A visually stunning early bloomer

A must have for every paper flower artist

Growing hellebores in my garden has brought me such joy, particularly during the early part of the year. They are the first flowers to bloom, and the first plants to waken from the bleak long winter. With their muted colouring peeking out from under the snow, they remind me that life persists even in the bleakest conditions. Their arrival stirs up my anticipation for the arrival of spring. Even as the snow clears away for spring showers, the flowers continue to persist, morphing from one gorgeous colour to another. From five-sepal flowers, to semi-doubles, to anemone-centred - their various colours and forms never cease to amaze me. They are the workhorses in my paper garden and ground every arrangement I make.
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5 star rating

Wonderful Hellebore Class

Marge Goslee

Your Hellebore class was just amazing. I learned so many new techniques. I had always been hesitant to try mixing and applying acrylics and this step by step approach was perfect. The same with the mixing of pastels. They are so much more effe...

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Your Hellebore class was just amazing. I learned so many new techniques. I had always been hesitant to try mixing and applying acrylics and this step by step approach was perfect. The same with the mixing of pastels. They are so much more effective when mixed than when just applying one color. The videos, instructions, materials lists, suggested substitutions, all made this course a real winner for me. Thank you for all the effort it took to create it. The course was way above my expectations. Marge

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5 star rating

excellent, very clear

Anne Perlmutter

amazing! step by step perfectly clear - the blooms look just picked!

amazing! step by step perfectly clear - the blooms look just picked!

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What You'll Learn in this Course

  • Constructing a Marlon Hellebore sprig and an Ellen Double Hellebore sprig from beginning to end

  • Making a White Spotted Anemone Type Hellebore and adding details to its sepal crown

  • How to make different sized blooms using Jessie's Templates

  • Jessie’s unique colouring process to achieve a painterly effect for all your flowers

  • Colour recipes for each stage of maturity from bud to blooming to fading

  • Using acrylic paints to colour and strengthen the delicate 90g Italian crepe paper

  • Creating bud and partially opened bud forms to add visual interest and realism

  • Making hellebore centres that look delicate and stunningly realistic

What's inside

  • DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT

    This course comes with Templates for 3 hellebore forms: the single, double, and anemone centred; Inspiration Boards for all types of hellebores; and an extensive Colouring Guide with colour swatches and colour recipes.

  • VISUAL INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

    Ideal for those who want to challenge themselves with detailed work and let their creativity flow. Artists are encouraged to peek into Jessie's sketchbook (made into a PDF format) for instructions with visual and graphic aids.

  • VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS

    Watch Jessie demonstrate how she constructs 3 types of hellebores, a bud, and an opening bud, one step at a time in 16:9 video format, with captions and prompts when appropriate.

