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" After
reading this
book, I was amazed
about all the different uses for paper flowers.
The
details and the
step-by-step
instructions make it
simple to follow.
My
seven year old
daughter and I sat
down and made several of the designs
demonstrated in your
book and totally
enjoyed ourselves.
I
recommend to anyone wanting to learn how to make paper flowers to
purchase this book. "
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Raquel R.
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" I
bought your book to give to my daughter in-law and granddaughter, after
printing it out I was reading it and decided to try one of the flowers,
so I grabbed some tissues
and followed your instructions, to my surprise I had something that
looked like a flower.
I found
I had enjoyed myself and had a sense of pride at what I had just done.
Thank
you. Is it OK to make another copy that I can use when my
granddaughter comes over for visits so we can make flowers together.
Thank
you, "
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Rebecca H.
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" Thank
you for "The Art of Making Paper Flowers". It was an easy to follow,
that let's me find hours of fun, and relaxing time with my daughter it
is easy to just go out and buy artificial flowers, but with your book I
got to enjoy-experiment and create my own arrangements with this book!
The
materials needed were clearly listed, and the instructions
explained so that children to adults could understand.
The
choices of flowers is great, and with lots of helpful hints and
suggestions, for all occasions.
Thanks
for reminding me that the crafts of the past, are still fun
in the present!
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Vanessa J.
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" After
reading "The Art of Making Paper Flowers", I have been able to make
beautiful paper flowers myself.
The
book is very helpful with detailed
instructions and diagrams and makes
doing your own crafts very easy. "
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Jamie H.
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Jude
Miller

According
to an interview in Garden Illustrated, March, 2006, Jude Miller
began
making crepe paper flowers in the 1990’s. She got her first
instructions from a Dennison instruction booklet, just as so many of us
did.
Today she makes
“botanical sculptures,” painstakingly correct renditions of all sorts
of flowers from wild flowers to roses.
Picture from the Oh Joy!
blog
The
interview quotes Ms. Miller, “Crepe paper is magical stuff. It has a
sort of elastic quality and a grain so it can be layered and cut on the
bias as you would fabric.”
Ms.
Miller spends hours studying individual flowers before she begins to
sculpt them in crepe paper. She works on difficult-to-reproduce
flowers, sometimes making molds to make sure the petals curve just as
she wants them to.
She’s
had to invent techniques for reproducing flowers in such intricate
detail that they are exhibited at Horticultural Societies.
She
uses varnishes, beads, colored thread and silk organza as well as the
materials we’re used to—crepe paper, wire and adhesives.
She works only by
commission, starting at $300.00. So, you see, it’s worth the time to
practice techniques.
Take a moment to visit
her website www.judemiller.com to study some
of her creations and read the full interview.
More pictures of Ms.
Miller’s flowers are on the Oh Joy! blog: http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/2006/05/cool_artist_jud.html
See the August Newsletter
to discover how Jude Miller inspired us!
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