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* Displays innovative techniques for flower arranging * Over 200 photographs * Sakul Intakul has made floral installations for the Queen of Thailand * Sleek, contemporary, cutting edge design
Flowers have always been an integral part of the cultural fabric of Thailand and a constant reminder of the country's Buddhist heritage and identity. As in other Asian cultures, flowers are lavishly used in Thailand to mark rituals and rites of passage; they are indispensable in age-old acts of worship, in celebrations, and in daily life. On their way to work, many Thais offer flowers and a heartfelt prayer at wayside shrines. Every day, scores of women at the royal court create floral offerings for the venerated Buddha images in Bangkok's temples and palaces. Thai Airways routinely presents orchid corsages to female passengers.
This stunning and refreshingly original book goes beyond the everyday: it elevates flowers from mere floral arrangements to meditative floral "installations." Created from a combination of exotic and colorful tropical flowers, plant materials--fibers and leaves from banana plants and coconut trees, culms and twigs from bamboo--and unconventional materials like wire netting, harmoniously blend a strong, usually three-dimensional, structure with the sweet and subtle elements of flowers. The philosophy behind the arrangements, the interiors or occasions for which they are appropriate, and a brief explanation of the techniques and materials employed will inspire readers to create their own artistic arrangements.
Customer Reviews:
Tropical Colors.......2006-05-22
I own hundreds of books on all types of design. This book on design with tropical flowers is the absolute most beautiful I have. The ideas depicted in this book are very simple for the most part and easy to do. And yet, the designs create a spectacular effect.
Beautiful Flowers.......2006-01-16
This book is a feast for the eyes. I stumbled on this book in a bookstore and was just mesmerized by the pictures. Beautiful exotic flowers in vivrant colors are arranged artfully in creative settings. Photography is brilliant.
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Renowned decorative painter Donna Dewberry shows readers how to transform a variety of deck, porch and patio furnishings into truly lovely garden décor.
She provides guidelines for materials, surface preparation and basic painting techniques, then puts it all together in 15 easy-to-master, step-by-step projects that incorporate Donna's popular One Stroke method of painting. Projects include: • Painted flowerpots, birdbaths and a garden gate • Stepping stones and garden ornaments • Garden benches, a mailbox cutout and a painted trash can • A gazing ball and watering can
Donna also encourages readers to tap into their creative imaginations, stretch their artistic abilities and paint original creations all their own!
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-Many ways to decorate with fresh and dried flowers.
Customer Reviews:
a very helpful guide.......2004-09-30
I bought this book and found it very useful. the photos are beautiful and
the instuctions very helpful . If you are just starting out then this will be very helpful . If you are a pro then you will find many new and creative
ideas. this is one of the nicest books that i have .
Creative Floral Arrangements.......2002-06-04
The Book arrived in a timely fashion. The photograply was beautiful. However, I found it to be a coffee-table book rather than a text book which I needed.
Creative Floral Arranging.......2000-06-30
I loved the books big, colorful illustrations. The instructions were step by step and easy to follow. The materials list for each project made it easy to get organized for the project before I started. I also found the floral arranging tips very useful. I worked at a floral shop for a brief period of time and found the instructions easier to follow than my trainer! A good book for people who love to make crafts for their homes, friends or families.
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Silk and dried flower arrangements can add style or flair to any occasion, whether it be a dinner party or holiday celebration. Floral Decorations for Entertaining with Style helps readers create stunning, yet affordable floral designs with ease. Terry Rye provides all the instruction crafters need, covering everything from basic flower arranging techniques, tools and supplies to general information on choosing flowers, containers, colors and themes.
Step-by-step projects feature photographs of beautiful centerpieces accented with floral embellishments for napkin rings, place mats, candles, plates, glasses and serving dishes. All the flowers and supplies needed are readily available at any local craft store. Readers will be able to fashion stunning arrangements and table decorations for any occasion year-round--from Christmas dinner to spring bridal showers.
