Decorative Boxmaking
Learn how to make your own handmade decorative box from scratch!
Join seasoned boxmaker, Deborah McCarthy, on Saturday March 7th, from 12-4pm, to learn how to make your own handmade decorative box: from top to bottom, including the lid and closure.
You'll start by selecting from a variety of decorative handmade papers, courtesy of Paper Connection. Then, you will learn how to plan, measure, cut, and wrap your box for a unique design. At the end of the workshop, each student will go home with a finished box and the skills to make more on their own!
All materials and papers will be supplied.
If you have any questions, please write to paperconnection1@gmail.com or call Monday - Thursday (401)454-1436.
About the instructor:
Deborah McCarthy is a self taught boxmaker, who has gained her knowledge and skills through decades of hands on experience. Her first real job, at the age of sixteen, was in a box-making factory. Since then, she has gained a lifetime of experience as a boxmaker, including 17 years working at Portfolio Box, formerly on Valley Street in Providence, RI. She is now retired, but continues to make beautiful boxes with handmade paper.
Learn how to make your own handmade decorative box from scratch!
Join seasoned boxmaker, Deborah McCarthy, on Saturday March 7th, from 12-4pm, to learn how to make your own handmade decorative box: from top to bottom, including the lid and closure.
You'll start by selecting from a variety of decorative handmade papers, courtesy of Paper Connection. Then, you will learn how to plan, measure, cut, and wrap your box for a unique design. At the end of the workshop, each student will go home with a finished box and the skills to make more on their own!
All materials and papers will be supplied.
If you have any questions, please write to paperconnection1@gmail.com or call Monday - Thursday (401)454-1436.
About the instructor:
Deborah McCarthy is a self taught boxmaker, who has gained her knowledge and skills through decades of hands on experience. Her first real job, at the age of sixteen, was in a box-making factory. Since then, she has gained a lifetime of experience as a boxmaker, including 17 years working at Portfolio Box, formerly on Valley Street in Providence, RI. She is now retired, but continues to make beautiful boxes with handmade paper.
Good to know
Highlights
- 4 hours
- under 16 with parent or legal guardian
- In person
Refund Policy
Location
The Art Annex
999 Main Street
#109 Pawtucket, RI 02860
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