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Unleash Your Inner Florist: How to Make Wedding and Special Event Flowers [Paperback]

Sophie Castonguay (Author)
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November 19, 2008
Florist Secrets Revealed?Learn how to create beautiful fresh or silk flower bouquets and corsages with professional, long lasting techniques. This step by step book will help you every step of the way, from buying and caring for the flowers to selecting colors that will match well together to creating gorgeous bouquets. The florist methods and tricks in this book will allow you to achieve a professional look at a fraction of the cost. All your questions answered?Should you go fresh or silk? Take the quiz. How can I have a professional look on a budget? Which flowers come in dark blue? How long ahead can I make my bouquets? Embellish your special event with the beauty and elegance of flowers? WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES, FUNDRAISERS, GRADUATIONS, BAR MITZFAHS, BIRTHDAYS, RETIREMENTS, FAMILY REUNIONS AND ALL OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS Learn how to make:Corsages, Floral Barrettes, Bridal bouquets, Hand-Tied Bouquets, Cake Flowers, Centerpieces, Vase bouquets and Much More? Have Fun! Whether you choose to make your flowers all by yourself, with a few close friends or as a large assembly line of helpers, this guide will show you how to organize Pitch in Parties where family and friends can help fabricate your dream wedding or special event flowers.


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About the Author

SOPHIE CASTONGUAY is a professional florist and wedding decorator from Northern Ontario. She is the founder of The Love Bug Flowers & D?cor as well as Virtual Flower Power. Sophie is also a qualified teacher. This book is the culmination of her 15 years of experience as a wedding consultant, florist, decorator and business owner. She is pictured on the front cover as the palm tree hugging bride with her groom and photographer for this book: Richard Rodrigue. Hopefully her book will inspire many beautiful floral creations for years to come!

Product Details

  • Paperback: 124 pages
  • Publisher: AuthorHouse (November 19, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1438917570
  • ISBN-13: 978-1438917573
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,614,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sophie Castonguay was born in the small northern community of Iroquois Falls in Ontario Canada.

She is a business owner having owned flower shops and a wedding decorating business in Timmins, Ontario for many years. She is now sharing her knowledge through the writing of books and through creating informative websites. She is a qualified teacher hence her talent in creating easy to follow how to books in subjects she is proficient in.

A vegetarian since the age of 11 due to her love of animals, she truly enjoys helping those that want to either become vegetarian or flexitarian to include vegetarian meals in their lives. She is also a volunteer for animal care foundations and the Timmins Humane Society.


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Hi! The first time when I have received the book I did not like it -pictures quality is not good. But when I read I was happy that I bought it. The book has detailed description floral artist work, as well as how to take care about different flowers and foliage, how to buy flowers from local florist or on-line, what disinfectant you can use and how much to keep flowers looking fresh longer, what temperature and humidity is good for them. The author of this book explains what is difference between boutonnieres, corsages and wristlets, how to make boutonniere or corsage, wristlet, floral comb, crown, bridal and hand-tied bouquets, how to make bow, where and how to store everything, also she gives cake toppers ideas, shows how to make centerpieces and many other things. The book is good especially for beginners. I recently have finished some classes of floral design and this book was very useful for me.
YES, I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
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With this book as a guide, anyone can really pull off making their own wedding flowers with much more confidance. The step by step instructions and pictures in this book are really helpful. One of the best parts of this book are the charts at the back that say exactly how many days in advance you can make each type of bouquet. Now anyone can plan the crazy days leading up to their wedding and know that everything will get done in good time and the wedding flowers will be perfect for the big day...hopefully!!
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
alternating leaflets, throwaway bouquet, cut your leather, using artificial flowers, gather all your ingredients, floral shears, bouquet holder, mini carnations, floral items, cascade bouquet, foam holder, sheer bow, floral picks, using fresh flowers, floral tape, florist tape, body flowers, extending wire, baby pins, cake topper, floral accent, floral foam, floral wire, sheer ribbon, dendrobium orchids
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Unleash Your Inner Florist, Sophie Castonguay, False True, Step Three Add, Frequently Asked Questions, Step Four Add, Petal Pointer, Step Five Add, Step Seven Finally, Finishing Touch, Event Prepare, Flower Processing, Step One First, Crowning Glory, Corsage Step One Lay, Two Months, Step Two Start
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