Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Flower Arranging    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Silk flower arrangement    6. Textile Arts - General    7. Needlework & fabric crafts   

Subjects:  1. Gardening    2. Flower arranging   

Subjects:  1. Art & Art Instruction    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Flower Arranging    5. General    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Painting    8. Art techniques & materials    9. Art techniques, equipment & materials    10. Drawing & drawings    11. Painting & paintings   

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Extraordinary wreaths!
This book contains some of the most extraordinary weaths I have seen!The projects are fun and easy to create. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Flower Arranging    4. General    5. Hobbies/Crafts    6. Wreathmaking    7. Crafts & Hobbies / General    8. Handicrafts    9. STUDY NOTES - SparkNotes   

Subjects:  1. Floral crafts    2. Weddings   

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A joy to page through
Fresh Cuts: Unexpected Arrangements With Branches, Buds, And Blooms is a marvelous interior decorating guide focusing on the vibrant touch that flowers and flora can bring to any setting. Full-color photographs spotlight a wide variety of decorative and pleasant plants; the bulk of Fresh Cuts devotes two-page spreads featuring color schemes and arragement patterns that smoothly incorporate leaves, berries, cuttings, even seed pods into the overal gestalt of one's home sweet home. A joy to page through and a wonderful source of ideas for sprucing up or setting at east one's domicile. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Flower Arranging    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Crafts & Hobbies / Flower Arranging   

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Beautiful and Unique
Hundreds of great ideas and concepts. Start on any page for an inspiring read, serene and playful photos -- or read it through to transform every room in the home. Very well written with just the right amount of text that never gets too technical and never talks down. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Decorating    2. Decorating - General    3. Decoration and ornament    4. Floral decorations    5. Home Improvement / Construction    6. House & Home    7. Interior decoration    8. Plant forms    9. Themes, motives    10. Floral crafts    11. Home furnishing & decoration   

Subjects:  1. Antiques/Collectibles    2. Bridal bouquets    3. Flower arrangement    4. Flowers - General    5. Gardening / Horticulture    6. Wedding decorations    7. Weddings    8. BG-REFERENCE - BG-REFERENCE    9. Reference / Weddings    10. Sale Books   

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Appealing to an adult just-above-beginner
A few comments about this book: Helpful as well as playful
This origami book has many things going for it.It has wonderful color pictures depicting what the final product will look like as well as good black and white pictures of the step-by-step folding process.If the cleardirections do not help you, these pictures certainly will.Also, unlikemany other origami books, which show just the basic folds at the beginningwhich you must flip back to, it has all the directions on the same orsequential pages, plus has the picture of what you are making one or twopages before the direction.This has many cute ideas for paper art andwould be enjoyable to do with a child.The only downside is that it onlycomes with ten sheets of 6"x6" origami paper, but you canpurchase many kinds at a local craft store. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Carving    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Floral Arts    5. Hobbies/Crafts    6. Origami    7. Paper crafts   

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Flower Arranging    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Seasonal    6. Wreathmaking    7. Wreaths    8. Floral crafts    9. Handicrafts   

Reviews (3)

The best book for modern flower arrangement
The design of the flower arrangement is modern and well presentatble.The instruction of how to do is clearly illustruated.I enjoy every bit of it.It fits to the title.After reading the book, increase my enjoyment in arranging flowers.

Excellent Floral Arrangement book
This was the first book I purchased when I became interested in making floral arrangements. I had success from the beginning because the book contains very good step-by-step instructions with color photos. It contains instructions for several floral arangements, coursages, bouquets, weaths,etc.This is an excellent book and I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning floral arranging. It is also a good resourse book for the experienced florist.

Excellent book for beginners
This was my first book I purchased when I was ready to "experiment" in making a floral arrangement. I had success from the beginning because the book clearly explains the instructions with beautiful color photos. They have several floral arrangements,coursages,bouquets and even wreaths, all with instructions and step by step pictures to go with it. I love it, I would recommend it to anyone that needs a guide in making floral arrangments for the first time. It is also a good resource book for experienced florists. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Flower Arranging    4. Flower arrangement    5. Hobbies/Crafts   

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Reviews (6)

Notpractical for flowershop owners
If you are a flowershop owner and want fresh ideas for your customers this is not the book you are looking for. There are not many greenhouse flowers you commonly find in flowershops. Most are simple, garden flowers.