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Fabulous Faux Florals-Projects for every taste, season, and decorating style, including traditional, garden, contemporary, tropical, and holiday looks.
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful Florals.......2006-11-10
I am very impressed with the Faux Floral book. It gives great suggestions and is easy to understand. Since I design my own floral arrangments I do not use some of the information. But if you are a beginner, it's an awesome addition to your library.
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Whether decorating the grand halls for visiting dignitaries, transforming a room for a holiday, or simply gracing the private family quarters, flowers are an essential part of life in the White House. In Flowers, White House Style, former White House Chief Floral Decorator Dottie Temple reveals the secrets to these fabulous floral arrangements while offering a rare glimpse into the inner workings of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. With more than 125 original and archival photographs, many seen here for the first time, Temple and her coauthor, Stan Finegold, guide us through the floral displays created for five presidential administrations, offering history and insight from the most famous house in the world.
Supplementing this rich memoir, renowned historian William Seale offers intriguing vignettes and little-known facts about White House floral history during the mansion's first 150 years. For example, in the 1840s, it was believed that fresh flowers absorbed all the oxygen in the air and they were banished to the outdoors. The flowers for the wedding of President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice were very restrained; only jasmine and white orchids were used.
Walk through the White House florist shop, where thousands of flowers are delivered every day, and witness the planning and coordinating of each arrangement for important official events. Floral selections must be carefully made so they offend neither visitors nor the President. White flowers are never used for Japanese guests, because they are reserved for funerals in Japan. The favorite flowers of dignitaries are always remembered -- for example, anemones for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain and roses for President Francois Mitterrand of France. These insights and more are revealed on every page of Flowers, White House Style.
Stunning photographs and step-by-step instructions will inspire all those who love flowers to recreate the more than forty detailed historic and contemporary arrangements in the book and bring the elegance of the White House into their homes.
Temple describes lavish floral centerpieces and impressive flower designs ranging from those created for numerous State Dinners and three White House weddings (Tricia Nixon; Lynda Bird Johnson and Luci Baines Johnson) to garlands and wreaths for spectacular White House Christmas celebrations. With ample ideas and tips on vases, flowers, and tools, Temple and Finegold make these beautifully artistic creations accessible to everyone. Whether you are a professional looking for inspiration or simply an enthusiast who loves the natural beauty of fresh blooms, Flowers, White House Style will be the book you'll turn to.
Filled with revealing anecdotes and behind-the-scenes information on the workings of the White House that only Dottie Temple can provide, Flowers, White House Style offers history, inspiration, and innovative ideas in a lush and exquisitely designed volume.
Customer Reviews:
THIS IS TERRIBLE book, NO SUBSTANCE! DO NOT BUY!.......2004-08-21
Unless you are an extemely avid flower collector, I can honestly say that this book would be a waste of anyone's money. I personally cannot think of a more trite, soulless, and uninspiring topic. An individual might find this book somewhat entertaining for the first five minutes, but then you start to see the redundancy and transparency of the floral layouts.
I would much rather buy a book the focuses on floral arrangements across the country, designed and cultivated by regular people. I don't like viewing or reading about floral designed created by people with who's concepts lacked all sense of ingenuity and charm. An unlimited budget and lack of motivation paved the way for these gaudy and self-serving floral arrangements.
Very Nice.......2003-06-22
For anyone interested in White House history, this book is a must! I have enjoyed reading it over and over.
Beautiful Book!.......2002-12-17
What a lovely book! It is a nice mix of flower arrangements and tips, photos of arrangements in the White House in recent times, and historical survey of flowers and their importance in the President's house. It is interesting to see the floral styles of each first lady. Those women actually exerted a strong hand in the "look" of the florals for their home on Pennsylvania Ave.
What a contrast of the Johnson girl's wedding with that of the Nixon daughter! Wow, talk about different styles, and they were not all that far apart in time!