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction to this Course

    2. Exploring Different Types of Hellebores

    3. Hellebore Anatomy

    4. All Supplies

    5. Guides & References

    6. Templates

    7. Research Links

    1. 1.1 | Types of Flower Centres & Sepal Colours

    2. 1.2 | Types of Leaves

    3. 1.3 | Designing & Planning the Hellebore Sprig

    4. 1.4 | Designing & Planning the Double Hellebore Sprig

    1. 2.1 | Introduction to the Colouring Process

    2. 2.1.1 | Supplies

    3. 2.2 | Mixing Colours

    4. 2.3.1 | Painting the Crepe Paper: Preparing the Crepe Paper and Workspace

    5. 2.3.2 | Painting the Crepe Paper for a Single Hellebore

    6. 2.3.3 | Painting the Crepe Paper for a Double Hellebore

    7. 2.3.4 | Painting the Crepe Paper for an Anemone Hellebore

    8. 2.4 | Marking the Crepe Paper

    9. 2.5 | Laminating the Crepe Paper

    1. 3.1 | Supplies

    2. 3.2 | Preparing the Stem Wires

    3. 3.3.1 | Making the Stamens: Part 1

    4. 3.3.2 | Making the Stamens: Part 2

    5. 3.4 | Making the Nectaries

    6. 3.5 | Making the Stigmas

    7. 3.6.1 | Making the Carpels: Part 1

    8. 3.6.2 | Making the Carpels: Part 2

    9. 3.7.1 | Assembling the Centre for a Blooming Hellebore: Part 1

    10. 3.7.2 | Assembling the Centre for a Blooming Hellebore: Part 2

    11. 3.7.3 | Assembling the Centre for a Fading Hellebore

    12. 3.8 | Colouring the Centres

    1. 4.1 | Supplies

    2. 4.2 | Cutting the Sepals

    3. 4.3.1 | Colouring the Sepals: Part 1

    4. 4.3.2 | Colouring the Sepals: Part 2

    5. 4.3.3 | Colouring the Sepals: Part 3

    6. 4.4 | Shaping the Sepals

    7. 4.5 | Attaching the Sepals

    1. 5.1 | Supplies

    2. 5.2.1 | LARGE FLOWER: Cutting & Assembling the Petaloids

    3. 5.2.2 | SMALL FLOWER: Cutting & Assembling the Petaloids

    4. 5.3.1 | LARGE FLOWER: Cutting the Sepals

    5. 5.3.2 | SMALL FLOWER: Cutting the Sepals

    6. 5.4.1 | LARGE FLOWER: Colouring the Petaloids & Sepals

    7. 5.4.2 | SMALL FLOWER: Colouring the Petaloids & Sepals

    8. 5.5 | Shaping the Petaloids & Sepals

    9. 5.6.1 | Attaching the Petaloids: Part 1

    10. 5.6.1 | Attaching the Petaloids: Part 2

    11. 5.7 | Attaching the Sepals

What's inside

  • 86 lessons
  • 12.5 hours of video content
  • Downloadable Templates and Guides

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FAQ

  • What type of tools & materials do you use in this course?

    I use crepe paper exclusively and specifically 90g Italian crepe paper. You can purchase them online at Cartotecnica Rossi (Italy), Carte Fini (US), or Crepe Paper Crafts (Canada). I also use 18 and 26 gauge stem wires which can be purchased at floral supply wholesalers, baking/cake supply stores and even big box stores like Michaels and Joanns. Everything else can be easily purchased from art or craft stores, online, or you likely have them at home. For most materials, I provide direct links to where you can buy them inside the course.

  • When does the course start and finish?

    This course starts on Friday December 22, 2023 and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.

  • How long do I have access to the course?

    The short answer - Forever. The long answer - You’ll have access to the course videos and content forever as long as Crafted to Bloom exists, even if the online course platform changes.

  • How much time will it take me to make one flower following this course?

    It doesn't take too long to make one hellebore, but it will take several hours to make a few for a hellebore sprig. All of the lessons are bit-sized, concise, and easy to digest. You won't sit through hours and hours of videos of me demonstrating one technique over and over again. I time lapse a lot of the redundant steps and show you the results. Feel free to watch the videos without following along, and then once you have a chunk of time, go back and follow through. You can watch and re-watch any or all of the video lesson at your convenience.

  • Do you offer any refunds or guarantees?

    Unfortunately, due to the nature of digital products, I cannot offer a refund. That said, I just know that you'll learn something! I design every one of my flower online course so that I can share new and fresh techniques with you. I hate repeating myself.

  • I’ve never tried making paper flowers before. Is this for me?

    This course is not as straight forward as my other courses and I do not recommend it for beginners or anyone with no experience in paper flower making. There is a tremendous amount of creative freedom in deciding colours for your flowers and combinations of flowers which is more suitable for those with some experience in paper flower making. Also, you'll find that some of the steps require extensive dexterity in your hand and fingers, although I do demonstrate using tweezers and other tools to assist with the shaping and attaching of various elements. There is also extensive painting processes involved that requires some time to complete.

  • I've made paper hellebores before. Would I still benefit from this course?

    For sure. We can all benefit from learning from other artists. I love sharing my colouring processes and philosophies as I believe it's the aesthetic that sets me apart from other artists.

  • Can I sell the paper hellebore I make from this online course?

    Yes, you’re welcome to make this hellebore and sell it. However, I encourage you to make it your own by making a few changes to the template and to the overall "look" of the hellebore. Also, if someone, like a customer, asks you how you learned to make the hellebore, I ask that you acknowledge that you learned it from me and give credit where it is due.

  • Can I teach this paper hellebore to other people?

    If you know someone who would like to learn how to make this paper hellebore, I would ask you to encourage them to sign up for this course. Please do not share the access information with third parties. You paid for access to it, and so should they. I’ve put in a lot of effort to designing this course and the intellectual property connected to this course, the materials, and the techniques are mine. Similarly, you are absolutely not permitted to teach this paper hellebore for monetary gain without expressed written permission from me. If you are interested in re-teaching this paper flower I do offer licensing options. Read more about this in the Terms & Conditions page: https://www.craftedtobloom.com/terms-and-conditions

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