Fresh and classic
I have looked at many beautiful wedding flower books, but this takes the cake for people with a love for flowers in a natural setting.It is nice to see a high-class floral designer use natural flowers in a pleasing style, not the traditional "FTD" look.This book will come in handy!

Expected different
I was slightly disappointed by this book.I expected more realistic arrangements with flare that might help those on a tight budget.The pictures however were extrodinary and they did help in my choices as towhat flower photgraphs well.If you are planning an outdoor wedding with abig budget. . .this book is for you. For those of you like me, on a tightbudget and an indoor wedding, I wouldn't recommend this particular book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bridal bouquets    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Customs & Traditions    4. Floral decorations    5. Floriculture    6. Flower Arranging    7. Flowers - General    8. Gardening    9. Gardening/Plants    10. Manners And Customs    11. Wedding decorations    12. Weddings    13. Crafts & Hobbies / Flower Arranging    14. FLOWER ARRANGEMENT    15. WEDDINGS_PLANNING   

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POOR resource, Pretty Pictures
Arlene Baker has obviously been hitting eBay pretty hard, because this book seems to show the fruits of auctions won. It is at best a collection of photos of vintage French Beaded Flowers. She gives mediocre directions for learning the basic techniques and throws in a few patterns for making trite blossoms into brooches.
Nice to look through, but...
I thought that the structure of the book was very unbalanced.The instructions are nice, but they are all in the front part of the book, and are hand-drawn.Color photos of finished projects are in the second part of the book.I prefer a book that has step-by-step instructions included with each project.Also, not very many projects are included.I hate to say it, but I've seen better books on french beaded flowers.To be fair, there are some very nice arrangement that provide inspiration.
Glad I didn't buy
Well I have looked into different books on beaded flowers and saw reviews of this book so I went to my local library and requested it. Well when I got it I sat and looked through it while I did like how the instructions were simple and clear I did find it was lacking in projects I got a few of the other books out there and feel they are much better. I did love the galeray of flowers in the middle of the book and would have rather had the patterns for some of those flowers instead. I will say if you really want this book find it at the library and copy the first few pages in techniques and return it. Don't buy it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bead flowers    2. Beads & Beading    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Crafts / Hobbies    5. Flower Arranging    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Handicrafts   

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A Gifted Floral Artist Preserved His Style Shortly Before His Death From AIDS
Leonard Tharp was a friend of mine - a charming and very artistic man.He worked his way into the floral industry in Houston, Texas in the 1970's and quickly became 'the' florist of River Oaks, the richest section of Houston. Leonard was incredibly handsome, and utterly poised, but never came off as a snobby, arrogant queen. The River Oaks hostessess found him as attractive as the gay guys in the local discos found him to me. He was easily approachable and fascinating to talk with.In the book, Leonard explains that there wasn't one single part of any flower that wasn't attractive and usable, and he cleverly explains many examples.The book is divided by the seasons of a plant's life - from seed to dry husk. Can Leonard make even a dry husk beautiful?Yup - he can even show you how to make it jaw dropping. In both Leonard's home and in his shop, he had large aviarys which housed his collection of parakeets, who lived in the most beautiful bird cages that he acquired during his global travels. The book includes a wonderful look at these aviaries.At his funeral, the casket was fronted with a floral display of magnolias, and following the theme of his book, from left to right, it showed every stage in the life of 'the flower of the South'. Today he rests in Houston's Glenwood Cemetery, directly across from (Houston Billionaire) Howard Hughes.Leonard was a magical man, and I miss him dearly. This book is a wonderful record of his artistry for those of us who knew him -- and for those who are totally unfamiliar with him. If you love flowers, you'll treasure this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Floral Arts    5. Flower Arranging    6. Flower arrangement    7. Flower arrangers    8. Pictorial works    9. Tharp, Leonard    10. United States   

Subjects:  1. Crafts / Hobbies    2. Design, Decorative    3. Dried Flowers    4. Floral Arts    5. Flower Arranging    6. Flower arrangement    7. Gardening/Plants   

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For those who LOVE Pansies
If you love Pansies you will LOVE this book.The illustrations in thisbook are beautiful.I received this book as a gift and have referred to itmany times.There are all types of illustrations, crafts and recipes thatyou can use involving the use of Pansies.I have also given this book tomany and it always receives rave reviews.This is a marvelous coffee tablebook.It is just fun to look at, yet at the same time offers usefulinformation.

