Make Paper Mache Collage Bowls

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With DIY craft kit delivered to you

Make something easy, personal and creative



2 hours Class size 10 to 200 guests    

  $39 - $75 ($39 for Class only, no box; $75 for Class and box)

How it works


Request your preferred time
We'll send a Box to you (a craft kit with what you'll need). Shipping is free, and it should arrive within 2 to 4 business days for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra; 4 to 9 days elsewhere. We ship nationwide.
Enjoy the online class - after booking, you'll get a link to join the interactive class.
Does paper mache stir up memories of claggy, thick, mushy impossible stuff that goes mouldy? It just doesn’t have to be like that! Paper Mache is an amazing material to build all kinds of things, fruit bowls, funky light fittings, sculptures, mardi gras masks - just about anything! Come along and try out this wonderful technique and create something awesome. No prior experience necessary.
There’s a better way to construct paper bowls and this class will show you how. Make and decorate a bowl while you learn this super easy and quick mache technique.
What will we cover?
  • We will make a paper mache bowl decorated with something personal and meaningful to you.
  • You will learn a simple technique and there will be no claggy porridge!
  • We will give you tips on more projects you can continue with.
I have a mountain of vintage books and cuts I will include in the box, that I have collected for years. I hand pick each one and sometimes find them hard to let go! If you have any special books to cut up or old images bring them along to incorporate in your design. As long as they are matte (for the best results.)
In all cultures, ceramic vases and bowls have always been used to commemorate, a wedding, an anniversary or any significant event. The Ancient Greeks depicted epic battles, Keats wrote an ode to an Urn and now an artist like Grayson Perry explores his past on the surface of a vase. We are inviting you to celebrate and create a story on a bowl, use images and type, quotes from your favourite novel or fragments of a poem….but on paper mache not porcelain.
What you'll get in your craft kit
  • Decorative specialty paper
  • Templates
  • Glue stick
  • Recycled paper to construct paper mache
  • Surprise cut-outs
Knowledge required
No prior skills needed
What you'll need
If you order the class and box no need to bring a thing except a ruler.
If you are just doing the class with out a box you will need
scissors
2 glue sticks
sticky tape
An old cereal box
matt decorative craft papers
A ruler
Modge podge or school glue to seal your bowl
A brush
Paper that is matt - like office paper or old paperbacks (NO newspaper!)
Images to cut and collage from matt papered magazines such as 'Frankie' or old books. No gloss paper.
Add-on available for this class
  • scissors, glue brush and sticky tape ($5)
You can add this when you book (optional).
Suitable for

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 10 years old).

An adult must be present whilst kid(s) engage with the box.

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Recent reviews of Make Paper Mache Collage Bowls

  • 5/5 from Dorothy Butler, attended Oct 2021: It was an excellent class thankyou so much Pamela! You are a fantastic, clever, patient teacher and your work displayed was so beautifully constructed. Thankyou for an outstanding lesson
  • 5/5 from Louise Nelson, attended Jul 2021: I really enjoyed this class. The teacher was super friendly and gave very clear instructions. The kids in the class were very engaged. I would recommend this class for all young people and of course adults. I have most materials left over so might make myself a larger bowl. Always looking for something different to do during lockdown. It was a fun class.
  • 5/5 from Laura Greaves, attended Jul 2021: This was wonderful! Pamela is a lively and engaging tutor who explained things brilliantly. I really enjoyed the class and am so pleased with the bowl I made. Thanks Pamela!
  • 5/5 from Kristen Barrett, attended May 2021: I really enjoyed this relaxed class! The template provided and the materials that came with the kit were more than required - I have made several more bowls using the supplies! Photo is to show the work in progress, not the finished result :)
  • 5/5 from Elsbeth Crosby, attended May 2021: I thoroughly enjoyed this class and Pamela made it so much fun. I will definitely be making more of these.
  • 5/5 from Heather Vmch, attended Jul 2020: Pamela showed us how easy it was to make a beautifully decorated bowl that we could either use for ourselves or give as a gift. The different patterns and decorations that people came up with were just beautiful! Pamela is a friendly and patient teacher, and goes through each process step-by-step. Thanks for yet another great class.
  • 5/5 from Lizz Robb, attended Jun 2020: This was a wonderful class that taught us how to make delightful papier Mache bowls. Pamela was absolutely great. I unexpectedly had two grandchildren with me. Pamela graciously accommodated them. Pamela was very generous with the beautiful materials she supplied us with. They took my breath away. Pamela was very clear and took great pains to work with us at a pace we were comfortable with. I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the course. As an adult educator myself, I give Pamela 10/10.
  • 5/5 from Beth Pastore, attended Apr 2020: Such a great class. Enjoyable. Pamela is such a generous teacher and the supplies that she sent were beautiful.
  • 5/5 from Carol Bosnjak, attended Apr 2020: Very friendly and patient. I thoroughly enjoyed my class and look forward to more online classes with Pamela. Thanks, Carol
Your teacher

Pamela Woods
Pamela Woods

Pamela is a teacher with 20 years of experience

4.9 (516)
female Women-owned

I have had the best life ever, following my passions. I have worked as a script editor and writer and been a course leader and senior lecturer in the UK in film and TV and before that I was an illustrator and artist.
For the last 5 years have become increasingly interested in informal learning. I run classes around Sydney in different venues and concentrate on my passion of growing succulents, art and the art of teaching. I go by the name classbunny.
2026-10-16 15:00:00
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