chooses the plants, flowers, and layouts; how she entertains guests with gorgeous table settings and breathtaking arrangements; and how she savors the hours among the blooms. As Carolyne Roehm says, “It’s as simple as this: a garden is like love...a place you venture into with hope, energy, excitement, enchantment, and the greatest of expectations.” For Roehm, the garden has always been more than a canvas for beauty. A place where her devoted efforts bear glorious results, the garden is not only a reflection of what has inspired Roehm, but also a font of inspiration from which she draws--for her astonishingly lovely arrangements, her gracious dinner parties, and her new passion for interpreting her flowers in vibrant watercolor paintings. Each of the gardens at her historic Connecticut home, Weatherstone, has been lovingly crafted to serve as an outdoor living room, where the hours may be passed at work, alone, or enjoyed with company. In the Parterre Gardens bordering the south side of the home, Roehm created a fantasy of snow in spring with white tulips and Sargentina crabapple trees. All of the varietals in her Rose Garden were selected for their pulchritude and divine scent, as well as for their ability to bloom twice to satisfy her insatiable thirst for roses. And when the stream through her property offered only an unsatisfying trickle, Roehm replaced it with a river of hostas, primula, bleeding hearts, and rodgersia that sweeps through her Shade Garden. As Roehm accompanies us on the first-ever tour of these marvels, she shares witty and candid stories of the unexpected triumphs and the sometimes-crushing defeats. And always, there is her desire to return to the garden—to tend, to mend, or to plant anew. A garden is like love, Roehm claims, and indeed, this lavishly illustrated volume is a testament to an enduring, complex, unquestionably personal, and deeply passionate amour.

The New Book of Wedding Flowers

Author: Joanne O'Sullivan
Publisher: Lark Books
ISBN: 9781579904654
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
With the help of this exquisite and instruction-filled guide, anyone can create gorgeous wedding arrangements with ease. It covers all the important points any designer must take into consideration: how to coordinate the flowers with the overall theme of the ceremony; where the arrangements will be needed, from personal boutonnieres to centerpieces at the reception; and how to work with a florist to get the blooms. Floral basics and how-to’s range from important facts on color and composition to suggestions on bouquet shapes and their relation to the dresses. Most important are the various projects to duplicate exactly or use as a springboard, from lovely monochromatic themes to seasonal styles.

Style Me Pretty Weddings

Author: Abby Larson
Publisher: Potter Style
ISBN: 0770433804
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
For the 2 million monthly followers of powerhouse wedding blog StyleMePretty.com, the major mainstream hit with serious indie cred (think Domino meets Etsy meets Martha Stewart Weddings), and for all brides looking for fresh new inspiration, editor in chief Abby Larson offers an eagerly awaited, entirely unique, and gorgeously photo-rich wedding resource. Joyful, love-filled weddings are created with the details that make the couple unique. These touches--letter-pressed table cards with a pet bulldog cameo; a chandelier to which the bride and groom tied hundreds of colorful ribbons; a photograph of the bride's grandparents fastened around her bouquet--elevate a beautiful day into a deeply personal, unforgettable celebration. Style Me Pretty has become a go-to destination for planning your own ecstatic wedding. Now, the founder of this beloved site, Abby Larson, offers this gorgeous resource, which includes: • Abby’s step-by step guide to determining your couple style, gathering inspiration, and threading it through each element of the celebration • 17 never-before-seen Real-Life Weddings—with details on all their special and handcrafted touches, and advice from the brides • 5 Style Blueprints to help you custom-craft your own Classic, Rustic, Whimsical, Modern, or Al Fresco wedding, from paper goods to the cake • 15 Do It Yourself projects, such as glittered vases, linen favor bags, and dip-dyed ombré napkins Full of lively and oh-so-lovely ideas, and more than 250 photographs, this swoonworthy volume will help you distill the wide world of wedding inspiration into the most meaningful, utterly original day you can imagine.