For those who LOVE Pansies
If you love Pansies you will LOVE this book.The illustrations in thisbook are beautiful.I received this book as a gift and have referred to itmany times.There are all types of illustrations, crafts and recipes thatyou can use involving the use of Pansies.I have also given this book tomany and it always receives rave reviews.This is a marvelous coffee tablebook.It is just fun to look at, yet at the same time offers usefulinformation.

For those who LOVE Pansies
If you love Pansies you will LOVE this book.The illustrations in thisbook are beautiful.I received this book as a gift and have referred to itmany times.There are all types of illustrations, crafts and recipes thatyou can use involving the use of Pansies.I have also given this book tomany and it always receives rave reviews.This is a marvelous coffee tablebook.It is just fun to look at, yet at the same time offers usefulinformation. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cookery (Flowers)    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Flower Arranging    5. Gardening/Plants    6. General    7. Nature craft    8. Pansies    9. Specific Ingredients - Herbs, Spices, Condiments    10. Gardening / General   

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more emphasis in arranging than I wanted
I was looking for more relaxed natural looks - if you want a good book on drying flowers, taping them to wire and arranging them then this would be a great book for that.Lots of beautiful pictures to inspire and seems to have lear instructions.Some info on the use of silica too.

Beginner's Answer to Dried Flowers
This is an excellent book.What I especially liked were the photos of the authors performing the techniques decribed.Very straight forward with lots of good project ideas.They included an extensive list of flowers, how they should be harvested, and the best drying technique for each.I've bought several dried flower books and if I'd bought this one first, it would be the only one I'd own.

WHAT A BOOK!
Every photograph and illustration is stunning. The Gertleys have brought dried flower arranging to a level that I've never seen anywhere in anyother book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Dried Flowers    4. Dried flower arrangement    5. Drying    6. Flower Arranging    7. Flower gardening    8. Flowers    9. Hobbies/Crafts    10. Seasonal    11. Seasons    12. Gardening / Flower Arranging   

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Horribly disappointing; recipes are vague; some will fail
I was so eager to get this book that I paid to have it sent by 2nd Day Air.But what a disappointment!The recipes are short and vague -- which is fine if you just want to peruse them, but spells disaster if you want to actually make them.For example, the recipe for snow globes doesn't explain that you need a silicone adhesive to prevent the water from dissolving the glue, and that you need non-metallic glitter so it won't rust.The author should have perfected her recipes before rushing to press. Great Find
The cover of this book prompted me to pick it up and start reading. What a find!Ms Lett's style is so down to earth and fun that it makes you want to run out and try all the recipes in the book.The ingredients are so simple you either already have then in the kitchen or it is just a quick run to the store.So far I have only tried one, Potpori's Ugly Step Sister, it may sound strange but it smells great and is easy to make.The art work is also wonderful, my favorite is the bee with the big lips on the page for Honey Lip Balm.This book is a must have for any creative or not so creative person.The recipes are easy enough for a fun children's project.Great Mother's Day gift. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Beauty & Grooming - General    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Flower Arranging    5. General    6. Handicraft    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Crafts & Hobbies / General   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Floral Arts    4. Flower Arranging    5. Flower arrangement    6. Flower arrangement in art    7. Natural History Illustration    8. Painting, Modern   

Editorial Review

Many people love the idea of a house full of fresh-cut flowers, but sadly, most have no idea how to select, care for, and arrange flowers, much less grow them. Read more

Reviews (5)

Great Service
Even though there was a delay in shipment, I was very satisfied with the price and the condition the book was in.I definately would purchase again from amazon.com.
I use this book all the time!
This book is a great resource for anyone with a cutting garden, a love of flowers, or a romantic husband.It's full of great tips for all different types of flowers and has allowed me to increase the longevity of the bouquets I receive. Simply Stunning
Not only is this book packed with the most gorgeous photographs, but also it's also full of practical advice. As the title suggests, it is arranged in alphabetical order so that looking for the flower you are after is quick and easy. Each flower is presented with a double page spread, and includes tips on buying, growing, arranging and cutting. It's an extremely useful reference with information on important flower-related problems such as how to make each flower last longer in the vase, what's poisonous, etc. it even gives you the meaning of flower names. Even if you're not into the practical side of arranging flowers, this book is equally valuable as a stunning coffee table book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Flower arrangement    2. Flower gardening    3. Flowers    4. Flowers - General    5. Gardening    6. Gardening / Horticulture    7. Gardening/Plants    8. General    9. Flower arranging    10. Gardening / General