Dried Flowers

"...attractive projects for dried flowers, together with easy-to-create designs...outlines in delicately colored illustrations show step-by-step techniques and procedures. A color photograph accompanies each completed wreath, centerpiece, topiary, garland, and gift item....Many easy designs...along with more interesting and complex--although not very difficult--swags and container arrangements."--Booklist.

This breathtaking and evocative gift book exposes the fragile beauty of pressed, dried flowers, with individual blooms enlarged through a unique art technique that provides a new perspective on flowers and nature. From daffodils to flowering dogwoods, these incredible shapes and exquisite colors show the beauty of their afterlives. All 80 images are accompanied by lyrical captions inspired by the author's moment of discovery. Also includes a glossary identifying each blossom by picture.

Fresh, dried, or silk flower designs bloom in lavish photographs, and the wonderfully detailed question and answer format shows how to realize them. Get the basics on inexpensive tools, flower care and conditioning, materials, and techniques. An array of imaginative arrangements include ones that incorporate branches or candles and combine a potted plant with fresh flowers.