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Perfect for budding designers and newcomers to flowers, this book demystifies the art of floral arrangements with 10 simple techniques plus over 20 stunning bouquet ideas, all presented in lush photographs with clear step-by-step instructions.

Filled with useful tips and easy-to-follow tutorials, Just Add Water reveals the secret to transforming beautiful blooms and greens into gorgeous designs for everyday enjoyment—and with just a few materials. With creative spirit and a friendly voice, author Cynthia Gaylin Bigony shows you how to use what you have on hand already and then elevate it. Learn to combine different colors, textures, and sizes of flowers into a design, repurpose everyday containers into unexpected ways, use rubber bands and tape to invisible but noticeable effect, lengthen the life span of wilting flowers, and much more. Once you discover how amazingly simple and easy it can be, you too can create uniquely styled designs with this beautiful nature-inspired guide.


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Date de parution

14 avril 2020

Nombre de lectures

10

EAN13

9781513262895

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

3 Mo

JUST ADD
WAT ER
CYNTHIA GA YL IN BIGONY
PHOTO GRAPHS BY VIVIAN JOHNSON
EASY TE CHNIQUES & EVERY DAY IDEAS FOR INSPIRING FLO WER ARRA NGEMENTS
Tex t © 202 0 by Cyn thia Gayl in Bigony
Photographs © 2020 by Vi vian Jo hnson
All ri ghts re serv ed. No pa rt of this bo ok may be reproduce d or transmitte d in any fo rm or b y an means , electr onic or me chanical, including pho tocopyi ng, re cording, or by any infor mation st orage and retrieval system, w ithout writ ten perm ission of the publisher .
Librar y of Congre ss Cata loging- in-P ublication D ata is on fi le ISBN: 9781 51326288 8 (hardbou nd) | 978 15132 62895 ( e-b ook) Indexed by Sam Ar nold- Bo yd
Proudly distri buted by Ing ram Publisher Serv ices
Printed i n China
1 2 3 4 5 Published by West Margin Pres s
WestM arginPress.c om
WEST MA RGIN PRESS Publishing Direc tor: Je nnifer Newens Marking Ma nager: Ang ela Zbornik Editor: Olivia Ngai Design & Prod uction: Rachel L opez Met zger Design Inter n: Mi chelle Mo ntano
To Randy , Kendell, Court ney, T ay lor , and pups Ch arlie & Lola
You are my ever yth ing.

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EASY TECHN IQU ES 29 EVERY DA Y IDEAS 71
RESOURCE S 118 INDE X 124

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walk on the b each, a good book before bed, or fresh fl owers i n my
home. A g reat life isn’ t a bout great huge thing s; it’ s about small things
that make a big diff erence.
Wor king with flo wers i s very nurt uring. It trans port s me to a z one o f joy I don’ t w ant to leave .
I remember my fi rst “ ah a” momen t. It w as a lat e aft ernoon and I had just f in ished unloading gr oceries. I t had been a lo ng day and I w as tired. Looking ov er at the flo wers I just purch ased still made me smile , so I ga thered my energy , picked up the blooms, an d began pre pping. I removed the leaves, careful ly recu t the stems , and placed ea ch fl ower int o a vase i n a way t hat looke d pretty to me.
How was th is diff erent fr om any o ther time ? I became awa re of the profound calm I felt as I worke d with my hands. As I claim ed this momen t for m yself , the noise of three young children playing wit h our dogs gr ew faint . I had foun d peaceful minutes of resto rative jo y, an active med itation t hat energi zed me!
I am grat eful fo r these simple moments and appreciat e them oft en. Howev er , I also know that w hen it come s to real life and my hectic sch edule, fa st and easy fl owers are a must. Of cours e, I lov e sitt ing down w ith an elabo rate book showcasin g over - the- to p part y ideas . Howeve r, this is not that book.
This is a book with beautiful yet sim ple designs that any one can rec reate i n a pinch . It encourag es you to set asi de personal t ime to re charge y our soul by working w ith your hands. T ou ching nat ure to n urt ure.
So many people I meet say , “I’ m terrible at arrang ing fl owers. ” This si mply is no t true! I wrot e this bo ok to demy stify the proces s of cr eating pro fessional -lo oking arrangement s with ea se. If you can hold a pair of scissors , I promis e you can c reate beautiful f lo wer arra ngements. Keep i n mind that when it co mes to cr eativity , the number one rul e is there ar e no rules. So with simp le techniq ues to gui de you and easy ideas t o try , you can put your ow n spin on t hese, or ju st copy w hat you s ee and e njoy.
My goal fo r you is t o open this book with curiosit y and close it by sa ying, “I can d o that!” Because it ’s the small th ings in l ife that r eally mat ter , and sometimes all you need to do i s just ad d water !
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This book i s about si mple designs for every day livin g— and that’ s for your tools and materia ls too! Y o u don’ t need anyt hing fancy , just some eas y items found in your home fo r quick ac cess. Th ere are als o some handy optional mat erials t hat you c an fi nd online o r at you r
local cra ft store.
SCISSORS A pair of sharp f lo wer sci ssors is ideal, but I will adm it, I us ually gr ab kitc hen sci ssors. Th is is a must for cutt ing stems and removin g lower l eaves to k eep the
water cle an.
RUBBER BANDS I like saving the thick r ubber bands that come w ith the asp aragus fro m the groc ery store as well as b uying diff erent si zes o f clea r hair band s. A varie ty
of bands will be u seful t o have.
TAPE Tap e is my s ecret w eapon when c reating i nvisible grids to keep fl owers a nd stems i n place. Wa terproo f
tape is ni ce, but regular t ape works fi ne.
RAFFIA I always have raff ia in my g ift -w rapping drawer . I love t he organic , simple e ff ect, whic h works perfe ct for fl ower desi gn. I use it in arr angements to
hide rubber bands or to secure leaning orc hids.

