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The New Captured Harvest: Creative Crafts from Nature
The New Captured Harvest Creative Crafts from Nature Author:Terence Moore Following the success of his first book, The Captured Harvest (Cassell), Terence Moore now brings together 54 stunning new designs inspired by the four seasons. Using flowers, mosses, pine cones, dried leaves, grasses, fruits, chilies, shells, rope, fungi, and a host of other innovative materials, Mr. Moore reveals his secrets for creating fant... more »astic and beautiful decorations from nature. Every design is clearly explained through step-by-step instructions so that the reader can achieve even the most complex creations. With this book readers can create a rich and sumptuous Christmas Candle Pot with red amaranths, dried chilies, lavender, oranges, and magnolia leaves, a delightful Spring Seashell Soap Dish using rope, shells, and moss, or a gloriously abundant Country Basket with larkspur, oregano, peonies, and eryngium alpine blue. Following the chapters on Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter is a delightful chapter on Weddings that includes lovely designs for pew ends, posies, table edge swags, and candle pillars. The Christmas chapter contains exciting home decorating ideas, while the final chapter, Gifts, features enchanting presents such as a Picture Frame, a Flower-Edged Basket full of good things for birthdays, and a beautiful Floral Pot Pourri for Valentine's Day. Country Designs From Nature, which is filled with details of techniques, materials, tools, and photographs, holds everything readers need to create stunning, original designs throughout the year and for every occasion.« less