Saturday, November 2, 2024, 2 - 4:30pm
$95, deposit $38
25N Coworking Waco, 510 Austin Ave.
Closed for single class enrollment at this time.
Rediscover a vintage party craft that makes a perfect stocking stuffer, holiday table place card and brilliant way to present a tiny gift! Join artist Robert Mahar and learn how to make festive surprise balls - consisting of small treats and trinkets, jokes and candies artfully concealed in hundreds of feet of crepe paper streamers and then decorated as elaborately or as simply as you like. Lucky recipients are showered with fun as they unroll their surprise balls, revealing the goodies you’ve selected, and creating a happy mess! It’s a gift and an activity all rolled into one.
Instruction will cover the history of these novelties, share a slide show of examples for inspiration and then delve into techniques, tips and tricks to successfully create your own. There are numerous ways to stylize the exteriors, from silly to sublime, but we’ll focus on the creation of reindeer, elves and Santa - with templates provided for each of these. This project is highly customizable and once you learn the basic construction methods, you’ll find yourself recreating the fun at home – for every holiday and festive occasion! Get inspired - check out Robert's Pinterest board of surprise balls to see how others have styled and decorated their own versions: https://www.pinterest.com/ robert_mahar/surprise-balls/ This class is well suited for beginners and no previous experience is necessary.
All materials are provided and included in the cost of the class - and these kits are so good! Each one includes: a rainbow assortments of crepe paper streamers, premium crepe paper for exterior decoration, stock paper for design details, structural supports, confetti, a thoughtfully curated selection of 20 festive small treats and sweets, a sheet of jokes, tacky glue, templates and all necessary tools to use on-site. Robert will provide a sweet selection of vintage inspired items to include in your surprise balls (enough for everyone to complete at least two!) but if you have favorite small scale items (think tiny charms, novelty jewelry, stickers, notes on paper, little hard candies, etc.) you’re encouraged to bring them to the workshop.