Donna's back with fresh new projects featuring her easy and fun one-stroke technique. Designed to ensure success even for the most basic beginner, this guide takes the guesswork out of getting started with step-by-step instructions and projects that guarantee great results right away.

As Donna demonstrates, it's all in the stroke. Following her clear, close-up photos, readers will quickly learn to master her simple brush loading techniques to create one-stroke flowers, buds, vines, fruits, leaves and more. They will then apply their new skills to 12 fabulous and functional projects, featuring a range of themes and colors. This complete guide includes:

-Projects of all kinds, from table settings and purses to floorcloths, tile trays, wall cabinets and more

-Directions for painting effectively on all surfaces, including glass, tile, china, paper, metal and wood

-The basics of good design principles, including examples and quick tips

-Techniques for lettering, candle painting, sponging, pouncing and more

This is the largest and most complete one-stroke painting guide ever. Featuring today's most popular subjects, colors and projects, it has everything crafters and painters are looking for....

Donna Dewberry is known for her innovative and easy-to-use one-stroke technique. With Flowers A to Z with Donna Dewberry, devoted fans and beginning painters alike will learn to create gorgeous garden flowers and wildflowers using the method she teaches on her popular PBS show. Taking the reader through every stage, this book teaches:

* Dewberry's basic one-stroke technique, using materials available at any craft store

* Tips on painting flower petals and leaves, vines, foliage and filler flowers

* How to create beautiful floral compositions in a wide range of stunning colors

In addition, readers receive over 50 exquisite flower painting projects complete with step-by-step photos and simple directions that provide dazzling results every time....

50 all-new flowers from best-selling decorative painting author Donna Dewberry

Includes projects for all skill levels, from beginners looking for an introduction to advanced painters seeking more intricate designs

Features an expanded range of subject matter, including a section on flowering trees and shrubs

Decorative painting queen Donna Dewberry delivers more of the same great ideas all of her books so successful. Her latest book on painting flowers delivers 50 all-new flower designes and includes all-new sections on creating backgrounds with bold new colors, faux finishes and textures....

It's one-stop shopping for all things one-stroke! Presented in reference-book format, more than 60 complete step-by-step demonstrations plus 10 gorgeous examples of great composition and design offer readers the fastest and best way to learn One-Stroke painting. With 400+ color photos, all of Donna Dewberry's most popular subjects are covered in step-by-step detail, including flowers, trees, fruit, berries, birds, insects, leaves, borders, garlands and more. Readers can start at the beginning to learn the basics, or they can flip through the pages to locate what they want right away, making this the perfect title for decorative painters of any skill level....

*Author is a well-known and successful TV personality with regular how-to shows on PBS and HSN

*Combines latest craze for large outdoor living spaces with Donna's colorful decorative designs

*Provides perforated "Color Recipe Cards" and storage pocket for ease of color matching

Donna Dewberry's Painted Garden features 20 step-by-step projects painted on outdoor furniture and accessories using tough and durable acrylic paints that resist fading and weathering. From Adirondack chairs and patio tables to planters, window boxes, porch pillows and butterfly houses, there's something here for every taste and budget. Readers will enjoy the beautiful color photos of Donna in the garden as well as sidebars of Donna's favorite gardening and outdoor entertaining tips and hints. A bonus section called "Donna's Color Recipes" presents all the paint colors used in the book on handy recipe-sized cards readers can tear out and take to the store to reference colors....

Landscapes and flowers are decorative painters' top two favorite subjects--Donna combines both in this book.

Author is successful TV personality with weekly shows on PBS and bi-weekly shows on HSN and America's Store.

In 20 step-by-step demos, Donna Dewberry brings her distinctive style and easy painting techniques to landscape painting and makes it fun and creative. Readers will see that you don't have to be a serious painter to create lovely landscapes, that you can relax and enjoy the process without getting bogged down in theory or spending time mastering technical skills. The author shows step by step how to paint a complete scenic landscape on canvas in less than an hour using a sponge to wash on large areas of sky and ground, and double-loaded brushes to paint trees, foliage and flowers. Readers will also learn how to paint landscapes across two, three and four side-by-side canvases to create their own colorful wall decor that is easy to display and needs no framing....