Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
A modern look at a stunning assortment of blooms and the art you can create with a simple flower press A contemporary look at flowers, flower pressing, and floral arranging, The Modern Flower Press is a stunning collection of pressed flower techniques and the art you can make with them. Exploring a range of specific blooms, authors Amy Fielding and Melissa Richardson take readers through the process of pressing flowers, the proper techniques to use, the tools needed, and most importantly, the lovely works you can create. Filled with projects inspired by the changing seasons, this book is both a catalog of gorgeous flowers and a practical guide to working with their beauty. Fielding and Richardson offer detailed information, with a specific focus on composition, color, and form. From decorated window panes to letters and postcards, the end results are simply enchanting. Whether you're a gardener, floral enthusiast, or simply a nature lover, this incredible gift book has something for everyone.
Using Microfleur: Pressed Flower Projects was written by Jennie Beecroft, the inventor of the Microfleur Flower presses. It is packed with 29 pages of ideas and instructions along with photographs for completing various types of projects. Although the manuals included with the presses include many good tips on pressing flowers and foliage, the project book goes farther giving additional tips on color retention, storage, suitable flowers and proper tools. Projects including making cards, applying flowers and leaves to candles and soaps, wrapping paper design, applying to trays, making coasters and works of art.
Here's a way to make special memories last a lifetime! Complete with a mini flower press, acid-free paper for mounting flowers, and a 32page book with instructions and information on the art of pressing flowers, The Mini Pressed Flower Kit contains everything needed to make a keepsake out of any violet, forget-me-not, or buttercup. Also available in a full-size kit
Here's a way to make special memories last a lifetime! Complete with a mini flower press, acid-free paper for mounting flowers, and a 32page book with instructions and information on the art of pressing flowers, The Mini Pressed Flower Kit contains everything needed to make a keepsake out of any violet, forget-me-not, or buttercup. Also available in a full-size kit
The craft of pressing flowers helps capture seasonal blossoms at their loveliest, and the results make a splendid decorative accent. They can be pressed into a scrapbook or used in greeting cards, framed arrangements, and other projects. This unique kit, appropriate for older children or adults, contains an easy-to-use wooden flower press, plus an assortment of the special acid-free papers necessary for creating permanent pressed flower pages. The kit makes a great gift for Mother's Day, or for anyone who is passionate about gardening or crafts. The accompanying full-color 64page guide provides complete instructions for a variety of projects based on this venerable and enduringly beautiful pastime.
Country Wisdom & Know-How is the most complete volume on every aspect of country and self-sustained living, from home and garden to barn and beyond. From Storey Publishing's landmark series Country Wisdom Bulletins, this comprehensive collection offers step-by-step instructions on nearly 200 individual topics, providing everything you need to know about sustainability, self-sufficiency, homesteading, and DIY living. Topics include: Animals: attracting backyard birds; building bathhouses and birdfeeders; training and caring for cats and dogs; raising rabbits, ducks, and game birds; buying and selling horses; building chicken coops; beginning beekeeping; Cooking: the basics of bread baking; making cheese, butter, and yogurt; cooking game; preserving and pickling; homebrewing and making homemade wine Crafts: stenciling, quilting, and basket-weaving; making wreaths, potpourri, and natural soaps; homemade gifts and decorations Gardening: starting your garden; caring for flowers and shrubs; controlling weeds; landscaping; growing vegetables, root crops, fruits, berries, kitchen herbs, and more Health and Wellbeing: natural home remedies; herbs for lifelong health; essential oils and aromatherapy; teas and recipes for a healthy diet Home: simple home repairs; building furniture; restoring hardwood floors; making curtains; building fences, root cellars, and smokehouses And so much more! With nearly 2,000 black-and-white illustrations, diagrams, and photographs, and trusted advice on every page, this is the most thorough and reliable volume of its kind. This book is also a part of the Know-How series which includes other titles such as: Woodworking Wisdom & Know-How Natural Healing Wisdom & Know-How Craft Wisdom & Know-How Garden Wisdom & Know-How
The Art of Pressed Flowers contains full-color photographs and easy to follow text outlining techniques for pressing flowers, along with suggestions on appropriate flowers to use, how to collect and handle them, and how to create pressed flower designs. Full-color photographs. Slipcased.
