What is Decoden?

Creams & Charms

We have over 100 colours of decoden cream, 40 drips and over 3000 resin charms, gems, sprinkles and glitters to choose from!

Our stock changes all the time, so we can't always guarantee that every item will be available at every workshop.
If there's something specific you're after, feel free to reach out to us beforehand!

Naturally we will add more charms with each workshop!

 

 

 

Monthly Public Workshop

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Hi Everyone!
Cammy and Remy will be on School Summer break soon.
There will be no public workshops for July and August.
Our next public workshop will be Sunday 14th September.

We will still be available for private parties until the 10th July.
We return on the 16th August.

Have a good summer!

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Join us for our public Decoden workshop, held on the second Sunday of every month from 1pm at:

Maakplaats Room
1st Floor,
OBA CC Amstel
Cullinanplein 1
1074 JM
Amsterdam

What to Expect:
This is a fully taught, instructor-led session suitable for all skill levels.

• First hour: Select your item, charms and creams.
Learn how to design your layout, use the silicone cream, and practise piping techniques.
• Final 90 minutes: Create your own custom artwork using your chosen charms and decorations.

Total workshop time: Approximately 2.5 hours

Throughout the session, enjoy a K-pop and J-pop soundtrack to inspire your creativity!

Ready to Join?
Click below to sign up via Meetup.com or head over to Eventbrite to reserve your spot.

Cheaper Tickets Available!
Want to save on Eventbrite booking fees?
Contact us directly, and we’ll send you our bank transfer details or a Tikkie payment link.

Workshop Options
Choose one of the following items to decorate during the workshop.
Each option includes:
• 16 charms
• 2 cream colours

Additional charms and creams can be purchased at the workshop.
We accept cash or tikkie payment.

1. Three Photocard Toploaders — €30
Decorate three K-pop style photocard holders.

2. Two Jumbo Claw Clip + Two Small Hair Clips — €30
Style your own set of unique, decorated hair accessories.

3. Mirror — €30
Personalize a shaped mirror with your chosen charms and cream colours.

4. 10x15cm Photo Frame — €30
Create a frame that's perfect for your favourite photo or art print.

5. Phone Case — €30
Decorate your own phone case!
(We do not stock phone cases but you can bring your own to decorate.
We recommend a hard polycarbonate phone case. Soft silicone cases are not recommended as the cream glue may not adhere properly.)

^{*Group Discount Price!!*}
Group Booking (8 People) — €220
Book for a group of 8 participants and receive a discounted rate.

Workshops can be conducted in English or Dutch.
The workshops are suitable for +8 years old.

 

 

 

Birthday, parties and private workshops

We are available for private workshops, including birthday parties, team-building sessions, and corporate entertainment events.

For Small Groups:
If your group has 8 people or fewer, we recommend joining one of our monthly public workshops (see details above).

For Larger Groups:
For groups of 10 or more, a private workshop offers greater flexibility.
We can host your event at one of our available venues (subject to availability):

Workshop Locations:

Huis van de Wijk (De Pijp)
• Available: Every day
• Maximum Capacity: 10 people

The Makerstore, De Hallen
• Available: Saturdays & Sundays
• Maximum Capacity: 12 people

Oba CC Amstel
• Available: Sundays only
• Maximum Capacity: 14 people

St. Nicolaas Lyceum
• Available: Saturdays only
• Maximum Capacity: 20 people
• Note: Additional charge of €20 applies for this location

What’s Included:
We provide all crafting materials and tools, including:

• Mirrors, Photo frames, charms, creams, and sprinkles
• Aprons and gloves
• Complimentary refreshments - 3 bottles of soft drinks, 3 bags of potato chips, lollipops, and paper cups.
(If you have any allergies please let us know).

You're welcome to bring your own cake, snacks, or drinks.
You will need to bring your own plates and cutlery.

There will also be time for gift opening during the session.

Group Size & Pricing:
Private workshops are for a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 people per session.
For larger groups, we can help source a suitable venue.

Pricing (at one of our venues):
10 people: €350 (€35 per person)
11–15 people: €450 (€32.50 per person)
16–20 people: €550 (€30.00 per person)


Hosting at Your Own Venue:
You’re welcome to provide your own venue (at your own expense).
Your location must:
Have seating and tables for all participants.
Include 4 additional tables for setting up charms, creams, and tools.

Travel Costs:
Within Amsterdam ring road (A10, A1, A9, A5): €20
Outside the ring road: €2 per km

Parking:
Charged at cost (if applicable)
No charge if free parking is available
Maximum charge: €35 for a 4-hour period

Contact us and we will be happy to discuss your requirements.

Conventions, Festivals and Events.

We love running our workshop at conventions, festivals, markets and fairs.

We we be hosting our workshop at
ThriftparkNL 7th June
Show yourself Market 13th Sep
Heroes Made in Asia 2026 21st &22nd Mar
AnimeconNL 2026 TBC

To run our full workshop for 20 people, we need approximately 30 Sqm.
We will need tables and chairs for all the participants and to layout the art materials.
Ideally we will also have access to an electric power socket to connect a laptop and projector.

