Whether you want to create a simple bowl of flowers for the home, a gift for a friend, or an arrangement for a special occasion, the easy, step-by-step instructions and gorgeous color illustrations in Teach Yourself Flower Arranging help guarantee you will achieve the desired effect. The book tells you how to select the right materials to work with; choose and buy top-quality flowers; create modern and traditional designs; make seasonal gifts and decorations; and maximize the longevity of their creations.

Teach Yourself Flower Arranging

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Blacklock, Judith

Crafts & Hobbies

McGraw=Hill

More than 60 million Teach Yourself products sold worldwide    Simple directions to making beautiful floral arrangements for any occasion     The easy, step-by-step instructions and full illustrations in Get Started with Flower Arranging: Teach Yourself will enable you to create beautiful flower arrangements. Whether you want to create a simple bowl of flowers for the home, a gift for a friend or an arrangement for a special occasion, this book will help you create the effect they desire.         This book serves as a handy reference for selecting materials and buying top quality flowers to create modern arrangements. You will learn how to create seasonal gifts and decorations as well as how to make your arrangements last.        Includes:     One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started        Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience     Information laid out clearly on the page    Coverage of flower arranging, classical flower design, and contemporary flower design        Topics include:    Choosing your plant material; Getting started-flowers in containers; Mechanics and sundries; Elements and principles of design; Classic design; Contemporary design; Inspiration.

Get Started With Flower Arranging: A Teach Yourself Guide

Flower Arranging (Teach Yourself)

Teach Yourself

Flower Arranging

Teach Yourself Books

Teach Yourself Flower Arranging shows you how to choose and buy flowers and create stunning arrangements--both modern and traditional. Abundant color photography--on virtually every page--provides inspiration for: Selecting materials and tools Accomplishing suggested projects Developing original ideas Mastering skills and techniques

Teach Yourself Flower Arranging, New Edition

Silk flowers not only demonstrates the beauty and variety of artificial flowers, but also the many advantages of using them in arrangements. Formal arrangements in classic urns or on pedestals, wreaths and swags, bridal accessories, unconventional containers, simple nosegays, elegant hats: a stunning selection of designs ensures that you will be able to create original and eye-catching arrangements for every occasion. Full color photography and step-by-step instructions are designed to give confidence to beginners and inspire the more experienced crafter. A section on materials and techniques provides advice on choosing and buying, care and storage, equipment and accessories, and demonstrates the principles of design and color so that you can develop your own designs with confidence.

Silk Flowers: Complete Color and Style Guide for the Creative Crafter

UNKNO

Discusses the basics of flower arranging, including growing and buying flowers, principles of design, and containers and equipment, and shows how to create arrangements for many different occasions

Flower Arranging Style: An International Collection of Ideas and Inspirations for All Seasons

Arts & Photography

Bulfinch

The essential 'how to' manual for everyone interested in floral art. This book will inspire you throughout the year with design ideas and provides a useful reference of many of the flowers and foliage that are available. Packed with tips, information and step by step advice, this book is an indispensable guide whatever the season, occasion or budget.

The Judith Blacklock's Encyclopedia of Flower Design

Flower Press

Over 40 ideas to create simple, yet sophisticated, floral displays throughout the home. This book is the first in a series of four seasonal books, and is devoted to winter arrangements using flowers and foliage readily available during the winter months. The 'How to' section teaches the necessary techniques to achieve these impressive flower recipes.

Judith Blacklock's Flower Recipes For Winter

Over 40 ideas to create simple, yet sophisticated, floral displays throughout the home. This book is the second in a series of four seasonal books, and is devoted to spring arrangements using flowers and foliage readily available during the spring months. The 'How to' section teaches the necessary techniques to achieve these impressive flower recipes.

Judith Blacklock's Flower Recipes For Spring

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