There are beautiful watercolor illustrations as lead in to each chapter. They seem to be uncredited--at least, I would not find the artist's name after looking carefully. Like any other book these days, there are small factual errors. Tricia Nixon is referred to as the Nixon's youngest daughter (she is their eldest) and Allium Gigantium is called "tropical" (gee, it grows in my midwest garden surviving all winters.)
But those are small quibbles. Really, this is a lovely book and I enjoyed it!
Boffo!.......2002-10-18
I loved this book and even though I am not interested in learning how to arrange "stems" - this book is beautiful to look at and very interesting to read!
Very few folks get to have the job Dottie had and her insights and stories are super!
If you love the White House and it's history...add this book to your library! If you want to learn how to put together some of those famous White House arrangements - this book will show you how!
Much more than a "how to" book...filled with backstage stories and interesting info!
Thanks Dottie!
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INTRODUCTION
Since ancient times, flowers have held a special place in people's hearts, and have been used to provide fitting decoration to various occasions.
In this book, I have tried to stay true to this essence, while emphasizing the simplicity, universality, and flexibility of both western- and Japanese-style flower arrangement.
Typically, flower arrangement focuses on attaining both harmony in color and luxuriance in shape. To these characteristics, I would like to add respect for both the natural beauty of flora such as that found in the wild, and the maximum expression of space by minimal use of materials. In other
words, my goal is to adopt the principles of ikebana that succinctly convey the desired mood.
Diverging from convention, I enjoyed expressing myself by combining easy-to-find containers and other modern materials to maintain shape, keeping the contemporary living space in mind.
I have included step-by-step instructions, accompanied by detailed pictures and illustrations, as well as helpful ideas to make arranging easy-to-understand for anyone from beginner to expert. I will introduce the fundamental shapes, and show you example arrangements in which these shapes are used.
I hope that by enjoying your time arranging, you can add a degree of richness to your well-being, and use the seasonal events in your life as an opportunity to express yourself in flowers.
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From real roses displayed in a rose-patterned crystal vase to rose designs on fabric and rose petals in sachets, there are dozens of superbly illustrated ideas for using them to decorate, entertain, and craft. Dreamy suggestions range from redoing a room to setting a holiday table to assembling a rosebud and ivy pomander.
Customer Reviews:
Great ideas!.......2002-09-24
Are you one of those people who requires paint-by-number picture kits, and dotes on full step-by-step Martha-style craft instructions? If so, don't bother with this book. If, however, you are capable of finding information on basic techniques once you realize that you want to try them, the many different great ideas in this book are just the thing! I would never have thought to tie-BLEACH a garment before dyeing it, for wonderful lightening-bolt effects, for example. All I need is good pictures of good project ideas, with a little info on what types of techniques and materials to use; I don't need someone to hold my hand and murmur reassurances as I go along. I was amazed to see another review of this book dismissing it for doing what it does so well!
A picture book.......2000-04-16
This book is great for looking at great designs but hardly one to use to create a t-shirt. There is no in depth directions to make any of these t-shirts. I was interested in making new designs for my t-shirts (tie dye) and this book is totally useless. You really have to guess at what they are doing since there are not many directions to follow. For example: They tell you to use c-clamps to secure it between wood- well how is it positioned, what size wood ? Everything is very vague in the directions. They show only one picture of folding a t-shirt and that doesn't show you anything of how to position it. I have been tie dying for 10 years and hoped for more in depth directions to create new designs. I guess it is back to the drawing board for me. I wish I hadn't wasted my money on this book. I can go to many web sites to look at great designs if I just wanted a collection of pictures. Very disapointed in this one......
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More than 100 simple, realistic floral patterns are provided in this guide for scrollers, woodcarvers, and crafters. Designs for pansies, daisies, poppies, lilies, sunflowers, roses, and irises are included for a wide variety of media from painting to graphic design. Several of the flowers have multiple designs and feature leaf and stem work to be used for accents. Finished works of art in a variety of forms are pictured and discussed to teach and inspire artists and craftspeople in any media, including painting, quilting, ceramics, and more.
