Bouquets: A Year of Flowers and Settings for the Table
by Marsha Heckman, Jay Graham
Category: Cooking

Hosting an elegant dinner party or casual affair for your friends? Inspire yourself with BOUQUETS: A YEAR OF FLOWERS AND SETTINGS FOR THE TABLE - a how-to guide for presenting a glorious table whether you are throwing a children's birthday party or hosting a home wedding. This delicious volume is second in the series that Marsha Heckman began with BOUGUETS: A YEAR OF FLOWERS FOR THE BRIDE, now in its fourth printing. Organized by season, BOUQUETS illustrates that making creative and exquisite party decor can be easier than you think. Heckman shows you how to employ all your resources to personalize your occasion by melding beautiful flowers with nationally available retail items, party rentals, and your own everyday dishes, wedding china, inherited treasures, and flea market finds. A complete resource guide is included. BOUQUETS presents 19 beautifully photographed tabletops - elegant tables for dining, theme tables for holiday parties, unique ideas for weddings in every season, and more casual table settings designed simply for fun. Celebrate Christmas with snowballs made of flowers; Fourth of July with a flag created with delphinium and sweet pea; a Valentine's dinner party with vintage cards; a child's birthday with a delectably edible centerpiece; and Easter with a brunch table decorated with spring bulbs and homemade bird eggs. Each table is magnificently accented with stunning centerpieces and is accompanied by simple instructions for arranging flowers at home. Page after page of creative ideas will inspire readers to make every dinner party and event in their homes an unforgettable occasion with these gorgeous tabletops and centerpieces.