ESSENT IAL
tools & materials

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I used to h ave a pant ry full of vases from fl owers I had received as gift s, or that I bought just beca use they we re
pretty . Here’ s what I lea rned: keep o nly what y ou love.
Each roo m in your home has one fo cal point . I tend to grab the sam e one or two vases for these s pots beca use I know the scal e and ligh ting are perf ect for them . When you buy a n ew vase, m ake sure you know w here it will go and then edit w hat you h ave. Le ss is more, which
makes li fe less compl icated.
On that not e, fl ower vases are hidden al l throughout your home. T ru st me, I have so mu ch fun t hinking outside the box and w hat’s already in my house t hat can be repurposed for fl ower con tainers . It’s fun, cr eative,
and unexpect ed!
So where can you fi nd them ? The kitc hen is a g ood place to s tart . How about a copper meat loaf pan or white cass erole dish ? A white water p itcher , a glass w ine
carafe, or a silv er ice b ucket ? Start saving yo ur glass

VA SES
& containers
creamer bot tles so that when you hav e enough, yo u can parade them down the dining table or mak e a c ircle wit h them and f il l with ga rden fl owers. Candy and nut dishes are great for fl oating fl owers. Seeing the roots from several small herb plant s placed inside d rinking g lasses
work perf ect for an in side garden .
Look around yo ur living r oom and not ice the cand le holders. The se come in ma ny size s and colors and always loo k prett y for sm all bouquets . My go- to glass hurricane candle holder lo oks beautif ul for f lo ating flo wers. And if I li ke a pretty retail bag, why not reu se it
for a fl owering plant ?
Don’t forget the bathroo m. I’v e used a dec orative trash can and a to othbrush holders as f lo wer vases because
they’r e the perf ect siz e for a sweet bouquet on t he sink.
Yo u can fi nd vases any where. If it ca n hold fl owers,
that’s all you really nee d.
CHOOSIN G
the container
Cute bags , box es,
baskets , trash b ins
Milk bot tles, dr inking g lasses,
yogurt cups
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Here are some fun con tainers hidden aroun d my house that I li ke to use for flo wers. R epurpos ing home it ems prov ides endless opt ions to d isplay f lo wers
in unexpe cted wa ys. It’ s convenien t and eas y. Give it a try !
Glass bow ls and hurr icane
candle holders
Too thbrush holder s
or any small container
Water pitcher s,
carafes, ic e bucke ts
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A bag is perf ect for a po tted plant. If the bag is too deep , put something inside to raise up the fl owers s o they
just peek ov er top.
These milk bo ttles dis played together i n a cir cle are a clever wa y to brin g your ga rden
into your home.

FILLIN G
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