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Yes, you really can replicate the look of stone, marble, burled wood, and other seemingly impossible-to-copy textures. The Ultimate Book of Faux Finishes reveals how, with comprehensive painting techniques and tips that youll be able to employ for your own dcor needs. Identifying photos show the delightfully deceptive quality of finished surface treatments. Easy-to-follow techniques include clear directions and photography. Features nA Teach Yourself book for beginner-level painters nIncludes 84 faux finish identification photos nOffers instruction by Martha Kenton on how to paint faux finishes nFaux finishes include: granite, lightly textured stone, marble, mottled stone, polished stone, bubble wrap, burled wood, worn leather, and stucco
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Inspiration, Inspiration, Inspiration...........2004-04-30
This book gave me tons of ideas! It covers different styles, different rooms and plenty of painting techniques, as well as tiling, wall papering and fabric covered walls or specific spots like how to paint fireplaces. Everything is easy to understand and friendly to the eye when reading! This is my favorite book out of all books on color and painting techniques so far. Others either have good pictures or good explanations, this has it all!
Lots of pictures.......2002-05-03
I will soon be moving into a new home and I wanted to get some ideas on walls and painting. The cover of this book interested me as I want to go beyond beige, tan, or white walls, and this book certainly providess a lot of color. It has a section on assessing your walls, how to make a small room bigger, dark room lighter, low ceilings look higher...which I know will come in handy. It gives a short section on colors, the warm and cool and doing contrasts. With each page there are very nice color photographs to go along with what she is saying. I haven't read the whole thing yet, but I think I can safely say that there is a photo for every style, technique and example she provides. She covers how to make the paint effects, such as colorwashing, ragging, stippling, dragging, marbling, trompe l'oeil and more. Her techniques are demonstrated on doors, fireplaces and of course walls. She also provides the 'ingredients' necessary to do these projects, the types of paint, varnish, brushes (and plenty of pictures to show them!). There is even a section demonstrating how to do simple tiling on walls, like in the kitchen, or for a decorative effect with more exotic tiles. You can also see how to do wallpaper. Overall, a lot of topics are covered in this book, and there are plenty others I haven't mentioned. I would consider it a great starting point book that will give you a broad view of what you can do and how a style looks on a wall. There are a mixture of photos that show a paint effect in a real room setting, and other photos that just show the effect on a small portion of the wall, as illustrated on the books cover. Of course, it would be ideal to see all the paint effects in a real room setting, but it would be a daunting task for the author to achieve that. I can't say this book will be the only paint/wall book I will buy or look at it, but I believe that if I saw a picture of my ideal room color in a magazine or somewhere else, then I could use this book to clearly show me how I can apply that color on my walls with whichever technique I prefer. Personally, I can't imagine one book having everything I would want in it anyways. I have no regrets on buying this book and know it will make a wonderful reference for when I do get ready to tackle walls.
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Making your own pillows is an ideal way to add color, interest and drama to your home. Discover great ideas for quick-and-easy projects, gifts, vintage-fabric pillows and more. Choose a project to match your skill level.
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Clear and concise instructions, combined with full color step-by step photography,takes you through more than 50 different paint treatments.
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Special Finishes for Your Home.......2006-04-07
This covers the basics in the front (how to open a paint can, removing stray hairs from a brush, loading the roller, etc.). It also discusses some color theory to help with choosing a color.
Each technique gets several pages that include step-by-step instructions and photos. Also included are six sample results and usually some full room photos so you can see a finished look.
It also takes a variety of techniques to show theme rooms. For example Scandinavian room or a medieval hallway or a provencal kitchen.
All pretty useful if you want to try special paint effects in your home.
Encyclopedic in its coverage.......2004-12-29
This covers the basics in the front (how to open a paint can, removing stray hairs from a brush, loading the roller, etc.). It also discusses some color theory to help with choosing a color.
Each technique gets several pages that include step-by-step instructions and photos. Also included are six sample results and usually some full room photos so you can see a finished look.
