"Get Started Designing Flower Arrangements Like a Professional...Without Spending a Fortune!" Long-Lost Manuscript Resurfaces With Valuable Secrets To Get You Designing Like a Professional Florist
Chapter 1: The ABC of Design and Color
- Why color harmonies and the moods of color are import
- What are the basic principles of floral design
- The use of design in flower arrangement
- The effect of color on floral design
- How you can create good design
- Color mixing basics
- 9 illustrations of movement, scale and balance, the author's designers guide, and color mixing
Chapter 2: Things You Will Need - What are suitable types of containers and hold
- Essential tools in floral design
- 3 detailed illustrations on securing a holder to a container, a selection of holders, and a variety of bases
Chapter 3: Tips on Flowers
- The right and wrong way to trim flowers
- The best time of year to cut flowers
- How to make your flowers last longer
- A guide to prolongation & more
Chapter 4: Simple Arrangements for the Beginner
- What are the steps to starting a floral arrangement
- Useful tips for getting started
- How to use round design, line composition, period arrangements & more...
- 8 illustrations of starter arrangements and design angles
Chapter 5: Ikebana (Japanese Flower Arrangement) - The basic principles of Ikebana and using them in your arrangeme
- How Ikebana influences floral design
- 5 illustrations on the use of Ikebana
Chapter 6: The Setting for Your Arrangement Chapter 7: Table Decoration
Chapter 8: Arrangements By The Season
Chapter 9: Winter Arrangements
Chapter 10: Holiday Decorations
Chapter 11: To Wear
Chapter 12: Accent on Foliage
Chapter 13: Let's Make Our Own
Chapter 14: Something Different
Chapter 15: Some Suggested Arrangements
