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Step-by-Step photos for each of the 30 floral designs. Provides all the basic shapes and styles from traditional to contemporary. Covers the materials & equipment, and teaches the basic skills. Includes tips for flower shopping and techniques for working with foam All flower lovers can produce breathtaking arrangements...if they know the principles of good design. This lushly photographed guide provides all the basic shapes and styles, from traditional to contemporary; the materials and equipment; and the building skills needed to start. Pictures show every step in more than 30 designs, and are accompanied by flower shopping tips, instructions for using florist's tools, special techniques for working with foam and natural foundation materials and acrylic resin ""water,"" and sealers, waxes and special effects sprays. Among the designs provided are round, fan, horizontal and vertical arrangements, including a spectacular Sunflower Topiary, classic European Hand Tied Bouquets, a Harvest Centrepiece, and a soothing Iris Water Garden. The designs can be used for silk flowers too.

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Mickey Baskett has produced over 2,000 instruction books with more than 40,000 projects. After starting her career at a crafts product company, Mickey went on to join PLAID Enterprises as editor of their publications department. Now, through her own company, Prolific Impressions, she continues to create craft booklets and how-to books, as well as make appearances on TV craft shows. She is author of the recently published The Tranquil Home (0806971010), and bestsellers such as Wire Jewelry in an Afternoon (1402701322) and Fabulous Painted Furniture (0806922516). Ed Smith works as a freelance florist, artist, and designer. He is a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers and the Society of Craft Designers.

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