Robert Mahar - Surprise Ball Workshop

Join Robert Mahar at the Daisy's Classroom on Thursday, September 26th, 2024 from 6pm-8:30pm for crafting, creativity, and fun!

Rediscover a vintage party craft that makes a perfect hostess gift, stocking stuffer, holiday table place card and brilliant way to present a tiny gift! Artist Robert Mahar will lead instruction on 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, and Robert will walk you through your many options. 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.

Please review the class policy before purchasing a seat in the class.