Have a blast in this quick and fun cold shop experience. You’ll transform an ordinary piece of glass into a one-of-a-kind ornament. Use stickers and tape to create your own pattern, motif, or image, and with guidance from a skilled artist and blast your design to a frosted finish that catches and reflects the light beautifully. Create something seasonal, meaningful, geometric, or entirely your own.

Make it, blast it, and take it home the very same night, ready to hang and enjoy!

Ages 5+. Adult supervision is required for any children under 14 years old.

Have a blast on this creative date night. In this quick and fun cold shop experience, you and your special someone will transform ordinary pieces of glass into a one-of-a-kind ornament set. Together, you’ll use stickers and tape to create patterns, motifs, or images.

With guidance from a skilled artist you’ll blast your designs to a frosted finish that catches and reflects the light beautifully. Create something seasonal, meaningful, geometric, or entirely your own, together. Make it, blast it, and take it home the very same night, ready to hang and enjoy!

Each couple makes 2 sandblasted ornaments for 1 perfect set.

After your hands-on studio time, kick back with a glass of wine or beer and some tasty bites. Let the live music set the mood as you wander the gallery, and be wowed by glassblowing and flameworking demonstrations happening throughout the evening. If you register for a later glassmaking time, we suggest arriving early to enjoy all this event has to offer.

Ages 21+. Guests under 21 not permitted.

Bring warmth, light, and a little bit of magic to the longest night at Pittsburgh Glass Center. Join us for an immersive evening of hot glass demonstrations, candlelit activities, fireside snacks, and hands-on creative experiences that celebrate the turning of the season. As the night unfolds, the glow of the furnace and the warmth of shared experience invites reflection, connection, and hands-on creativity.

Make-It-Now: Fused Glass Ornament

Celebrate the season with color and creativity! In this fun fused glass experience, you’ll use colorful glass granules (frit) and thin glass rods (stringers) to design and make your own vibrant glass ornament. Whether festive, whimsical, or winter-inspired, your handmade creation will add a little sparkle to any tree, window, or holiday display. Once your design is complete, we’ll fire it in the kiln so all the pieces fuse together into a beautiful finished ornament.

Create a one-of-a-kind keepsake and bring a little extra glow to the season! Beyond the kiln shop, the evening expands into a series of playful, reflective, and sensory-rich activities designed to mark the shift into a new season.

Have your cards read and explore what the coming year might hold with Arts & Crafts: Botanica & Occult Shop. Create a custom herbal blend for bathing or burning, designed to help you release what no longer serves and invite in what’s next. Participate in a collective intention ritual: write down something you’re ready to let go of or something you hope to carry forward, then release them with the help of our hot glass artists and the power of the furnace itself.

It’s a symbolic act of change: fire, glass, and intention working together. Fireside snacks, warm light, and shared creative energy carry you through an evening that is equal parts celebration, reflection, and making.

Due to the nature of hot glass, items cannot be taken home the same day they are created. All items made in the kiln shop must go through an annealing process to slowly cool the glass. Items are available for pick-up after 5 days. Shipping can be arranged on site the day of your activity.

Ages 5+

Adult supervision is required for any children under 14 years old.

Food, beverages and entertainment are available throughout the event, so arriving early or staying afterward lets you enjoy them outside your session. If you register for a later glassmaking slot, we suggest arriving early to enjoy all this event has to offer.

Bring some warmth and light to the longest night at Pittsburgh Glass Center. Join us for hot glassblowing demonstrations, candle lit activities, and fireside snacking.

Make a Glistening Etched Glass Suncatcher

Capture the beauty of the winter season with glistening glass. In the cold shop, use a lathe and traditional cutting and engraving techniques to cut a star or snowflake design into glass to create a magical etched ornament.

Have your cards read to what the new year might have in store for you and create a custom herb blend for bathing or burning to help you get rid of the old and bring in the new with Arts & Crafts: Botanica & Occult Shop.

Participate in an intention ritual by writing down your intentions for the upcoming season and burn them away with the help of our hot glass artists.

Ages 14+

Food, beverages and entertainment are available throughout the event, so arriving early or staying afterward lets you enjoy them outside your session. If you register for a later glassmaking slot, we suggest arriving early to enjoy all this event has to offer.