1 comments about Making and Arranging Silk Flowers.

1. I have found this book to be a wonderful source of inspiration - there are dozens of flower varieties to make, each with step by step instructions and templates.

   I notice the book is out of print - I have also found the tools and supplies required for this dying art are equally elusive!

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3 comments about Decorating With Silk & Dried Flowers, 80 Arrangements using Floral Material of All Kinds.

1. Decorating With Silk & Dried Flowers is a great book. It has all the information you could want to do flower arranging. The pictures and explanations are also wonderful. I recommend this book to anyone interested in floral design. It's well worth buying enjoy!



2. I found this book very helpful . the projects are simple and easy to make. if you are just staring out then this book is for you.



3. I was looking for a basic book on arranging silk florals with instructions for basic tabletop arrangements. I was also looking for the fundamentals of silk flowering arranging. I finally found this in this book. Although this book is also about dried flower arranging, it still had more info. about silk flower arranging than 7 other books I have purchased. It was published many years ago but is still current. If you are looking for floral designers showing off their artistic and in my opinion, nothing I would ever make, designs this book is not for you. If you want an artsy, coffee table book try The Art of Floral Arranging by Eileen Johnson. The Art of Arranging Silk Flowers by Emilio Robba is another pretty book and I like it better than the former. Fabulous Faux Florals by Ardith Beveridge has some very good pages on the basics of flowering arranging but the designs, I thought were only ok. Silk Flowers: Complete Color & Style; Guide for the Creative Crafter by Judy Blalcok also has several pages of good instruction on the fundamentals of arranging silk flowers. I just wish there was more of it. My second favorite book would be Silk Flower Arranging: Easy, Elegant Displays by Marcianne Miller. How to Arrange Silk Flowers If You Think You Can't has several pages of good information but the designs are dated and to me, unappealing. Another pretty book is Paula Pryke's Flower School: Mastering the Art of Floral Design. The fundamentals are explained and the information is good but this book deals with fresh flower arranging. If that is what you are looking for, it is a great book.

1 comments about Bonkei.

1. A really inspiring book on tray landscapes. The author's techniques, used with loess and gravel, can be easily adapted to Suiseki work, or materials like wood, papier mache, epoxy composites, and semiprecious stones. I bought this book on my honeymoon, and have kept it ever since. Three dimensional landscapes in the Oriental style. A really keen book, which I happily paid a high retail price for, as a cash-strapped student.

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