Today wreaths celebrate holidays in all seasons and decorate every room of the house. Beautiful wreaths are expensive to buy but are surprisingly easy to make. With simple instructions, this craft book is sure to inspire readers to try their hands at making gorgeous and imaginative straw, grapevine, wire, and evergreen wreaths for any season of the year. Stunning photos of seventy-five different wreaths with a great assortment of adornment offer good reasons for a family outing in search of wildflowers, vines, and leaves. Other decorations can be found around the house, including ribbons, dried fruit, even the alphabet blocks the kids have outgrown. Kollath also provides practical advice on everything from the most helpful tools to different ways to dry flowers picked from the home garden.
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Richard Kollath, a craft designer and contributing editor at COUNTRY LIVING magazine, is the author of several craft and home decorating books. He lives in Wallkill, New York.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Learn to make your own wreaths from what you grow and find.,
This review is from: Wreaths: Creative Ideas for the Year Round (Paperback)
As the subtitle implies, this is an idea book. The wreaths are beautiful and the instructions simple. The focus is not only on giving guidelines for preparing the flowers and making the wreaths, but on sharing the elements of design necessary for striking out on your own. Mr. Kollath steers you through preparing your work space and choosing your tools as only someone who has made many wreaths could do. Instructions are given for air drying and silica preservation of flowers. There are also some wreaths made with fresh flowers. This is a book for those who want to use what they grow and find. There are even instructions on making your own grapevine wreaths, which Mr. Kollath admits is one of his favorite things to do. There are some pretty unusual ideas in this book, like making a baby's wreath with building blocks, and using small wreaths for package toppers. Whatever your color scheme or design theme, there is sure to be a gorgeous full color photo of one of Mr. Kollath's wreaths to spur you on.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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A Must Have Book for Wreath makers,
By Jo Fraticelli (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wreaths: Creative Ideas for the Year Round (Paperback)
Richard Kollath's Book on Wreaths is very easy to follow and his work is very beautiful. I have looked at numerous books and have found Kollath's Book to be easy to understand and lightweight to carry around for references. It's a Book reference that the reader can say "I can do it" and make creations to beautify their home or gifts for friends. I found that the "Wreaths " book expanded my own creativity and imagination. I like the way it is easy to read and the floral craft pieces are beautiful as well as stunning. Richard Kollath's book has been an inspiration and only added to my own creative pieces of work.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Have Book for Wreath makers,
By Jo Fraticelli (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wreaths: Creative Ideas for the Year Round (Paperback)
Richard Kollath's Book on Wreaths is very easy to follow and his work is very beautiful. I have looked at numerous books and have found Kollath's Book to be easy to understand and lightweight to carry around for references. It's a Book reference that the reader can say "I can do it" and make creations to beautify their home or gifts for friends. I found that the "Wreaths " book expanded my own creativity and imagination. I like the way it is easy to read and the floral craft pieces are beautiful as well as stunning. Richard Kollath's book has been an inspiration and only added to my own creative pieces of work.
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I grew up in a house of flowers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
straw base, waxed twine, vine wreath, wreath form, sheet moss, florist wire, wire ring New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
I grew up in a house of flowers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
straw base, waxed twine, vine wreath, wreath form, sheet moss, florist wire, wire ring New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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