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Decorating With Nature

Name: Decorating With Nature
Author: Janet Bridge
ISBN: 9781570761423

by Janet Bridge

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Overview

As the home is seen increasingly as a retreat from the hectic pace of modern life, a calming natural look is becoming ever more popular among home decorators. Today, home decoration incorporates a marvelous variety of natural materials, from shells and pebbles to flowers, raffia, and herbs. In Decorating with Nature, designer Janet Bridge presents a stunning array of ideas for using these materials in the homeor for imaginative gifts. The book is arranged in sections, each containing projects for a different room in the housesheer curtains hung with chilies and star anise, twisted willow and ivy napkin rings, a candle nestled in a pot of moss and cornflowers, a mirror framed in seashells, and colorful raffia-bound storage jars. Each of the 45 projects features a gorgeous full-page photo, accompanied by step-by-step photos, easy instructions, and a list of materials. The book is complete with a unique photographic glossary of natures colors as well as helpful advice on a variety of craft techniques. Janet Bridges books include Gift Wrapping and Table Decorations.

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The projects presented here all use natural materials like shells, dried flowers, herbs, or fruit. Bridge, the author of several home decorating titles, begins with photographs of various natural materials arranged by color, which will inspire the craftsperson who wants to use different materials than those depicted in the projects. She then shows how to prepare the materials for use, for example, how to dry flowers or to wire cones and pods. The majority of the book contains projects with clear, well-illustrated instructions for gift wrap, candles, floral arrangements, shelves, and the like. Recommended for collections whose patrons are interested in crafts. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.