It also takes a variety of techniques to show theme rooms. For example Scandinavian room or a medieval hallway or a provencal kitchen.
All pretty useful if you want to try special paint effects in your home.
Good projects but could be found elsewhere.......2003-10-22
I bought this book with 4 other books from Amazon because I already had another book by this author from a local bookshop. I liked her projects so I wanted to look at more projects from her. To my surprise the book I already had (Practiacal Home Paint Effects by the same publisher and author issued in 2001) is almost identical with this book. This book speaks about the materials used, then described the techniques and then the projects follow.
Also, all other books give instructions to mix paint with glaze, but she is mixing paint with wallpaper paste. Unless in the US this is something we do not have here, in my country wallpaper paste is a type of glue and I cannot understant for what it is used for.
The little book I already had is the same except that it does not describe in detail the techniques. Also it is much cheaper and is also available from Amazon. The decorating schemes presented are exactly the same. No new projects are presented.
So if you are looking for ideas buy the other book. If you want details by this one but DO NOT buy both.
Good projects but could be found elsewhere.......2003-10-22
I bought this book with 4 other books from Amazon because I already had another book by this author from a local bookshop. I liked her projects so I wanted to look at more projects from her. To my surprise the book I already had (Practiacal Home Paint Effects by the same publisher and author issued in 2001) is almost identical with this book. This book speaks about the materials used, then described the techniques and then the projects follow.
Also, all other books give instructions to mix paint with glaze, but she is mixing paint with wallpaper paste. Unless in the US this is something we do not have here, in my country wallpaper paste is a type of glue and I cannot understant for what it is used for.
The little book I already had is the same except that it does not describe in detail the techniques. Also it is much cheaper and is also available from Amazon. The decorating schemes presented are exactly the same. No new projects are presented.
So if you are looking for ideas buy the other book. If you want details by this one but DO NOT buy both.
a must have.......2000-04-15
I decided to paint my own kitchen cabinets using the faux finish style that is so attractive and popular today. In order to decide on the perfect method and style for my room I ordered 3 different books on painting finishes. I could have saved myself alot of money and just ordered this one book. It truly is the only book you will need for inspiration and direction. The pictures are large and the text is easy to understand and follow. Ms. Cohen has a classic on her hands that I reccommend to anyone who is interested in the art of faux finishing for the home. It is a must have for all at home art libraries.
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This book is packed full of exciting ideas which combine craft fun, learning and play. Children who love to use their hands to create things can learn painting, cooking ,cutting, pasting or dressing up. Making things will help children find out more about the world around them as well as having fun. Budding musicians will learn how to make their own instruments and discover a whole new range of sounds to explore. Would-be gardeners can grow juicy strawberries or a creepy-crawly spider plant, and the planting activities will give children great satisfaction when they see their first flower or fruit. The artistic child will enjoy making their own feather head-dress, wooden spoon puppets, a printed T-shirt and colorful stationery. For young scientists there are simple experiments which are great fun to do, and will answer children's questions about light, sound, electricity and water. All the projects are simple and fun with over 100 activities accompanied by over 600 full-color photographs.
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A must-have for anyone who loves to paint, The Ultimate Painting Book, Volume 2 packs over 50 projects in 128 pages. Whether its using faux finishes for a wall, jazzing up furniture, or painting on traditional canvas, this new volume provides step-by-step instructions that bring out the artist in everyone. Features expert advice on choosing the right tools and materials, plus plenty of tips for specialty techniques and painterly effects. Over 85 full-color photos illustrate chapters on Painting the Walls, Furniture Painting, Faux Finishes, Stenciling, Glass Candle Painting, Tole Painting, Fine Art, Watercolor, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting, and Genesis heat-set painting.
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great book buy it!.......2007-07-11
I love this book. It is one of my five top favorite art/craft books! AND i OWN MANY BOOKS. i HAVE A STUDIO AND AM an artist. projects are easy to follow and techniques are great. i learned a lot when this book came out.
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