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Paper Flowers is an inspirational book showing you how to create realistic, everlasting paper flowers and foliage for use in stunning bouquets, buttonholes and table displays. The clear step-by-step photographs and instructions in this book will guide you in making delicate paper flowers for focal pieces, accents, or for height and texture. In addition, there�s a range of beautiful vines and foliage. The flowers include both dramatic and romantic blooms, such as rose, peony, anemone, cosmos, dahlia, tulip, ranunculus and sweet pea. As well as comprehensive chapters on tools, materials and techniques, including paper manipulation and colouring, there is a fascinating section on the fine art principles of flower arranging. This includes colour scheme considerations, scale, positive/negative space, and how to create movement, texture, depth, shape, form and line. Finally, there are instructions on making a range of exquisite flower arrangements and bouquets, plus guidance on the aftercare and handling of the finished pieces.
Contents
Introduction 6
Tools and materials 8
General techniques 18
Colouring techniques 26
Paper manipulation techniques 38
Anatomy of a paper flower 45
FOCAL FLOWERS
Anemone 48
Wild rose 54
Juliet rose 60
Small garden rose 68
Koko loko rose 76
Coral charm peony 82
ACCENT FLOWERS
Chocolate cosmos 90
Cupcake cosmos 94
Collerette dahlia 100
Ball dahlia 106
Parrot tulip 114
Open ranunculus 122
Closed ranunculus 128
TEXTURE FLOWERS
Panicle hydrangea 136
Rosebuds 142
Sweet pea 148
Phlox 154
FLOWERING STEMS
Campanula 160
Clematis 166
Berry branch 172
Fruit blossom branch 178
FOLIAGE
Basic leaf foliage 184
Rose foliage 188
Eucalyptus 192
Olive leaves 196
Italian ruscus 200
Variegated boxwood 204
Fern 208
ARRANGEMENTS
Fine art principles 214
Preparations and tools for bouquets 220
Preparations and tools for arrangements 222
Yellow and blue arrangement 224
Peach and pink arrangement 228
Coral and magenta arrangement 232
White and green arrangement 236
Purple and mauve bouquet 240
Templates 244
Resources 252
About the author 253
Author's acknowledgements 253
Index 254
