With a variety of 30 inspired arrangements and a mini-course on the principles of floral design, Fabulous Faux Florals is a gorgeous, user-friendly guide to creating stylish and sensual silk arrangements using affordable silk flowers and foliage that look “just-picked.”

Arturo Quintero is one of the founding designers of Prudence Designs, a Chelsea production and design company, best known for its beautiful floral arrangements that blend classic and the elegant style with a touch of an English- and French-country garden.

Fabulous Faux Florals: Silk Arrangements for Every Season is an inspirational and practical sourcebook for anyone who loves silk flowers and wants to use them to create simple, but stunning arrangements throughout the year. In a collection of 30 original (and affordable) projects by nationally known designer, Arturo Quintero, of Prudence Designs, Fabulous Faux Florals shows readers how to transform a few stems into a vivid arrangement that takes little time and money to create. Such gorgeous (but amazingly easy-to-assemble) arrangements range from delicate hand-tied bouquets to vases with sumptuous blooms in sophisticated combinations of color and shape. A special section features elegant and simple arrangements for the holidays, including foolproof ways of combining fresh foliage and silk flowers to enhance the natural beauty of wreaths and swags.

Imprint: Home Arts
Distributor: Creative Homeowner Press
Publication Date: 08-01-2007
Pages: 144
Measurements: 9.50in X 8.50in X 1.55lb