I sold handmade items at the Summer Fair of an international school in Amsterdam.
Children found the cute miniature clay breads and sweets, and saying how cute they were! Also people were interested in the beautiful Japanese-style fabric and origami accessories and decorations.
Many kids who visited my table looked happy(^^) , so it was a happy day for me too.
*Tomorrow I will be running a workshop at the Japan Festival in Stadshart, Amstelveen. Please come and join us!
Boy’s Day(also children day) is coming soon in Japan. You can make Kabuto(Japanese traditional decorative samurai helmet), Koinobori(carp-shaped streamer),and kashiwa mochi in Amsterdam.
《Date and time》30April 2024 (Tuesday) 10:00~13:00
《Cost》€39 including material cost, drink, sweets)
minimum 3 participants, maximum 6
《Language》Japanese & English
《Location》along the Amstelveenseweg, near the main entrance of Amsterdamse Bos. 2 minutes walk from Bus stop: Amsterdamse Bos.
I will send you the details after you apply for the lesson.
《Apply for lesson》 please contact me from here ↓ coloratura.clayhandcraft.gmail.com
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
I held a workshop for miniature clay “Japanese hina dolls”. Three friends applied to join the workshop together.
It was detailed work, but Participants were having fun and sometimes concentrating. They made the kimono(Japanese traditional clothes), the dolls’ heads, a fan, a scepter...and also made lanterns, hishi mochi, and hina arare(Japanese sweet rice cracker).
This is the work that you can make Hina dolls and many other things, and has a high level of satisfaction when completed.
The popular Hina dolls have been completed and a participant said, I can't believe I can make something like this! They were very satisfied. I'm glad they enjoyed this workshop.
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☆ Coloratura offers miniature clay workshops from time to time. For more information ↓
The Dutch lady participated in the previous "Western sweets" workshop and said that the workshop had a lot of fun and joined again.
It's a detailed work, but both of them made quickly and very well, and it was completed much shorter time.
In this Wagashi workshop, participants fold origami cranes and the Dutch lady were also very good at folding small crane using 3cm square origami paper.
She is a fan of the action game "Ryu ga Gotoku", so she brought a figurine of that character and took his pictures with Japanese sweets she made.
The size of the miniature sweets was perfect for that character, but there was a gap between the cute sweets and the character's atmosphere… it was funny, and the other participant and I also had fun to see it.
We are talking about the participant’s favorite figure, AnimeCon, about Japan, and introducing each other while making the miniature sweets. It's fun to interact each other.
I think both of them enjoyed “Wagashi” workshop today.