Vorwort
Beautifully styled, superbly photographed and a gorgeous small format package.

Autorentext
Morgane Illes is a passionate florist who specializes in flowers for luxury events. Her business Atelier Prairies creates floral designs inspired primarily by nature designs for events and weddings. Her work has been featured in Marie Claire Maison, Glamour, and Prescription Lab

Klappentext

Dried flowers have the power to make time stand still. Bohemian, organic, romantic and timeless, dried flowers conjure memories of summers past and bring beauty to your home throughout the year.

Zusammenfassung
Forget everything you thought you knew about dried flowers! If the thought of dried flower arrangements is conjuring up images of stuffy décor that hasn't seen the light of day in decades - think again. Preserved floral arrangements are cool again, and not only are they beautiful, they'll also last infinitely longer than fresh flowers. This gorgeous book offers a new approach to flower arranging with dried botanicals, exploring ways to preserve flowers' beauty forever through drying and pressing, and then presents a catalogue of 30 flowers that are interesting for colour, texture and sculptural appeal in arrangements. 15 step-by-step projects then give you creative ideas for displaying dried flowers including: - Bouquets - Wreaths - Wall hangings - Wall art - Flower crowns and buttonholes for weddings - Terrariums - Candles and more These exquisite floral creations will give a bohemian and poetic touch to your interior décor and everlasting beauty to your home.

Inhalt

Timeless Flowers

Gathering, Drying and Preserving Flowers

First steps

Air-drying technique

Preserving dried flowers

Pressed flowers

Flower Directory - 30 plants best suited for dried arrangements

Dried Flower Creations

Wild bouquet

Summer bouquet

Terracotta bouquet

Exotic bouquet

Bouquet for drying

Winter wreath

Grasses wreath

Wall hanging

Pansy herbarium

Natural herbarium

Flower candles

Rose smudge stick

Bridal headdress

Flower globe

Simple buttonholes