You've got your Holly Trail tickets - now add a Ventana workshop to your weekend and go home with something beautiful you made with your own hands. Open to everyone - Holly Trail visitors, locals, and anyone looking for a brilliant day out in Hawke's Bay.

Delicate, luminous, and full of quiet beauty- these Icelandic Poppies are a joy to create and a treasure to keep. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll create beautiful, hand-sized Icelandic poppies: light, ruffled, and full of charm.

Over a relaxed 3-hour session, you’ll learn professional crepe paper techniques to sculpt petals, shape elegant centres, and assemble blooms that last for years. Depending on your pace, you’ll create two to three exquisite flowers to take home.

No experience needed. Just show up ready to make something beautiful.

Colour choices: Browse the colour options in images below and pick your favourite- please enter your 3 number choice in booking form.

What's included:

All materials, 180g Italian crepe paper, tools, templates, everything you need.

Your finished flowers to take home.

A PDF template emailed after class so you can make more at home.

And a code for 10% off crepe paper from my supplier any time you want to keep making.

What to expect:

This is a meditative, immersive experience. The kind where you arrive a little frazzled and leave feeling like you've done something genuinely good for yourself. It's social, it's satisfying, and the results are genuinely stunning. Most people are amazed by what they make.

Skill level:

Completely beginner friendly. If you've never touched crepe paper in your life, you're in exactly the right place.

What to bring:

Just yourself. Everything else is provided.

Grab a coffee on your way if caffeine keeps you going!