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"Rudell's guidance is thoughtful and encouraging, and the projects . . . are striking. . . . solid inspiration and excellent instruction." -- Library Journal
Make a garden of paper flowers bloom!
These 20 sophisticated flower designs come from the creative mind of Jeffery Rudell, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. and The New York Botanical Garden to Good Housekeeping magazine. Just follow the gorgeous step-by-step photos and simply cut, fold, and crumple to create these extraordinary blossoms, which feature a variety of papers such as tissue, vellum, and glassine. Pretty and modern, these easy-to-do projects are perfect for weddings, holidays, and other celebrations, and make great centerpieces, garlands, bouquets, card decorations, and more.
Author Notes
Jeffery Rudell is an accomplished and versatile paper artist whose work has been featured at Tiffany & Co. (Fifth Avenue), Mish New York, The New York Botanical Garden, and in the pages of Elle Decor , Brides , Receptions , and Good Housekeeping magazines. He is also a frequent contributor to the popular website craftstylish.com. In 2005 he was a candidate on the NBC television show, The Apprentice: Martha Stewart , and he has appeared in an Etsy How-Tuesday video demonstrating one of his signature paper flower projects (youtube.com/watch?v=yPe2g9rGDUU). Jeffery is also a writer and storyteller whose work has been performed at the New York Public Library, The Players Club, on the National Storytelling Tour, and The Moth Podcast. He lives in New York, NY.
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
The thought of paper flowers may conjure images of previous times when young women made them from sheets in the teacher's facial tissues box. Rudell, whose work has been featured at Tiffany's and the New York Botanical Garden, as well as in Elle Decor, Brides, and Good Housekeeping, has assembled a garden's worth of blooms made of tissue, rice paper, vellum, and handmade paper. The tools (multi-blade scissors, needle-nose pliers, wire cutters, and glue guns, pens, and tubes) are described in depth before each suggested project, ranging from simple to complex. Color photos of the multiple steps in each project guide the way down the garden path to mums, marigolds, and poinsettias. This is a realistic and aesthetically pleasing guide for groups attempting marriage decor en masse or for the individual attempting posy place cards for 10 or a special 3-D birthday greeting to drop in a friend's mail slot. Helpful templates included. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* What could be easier than paper and glue? But Rudell proves that beauty in fashioning fake flowers takes time and patience. His latest book hands us the how-to's for creating 25 fanciful blooms for any occasion. Be aware that many resemble Mother Nature in shape and size only; the rest are truly up to individual creativity (plus the array of paper stock that's readily available). Therefore, English Roses are composed of patterned pink and red papers, while his white flower is 100 percent fantasy, not rooted in any global garden. Rudell takes pity on the fumble-fingered and craft novice. Every pattern features elegant, step-by-step captioned color photographs; a list of specific tools and materials; occasional tips; and, of course, the glorious finished product. Designs are deliberately presented by level of (unmarked) difficulty, from the ranunculus to the hearty sunflower. Maintaining a garden was never so easy.--Jacobs, Barbara Copyright 2010 Booklist
Library Journal Review
Paper artist Rudell provides step-by-step directions for crafting realistic flowers out of paper and paper products. The combinations of colorful paper with commonplace materials such as corrugated cardboard or coffee filters may be surprising, but they're also effective. The coffee-filter carnations look more like a flower than a receptacle for coffee grounds, and corrugated cardboard is a solid stand-in for the center of a sunflower. Rudell's guidance is thoughtful and encouraging, and the projects, which incorporate a variety of techniques such as quilling, paper cutting, and simple wirework, are striking. VERDICT Wedding crafters and handmade-decor fans will find solid inspiration and excellent instruction in this collection. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.