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Magazine Rack Centerpieces From "DIY Crafts" episode DIC-229

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Magazine Rack Centerpiece with Vegetables and Flowers Magazine Rack Centerpiece with Mushrooms and Foliage Magazine Rack Centerpiece with Crushed Terra-Cotta Pots

Magazine Rack Vegetable Centerpiece

Materials:

1 clear plastic magazine rack (approximately 9" x 12" and 6" wide)
3 radish bunches
2 dozen kumquats
6 bok choy plants
Water
Asparagus (two or three stalks)
Flowers and plants of your choice* (calla lillies and greenery were used on-air)

*Note: A variety of different flowers may be substituted -- such as kangaroo paw, baby's tears, ferns, bear grass, coleus, crimson tulips or roses and celosia.

1. Place acrylic rack opening facing up.

2. Layer the bottom with three bunches of radishes.

3. Add remaining ingredients in the following order:
   • Kumquats

   • Bok choy

   • Water

   • Asparagus

   • Flowers.

   Magazine Rack Centerpiece with Mushrooms and Asparagus

   Materials:

   1 clear plastic magazine rack (approximately 9" x 12" and 6" wide)
   2 cups button or oyster mushrooms
   Half-dozen artichokes
   Asparagus
   River rocks
   2 dozen pussywillow branches

   1. Place acrylic rack opening facing up.

   2. Fill 1/3 full with river rock.

   3. Layer asparagus and artichokes over river rocks.

   4. Layer mushrooms over asparagus.

   5. Fill with water to cover vegetables.

   6. Arrange branches.

   Magazine Rack Centerpiece with Crushed Terra-Cotta Pots

   Materials:

   1 clear plastic magazine rack (approximately 9" x 12" and 6" wide)
   Terra-cotta pots
   Hammer
   Safety goggles
   Moss
   Any long-stemmed flowers (yellow roses were used on-air)

   Wear a pair of safety glasses or goggles while breaking terra-cotta pots with a hammer.

   Place the terra-cotta pieces, along with moss, in the magazine rack, which is turned upside down.

   Add the long-stemmed flowers. Be sure to distribute evenly.

   Products: Available at any grocery, home-improvement or discount store nationwide.
   

   
   

   RESOURCES :
   Complete Guide to Flower Arranging
   Model: 078943752X
   Author: Jane Packer
   (1999)

   
   DK Publishing - Main Office
   New York, NY 10016
   Phone: 212-213-4800
   Fax: 212-213-5240
   

   Flowers: The Book of Floral Design
   ISBN: 078945954X
   Author: Malcolm Hillier
   468 pages
   American Edition
   (September 1, 2000)
   DK Publishing - Main Office
   New York, NY 10016
   Phone: 212-213-4800
   Fax: 212-213-5240
   

   Decorating With Dried Flowers
   ISBN: 051756923X
   Author: Malcolm Hillier
   Harmony Books / Crown Publishers, Inc. / Random House
   Website: www.randomhouse.com
   

   Fast Flower Arranging
   Model: 0789423944
   Author: Jane Packer
   (June, 1998)

   
   DK Publishing - Main Office
   New York, NY 10016
   Phone: 212-213-4800
   Fax: 212-213-5240
   

   Centerpieces Through the Year
   Author: Kurt Cyr
   (2000)
   Finkelstein & Fink Publishing

   How to Arrange Dried Florals if You Think You Can't
   Model: 1574860798
   Author: Anne-Marie Spencer
   

   The Art of Floral Design: Original Floral Decorations Inspired by the Patterns of Nature
   Model: 0706376722
   Author: Paul Thomas and Jo Avison
   (September, 1998)

   
   Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
   Website: www.sterlingpub.com

   Fresh Flowers: Home Decorating Workbooks with 20 Step-by-Step Projects
   Model: 0823023273
   Author: Nikki Tibbles
   

   Decorating with Flowers: Flowers for Every Occasion and Season
   Model: 1855854600
   Author: Jenny Raworth
   

   
   

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   Phone: 877-427-8225
   Email: fabfood@earthlink.net
   Website: artofentertaining.com
   

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   	Living Wreath Centerpiece
   	Fruit and Flowers Centerpiece