Everlasting Crepe Paper Palms & Blooms

Welcome to our workshop exploring the delicate art of hand crafted crepe paper florals and large scale palms. Artist Sandra Gaestel shares her skills, techniques and knowledge behind this medium to build detailed floral arrangements, art installations and single blooms. Sandra has curated a toolkit of the materials she uses in her own studio to bring to life her craft. A favorite secret: how carefully applied natural powdered spices can bring dimension and realism to each bloom AND how beautiful paint washes add variegated detail to leaves. Another secret? Sandra shares how she combines crepe paper floral designs with actual dried florals. It’s so difficult to tell which is which! We can’t wait for you to dive in.

A highlight of the process we’ll explore together: every flower and leaf begins with high quality Italian crepe paper. The paper will typically go through a process of being painted or naturally dyed to bring dimension and life to each petal. Each petal and leaf is hand cut, shaped and molded. Once all these stages are complete, assembly can finally begin and flowers begin to take on a layered, complete look of their own. 

To learn more about Sandra and our Everlasting Paper Palms + Garden Rose and Cosmo Florals Workshop, explore our Featured Maker Page.

This premium workshop includes:

• Two detailed, digital workshops by Sandra Gaestel – the first featuring everlasting paper palms and the second garden rose and cosmo florals
• A live Maker Chat Q&A for our community to join in creative conversation
• Tools and materials from artisan suppliers, curated for you, by Sandra

Specialty Tools & Materials:

• Heavy weight Italian crepe paper in a variety of sizes and colors to complete your blooms and palms
     – 2 full rolls of Sandra’s favorite ecru
     – Cut and ready: a rich red, cream, soft green, vanilla, black
• Hot glue gun 
• Hot glue sticks 
• Scissors (for cutting large items like palms and petals)
• Locking spring loaded scissors (for delicate details such as fringe)
• Wire cutters
• 13 pieces of kraft paper floral wire  
• 5 pieces of cloth wrapped floral wire in light green
• White floral tape
• Turmeric powder
• Bamboo Skewer 
• Aleene’s Tacky Glue
• Acrylic paint in camel, white, and coral
• 2″ paintbrush

These two everlasting florals and palms workshops are bundled at a special price for their launch, we’ll release these as single workshops in the not too distant future.

We can’t wait to see all of the floral arrangements you create using Sandra’s techniques. We hope you enjoy this workshop, we’d love to see how you are inspired to create. Be sure to share with us by tagging @thecraftersbox, our featured artist @harleyrosefloral and use #thecraftersbox so all can see your work. Happy making with this special workshop.