If you think our workshop would add to your event, please get in contact.

 

Press & Media.

May 2025 - Amsterdam Kids - Decoden workshop

Nov 2024 - AT5 - OBALIVE (16:30min)

July 2024 - Het Parool - online Weekendtips section.

Jan 2024 - Tripadvisor - Decoden workshop.

June 2023 - Kidproof.nl - birthday party section.

Oct 2016 - BBC Radio 4 Midweek Talk Show

April 2015 - The Guardian - Do something creative

June 2014 - Paper Crafter Magazine

Oct 2014 - Guinness World Record -
Largest Origami elephants display Whipsnade Zoo

April 2013 - Financial times - How to spend it magazine

2013 - Oh Comely! lifestyle Magazine

2007 - Chef versus Britain with Gino D'campo.

2005 - Masterchef Goes Large (UK),

2005 - Britain's Finest Dish.

Mindful Origami Twitter Feed

Mindful Origami Commercial projects

For press or media enquiries please get in contact.

 

Commissions

We are happy to accept commissions for custom made pieces.
If you want a unique phone case, art piece or gift created just email us.

You can choose the object, cream colours, charms and style of decoration.

We will send you a quote and an initial layout drawing before beginning the work.

Buy a DIY Decoden home kit

Want to decoden at home?

You can buy a DIY Decoden home kit at our monthly public workshop or email us here

origamicrane@gmail.com

We offer a wide selection of decoden supplies for sale, including mirrors, photo frames, creams, charms, aprons, and tools.
We can ship worldwide!

What makes us different is our personalised shopping experience:

Once you get in touch, we’ll email you photos of the items we currently have in stock—so you can handpick exactly what you want.

This gives you a truly customised service, allowing you to choose individual charms rather than settling for a preset selection.

We’re proud to be the only decoden webshop that offers this level of personalisation!
Most other decoden stores only sell pre-made kits with fixed charms—but we believe in giving you the freedom to create something that's uniquely yours.

What is in a DIY Decoden home kit?

A standard home kit costs €20 plus postage and includes the following items:

1. One shaped mirror or photo frame.
2. Two coloured creams and piping nozzles (50ml tubes).
3. 16 Charms of your choice.

Additonal charms are charged at €0.50 each.
Additional 50ml creams tubes are charged at €3.50 each.
Additional 100ml cream bags are charged at €7.00 each.

Once you have finalised your selection we will confirm the postage costs and send you our bank details for payment.

Why do we not have a webshop?

We were excited about the idea of launching a webshop to sell our DIY decoden home kits.
However, we soon realized that creating an efficient inventory system would be a major challenge.

We typically have over 6,000 charms in stock at any given time.
Each charm is personally selected by us from a variety of suppliers, and we restock twice a year.

With every order, we aim to bring in new and unique designs, purchasing only small quantities of each.
This ensures that repeat visitors to our live workshops always have fresh and exciting options to choose from.
Because of the way we purchase our charms—and how quickly some designs sell out—maintaining an accurate and up-to-date webshop would require constant updates.
We’d have to manually check our entire inventory and adjust the store accordingly, which simply isn’t practical for us at this time.
So far, we haven’t found a reliable automated system that can handle our needs.

More importantly, most online decoden stores offer kits with pre-selected sets of charms and creams.
We’re not fans of this approach.

What we love most about decoden is the opportunity to create something truly unique and personal.

That’s why we prefer to stick with a more hands-on, labor-intensive process that allows you to select your own items—every charm, every cream.
It may be more work on our end, but we believe it’s worth it to give you the best and most creative experience possible.

If you want to buy a home kit, please contact us.

 

About Us.

Dream Workshops Amsterdam was founded by siblings Camryn and Remy, with support from their father, Sam.

Camryn and Remy are schoolchildren who fell in love with decoden—a fun and decorative Japanese art form—but discovered there were no places in the Netherlands where they could enjoy it. So, they decided to start their own workshops to share their favorite hobby with others.

The workshops are usually taught by Camryn and Remy!
As they are still children, we currently offer just one public workshop per month.

We are proud to be the first and only decoden workshop provider in the Netherlands!

We began in November 2023 under the name Dream Decoden Amsterdam. Since then, we’ve expanded to include several other arts and crafts workshops, such as Hanfu hairsticks, Shrinky Dinks, and UV resin art.

We also brought our existing kimchi and Mindful Origami workshops under the same umbrella, and rebranded as Dream Workshops Amsterdam.

All our workshops celebrate Asian cultural themes—and above all, they’re designed to be fun, cute, and creative!

Sam, who was an IT engineer for two decades, is now a stay-at-home father, origami artist and workshop teacher.
He teaches cooking and Mindful origami workshops, works as an origami artist and florist and the author of 'The Book of Mindful Origami' and 'The Magic of Mindful Origami'.

 

Other websites.

We also run several other workshops including origami and kimchi making.

Sesames paper flower florist

Mindful Origami Books

Meetup.com - Amsterdam Kimchi Workshop

Meetup.com - Amsterdam Origami Workshop

Meetup.com - Dream Decoden Workshop