Make It in Minutes: Wedding Crafts
Catherine Risling

128 pages
ISBN: 1-60059-228-7
ISBN13: 9781600592287
$12.95 US
$13.95 Canadian
Concealed Spiral-Bound Hard
6" x 9"

Today’s bride is always looking for innovative ways to put her personal stamp on every part of the wedding, to create a day filled with fun and unusual touches. She’ll find plenty of great ideas, inspiration, and projects in this bright and glorious collection, as festive as the event it celebrates. It’s all here, from “save the date” notices to flowers and favors. Fashion beautiful bird’s nest place cards, embellished with tinsel, candied almonds, and guests’ photos. Decorate tables with bead-encrusted pens, hand-designed toasting glasses, and a paper flowers centerpiece. These 40 fabulous items are not only easy and quick to craft (important for the busy bride) but also beautiful.

 

Pretty Weddings for Practically Pennies
Catherine Yarnovich Risling

128 pages
ISBN: 1-4027-1348-7
ISBN 13: 9781402713484
$14.95 US
$17.95 Canadian
Paperback
8 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Every bride, no matter what her budget, can make her wish for a magical, fairy tale wedding come true. All it takes are these original, elegant plans and projects for personalizing that special day without spending a fortune. Brides-to-be can choose from four different styles, all gloriously illustrated on breathtaking pages: Modern Romance, Country Charm, Vintage Traditions, and Champagne Taste. Every item is amazingly simple to make, demanding only the most basic skills, and products easily found at retail crafts stores. "Save the Date" cards and invitations, favors, decorations, flower arrangements and bouquets, table settings, wedding veils, boutonnieres, and luscious cakes--they're all here, and all so lovely. In addition, smart boxed "bride ideas" are sprinkled throughout.

Make It in Minutes: Party Favors & Hostess Gifts
Roxi Phillips

128 pages
ISBN: 1-60059-126-4
ISBN 13: 9781600591266
$12.95 US
$14.95 Canadian
Concealed Spiral-Bound Hardcover
6" x 9"

It’s always nice to thank your guests with a memorable take-home gift — or give your hostess a thoughtful token of appreciation. From coaster sets to personalized votives, this charming volume presents 40 quick yet creative projects that say “thank you” beautifully. There are ideas for baby showers (a diaper-shaped goodie cup), girl’s night out (scented soap tied up with ribbons and herbs), children’s birthday parties, weddings, and more. With choices that include handmade note cards packaged with a holder and pen, a goodie-filled “pamper yourself” basket, and a mini-vase made from a glass tube, all the hottest crafting categories are fully represented.

Splendid Flowers for Every Day
Cindy Smith

144 pages
ISBN: 1-4027-2514-0
ISBN13: 9781402725142
$24.95 US
$35.95 Canadian
Hardcover with Jacket
8 1/2" x 11"

Breathtaking floral displays on a real-life budget — from a celebrity arranger who has created the designs for the Academy Awards® Governor's Ball and the wedding of The Bachelorette's Trista and Ryan.

Cindy Smith designs for the best of the best — including Bruce Springsteen, Nicole Kidman, and Oprah. But fortunately for those of us who don’t have their astronomical budgets, she also knows how to create out-of-this-world arrangements that real people can afford. With tasteful and stunningly photographed projects, Smith reveals how you can attain that elegant "star look," too. The containers she uses are common ones – ceramic pots, glass vases, baskets, bowls, tea cups – and Smith teaches all the necessary tricks of the trade, including hot-gluing flowers to surfaces, using floral foam in containers, stringing flowers, and floating flowers. From amazing centerpieces to a floral birthday cake stand, from hanging votives with colored water to a tangerine topiary tree, each one is magnificent. Plus: Smith gives us an inside peek at luxurious celebrity events, with photographs.