Splendid Flowers for Every Day

Book excerpt: Cindy Smith designs for the best of the best-- including such top names as 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.