Build a Flower: A Beginner's Guide to Paper Flowers

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Build a Flower: A Beginner's Guide to Paper Flowers
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lucia Balcazar
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 150
Category/GenreOrigami and paper engineering
Flower arranging and floral crafts
ISBN/Barcode 9781419740640
ClassificationsDewey:745.5943
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Abrams
Imprint Abrams
Publication Date 24 March 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

Paper flowers are ideal for any crafter: The results are stunning but the steps to get there are achievable at any skill level. Build a Flower will teach the basic techniques needed for crafting paper flowers, building upon skills as it moves through a select number of flowers and focusing on key tips: what type of paper works best, petal shapes that work for multiple flowers, how to assemble, and more. With photographs and step-by-step instructions as their guide, readers will learn to build five flowers, variation ideas for their coloring, and final arrangements. And the designs and ideas will inspire crafters to think beyond the vase-paper flowers as gifts, as decorations, and more. This beginner book will open the door to a wide variety of possibilities and will help establish a new audience well versed in the craft, returning time and again to this book's pages for inspiration and encouragement.

Author Biography

Lucia Balcazar is a paper-flower artist with a sophisticated yet approachable style. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.