Basic Dried Flower Arranging

• Detailed, step-by-step sequences teach 21 dried flower projects
• Full-color photographs illustrate each step and finished project
• Useful information on growing flowers for drying and drying flowers at home

This beautifully illustrated guide provides the detailed instructions beginners need to create 21 attractive dried flower arrangements, including wreaths, wall hangings, centerpieces, container designs, swags and garlands, and pressed flower designs. Each project is clearly described in step-by-step captions and illustrated with full-color photographs. In addition to an introduction to basic skills and tools, the book also contains valuable advice on growing and picking flowers for drying and drying flowers at home.

Diane Hershey has been working with dried flowers for 30 years. She creates arrangements for Cramers' Posie Patch, a flower and herb farm in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

Jassy Bratko teaches classes in dried flower arranging and lives on a farm in central Massachusetts where she enjoys growing herbs and flowers to use in her arrangements.

Leigh Ann Berry is editor of Basic Knitting, Basic Dried Flower Arranging (978-0-8117-2863-8), and Basic Marathon Training (978-0-8117-3114-0).