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An Ohio housewife offers you 15 time and money saving techniques to take care of your valuable artificial plants. "Silk Mama," as she is called, has cared for her own, friends and family plants for more than 30 years.As a bonus, she gives you fantastic ideas for creating lasting mementos and keepsakes from your Easter and Wedding Silk arrangements.Please go to http://www.silkmama.com for more information.

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Filled with practical advice, Forever Flowers includes step-by-step instruction for setting flowers in resin to imitate water, techniques for arranging the floral stems, tips for choosing the right container, and so much more. With ideas for each season and many celebrations, you will learn to create wonderfully natural displays that can be reused for a continuously updated look.

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• ISBN13: 9781600613005
• Condition: New
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With their vivid colors and abundant variety, silk flowers are an inexpensive and simple way to decorate a home. Silk Flowers for Every Season is the perfect book for crafters and do-it-yourselfers who want to learn more about this increasingly popular trend, with: -25 step-by-step projects that show readers how to use materials readily available in any craft store to create beautiful arrangements for any time of year -Helpful suggestions on how to customize arrangements for special occasions -Tips on getting the most value out of time, money and supplies With Silk Flowers for Every Season, readers will have year-round decorating ideas at their fingertips.

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Ten popular blossoms, including the daffodil, lily, iris, peony and rose to wear singly or in combination. Instructions.

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In this new companion book to The Garden Plants of China, Peter Valder describes more than 200 gardens he has visited in China. He documents temple courtyards and gardens, evocative enclosures of ancient burial grounds and imperial tombs, and public parks, botanical gardens and arboreta, most of which have sprung up since 1949. Gardens in China includes more than 500 color photographs, many depicting gardens not previously illustrated in any Western publication, as well as reproductions of illustrations of historical interest. With their distinctive characteristics, the gardens of China are among the most fascinating in the world. This book is essential reading for visitors to China with an interest in gardens, garden history, and Chinese culture.

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• ISBN13: 9780881925555
• Condition: New
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Take a look around you. What do you see? Whether or not you’re aware of it, your environment profoundly affects your health, wealth, family life, relationships, and yes, even your destiny. Feng Shui (pronounced fung shway), which means wind water, is the ancient Chinese study of harmony and energy flow between you and your physical surroundings. You can enrich every aspect of your life by applying Feng Shui principles to your home (inside and out) and workplace (from window office to cubicle). Feng Shui For Dummies is for anyone who seeks a better life. This clearly written, concise, and easy-to-understand guide can help anyone to Create harmony and happiness in your relationships Increase your prosperity Eliminate chronic patterns of failure, difficulty, and stress Energize your home or workplace Enjoy better health This book shows you how to feel and access the energy of your environment (it’s easier than you may think!). Find out how your environment influences your life right now. Use the solutions in this book to overcome obstacles and enhance the positive. You'll be sure to feel the before-and-after differences. Feng Shui For Dummies also covers the following topics and more: The meaning and history of Feng Shui Making the most of the space in your home, both inside and outside Tapping into the power of the five elements Boosting your career Jazzing up your bedroom for increased health, energy, and romance Performing blessing ceremonies Cleansing and curing with meditation Within the past 10 years, Feng Shui has gained widespread popularity in the West. Today, more and more people from all walks of life are practicing Feng Shui and experiencing the positive benefits of auspicious placement. This book shows you everything you need to know to help improve the flow of harmony, creativity, and abundance in your life.

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• ISBN13: 9780764552953
• Condition: New
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For more than ten years, wildlife photographer Steve Bloom traveled all over the world, roaming through the jungles of Borneo, the African savannahs, and the frozen banks of Antarctica to assemble this dazzling collection of photographs of animals in their natural environments. With an international range that is rare in books of animal photography, the 200 photographs in Untamed bring to life a vast panorama of animal diversity, and of the landscapes, climates, and habitats in which they live. Here we see the serene gaze of a gorilla relaxing in the trees, a shark jumping in midair to catch its prey, a Siberian tiger traipsing through the snow in search of food, and penguins congregating on an ice floe. Bloom's anthropomorphic approach reveals rage, tenderness, and even humor in his subjects, capturing those fleeting moments when the gap between animal and human seems to disappear altogether. These amazing images, augmented by a personal account of Bloom's unforgettable career as a wildlife photographer, make Untamed an essential volume for all animal and photography lovers. AUTHOR BIO: Steve Bloom is an award-winning wildlife photographer who also founded his own wildlife stock photo agency and fine print gallery in the mid-1990s. His first photography book, In Praise of Primates, has been published in ten languages. His other publications include Thank You for Being a Friend! and We Are Family! .

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Until now, the rich textile tradition of the Ottoman Empire has rarely been been given the detailed consideration it deserves. Sumru Belger Krody here examines the practice of the intricate art of embroidery, which united the various ethnic and religious groups of the empire under a single aesthetic and gave rise to flowers of silk and gold that still enchant our imagination. The Imperial City of Istanbul was the seat of power of the Ottoman Empire for nearly five hundred years, and like most imperial capitals it was a center for trade. The bazaars of this cosmopolitan, ethnically diverse city were famous for the embroidered textiles produced both by men in the city's workshops, and by women in the seclusion of the harems. In the decoration of their homes, the Ottomans mirrored the colors and abundance of their astonishing gardens; the wall hangings, cushions, and divan covers of the private houses of the city, products of the most exquisite design on the finest and rarest of cloth, combined to give an impression of opulence and luxury to astonished Western eyes. Embroidered textiles served as furniture and ornament in daily life and during rites of passage, while their production and sale provided an income for their makers, who occupied every level of Ottoman society up to the Palace harem and court workshop. The Textile Museum's renowned collection of Ottoman embroidery began with a single purchase by its founder, George Hewitt Myers, in 1915. Flowers of Silk and Gold introduces this little-known but highly important collection for the first time. Examining the history of the various stitches, fabrics, and designs employed during Ottoman rule in Europe and Asia, as well as the social, political, and economic factors influencing their production and consumption, Flowers of Silk and Gold combines perspectives to give an engrossing insight into the glorious works of art of an unfamiliar, much-fantasized world.

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Ten beautiful tattoos depict favorite flower—full-blown roses, dainty buds, long-stemmed beauties, etc.

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Explore the wonders of things that grow! These Fold Out and Find Out books have pages that open and transform before your eyes.A seed is falling to the ground. What will it be? Turn the shaped pages as a mole, a worm, a snail, a bird, a bee, and other creatures watch the seed take root and sprout up through the soil. As each page fans out, revealing a bright splash of yellow, a gigantic sunflower unfolds in a brilliant display.

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• ISBN13: 9780763637248
• Condition: New
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