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Paint Your Own Pottery for Påsken in Copenhagen

On April 8, 2017March 26, 2018 By oregongirlaroundtheworldIn Copenhagen, HolidaysLeave a comment

Creating Your own Easter Traditions

Creative Space Copenhagen OPEN ALL PÅSKEN

Påske is Easter in Danish. And traditions for Easter in Denmark, are less defined than other holidays like Christmas. Don’t mess with Christmas. In December, there are a specific set of rituals, recipes and rules to follow. But less so for Easter.

Easter in Denmark is more about the season than the reason. Danes are more traditional than traditionally religious. Easter and spring bring a celebration of flowers and longer days. Everywhere you can buy påskeliljer. Daffodils to brighten up your home. And while some may celebrate with outings to church, many take advantage of the first set of state-sanctioned holidays and get out of town. Almost all businesses are closed from Thursday through Easter Monday, giving people five days to travel.

We learned this the hard way our first Easter in Copenhagen. Hello? Hello? Is anybody around? Streets empty. Shops shutter. Plenty of parking available. That is, if you have a car. So what to do if you do find yourself in town for Påske? You may have to get a little creative.

Enter Creative Space Copenhagen. With two shops, one in Frederiksberg and one in the Østerbro neighborhood, there is plenty of space and a bevy of pieces to paint. For the past two years, we have made it our Easter tradition to paint ceramic eggs. All of us. Even the teens. They may groan, but they go. And they paint. We all do. It has become our Danish Easter ritual.

In town this Easter? Create something fun, with your family or a friend. Check out Creative Space CPH.

@CREATIVESPACECPH

On Classengade in Østerbro

Reserve a table to paint your own pottery.

Mugs to paint

Paint brushes in a pretty painted pot

Pick a color, any color

Glaze displays

Glaze palette

Eggs drying, need to be fired

Paint drying

ØSTERBRO

Kastelsvej 1 | 2100 København Ø
TLF: 3379 0071

FREDERIKSBERG

Gammel Kongevej 154 | 1850 Frederiksberg C
TLF: 3379 0072

OPENING HOURS:

Monday-Friday
11:00 — 19:00
Saturday, Sunday and holidays
10:00 — 18:00
First Thursday of the Month (only Frederiksberg)
11:00 — 22:00

PRICES:

With more than 180 pieces to choose from, there is something for everyone to paint. Prices start at 150 DKK and go up from there depending on the size of your piece. 2018 price for our eggs was 159 DKK. Price includes table space, use of all paints and tools.

CAFÉ:

Offers coffee, espresso, juices, water, wine and beer for purchase.

TIME:

Creative Space recommends planning on two hours to pick your piece, find inspiration, pull your colors (all provided), and paint!

When you are finished, you will pass over your piece. Creative Space will put a finishing glaze on it and fire for you. It should be ready in a week to pick up and enjoy.

Go’Påske to you and yours! Happy Easter from Copenhagen! – Erin

Final product

Finished eggs

Paint yourself happy

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Faraway Files #23

On March 23, 2017March 24, 2017 By oregongirlaroundtheworldIn Faraway Files7 Comments

TRAVEL BLOG COMMUNITY

HAPPY VERNAL EQUINOX TO YOU

This Monday was the spring equinox – did you know? It’s officially spring now. Whether the weather in your corner of the world believes it or not! With equal parts daylight and darkness, my world feels a bit more balanced.

I kicked off the spring with a trip to the Danish coast. It was perfect. Where do you do spring? Tell me. Show us! Let’s link up.

FAVORITES WEEK #22

Thank you to everyone who linked up last week, we had a bevy of cool posts and in case you missed any, you can catch up here. These were my faves. Continue reading “Faraway Files #23” →

Questions not to ask an expat but you will anyway

What Not to Ask an Expat

On August 30, 2016January 10, 2019 By oregongirlaroundtheworldIn American Expat, Expat, Expat Life24 Comments

BUT YOU PROBABLY WILL ANYWAY

Did you move around the world?

This list is for you. This list is also for those who know someone who moved around the world. You may not know these questions, but we do. We hear them ALL THE TIME. Ok, ok. Maybe a little dramatic. But not really an exaggeration.

These are truly the most commonly asked questions that you will constantly be asked after moving abroad. For as long as you are abroad. There is no statute of limitations for the consistency of these questions. Unless you choose to stop meeting new people altogether. And what fun is that? The more the merrier I say. You never know what spark might be alit until meeting that new person. But I warn you. Before that fire can be sparked, you will have to run the gauntlet of the following questions. It’s a ritual. A never-ending expatriate* ritual.

Meet the Locals #1 : Mai-Britt Amsler

On June 13, 2016June 15, 2016 By oregongirlaroundtheworldIn American Expat, Art, Create, Kulturnatten, Meet the Locals3 Comments

Copenhagen Graphic Designer and Illustrator

One of the very super cool things that you need to embrace when you move yourself around the world is opening up to all the interesting people that you may have the opportunity to meet. They make a place what it is. Connect you to it. Share your stories, listen to theirs. Learn. Explore.

Me? I’m a people person. But you may have figured that out. I love swapping stories. Learning new perspectives. Figuring out how your from impacts your here and now. In my new blog series – meet the locals – I wanted to give you personal stories about real people. Connect you to my here. Today I am so happy to introduce you to one of them. Her name is Mai-Britt Amsler and she is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Copenhagen in the Snow

On January 22, 2016January 27, 2022 By oregongirlaroundtheworldIn American Expat, Bike Culture, Biking, Copenhagen, Danish, Denmark, Expat Life, ExpatinDenmark, Family Travel, København, Scandinavia, Show Your World, Vikings40 Comments

Winter in Denmark can feel long, dark and damp. When the little white lights of a perfect Dansk Jul are boxed up and put away ‘til next… October, the limited daylight of January and into February here can be challenging. But if you are lucky and like manna from heaven, the city becomes blanketed in fluffy white flaked goodness – watch out – Copenhagen’s charm shifts into overdrive. Snow. Snow. Snow! Sne in Danish.

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