Make something with your name on it – literally!

A jolly little Christmas tree in glass, standing in a bucket of your chosen colour, with snow falling all around it and your own name, house name or number worked into the design.

The tree comes pre-cut, so there’s no cutting to worry about and nothing to get wrong. You spend the whole two hours on the enjoyable part – picking your colours, decorating your tree, deciding where the snow falls and adding your personalisation – with cheesy Christmas tunes on in the background and a warm studio around you.

Two hours later you’ll have something genuinely personal, which is more than can be said for most things that end up on a Christmas mantelpiece.

What You’ll Do

• Choosing your bucket colour – the base your tree stands in, and the first decision that makes it yours
• Decorating your tree – colour, baubles and detail across the pre-cut shape
• Adding falling snow – scattered glass that gives the piece movement and a proper wintry feel
• Personalising it – a name, a house name or a house number, worked into the design
• Watching it transform – understanding what the kiln does to what you’ve made

Our instructors are on hand throughout, so if you’re unsure whether something will work, just ask.

Make It Personal

This is what lifts the piece above a decoration. A first name makes it a keepsake for a child or a grandparent. A house name or number makes it a lovely thing to give to whoever’s just moved in. A family surname makes it the piece that comes out every year and eventually gets passed on.

Have a think before you arrive about whose name is going on it – it’s the one decision worth making in advance.

What You’ll Make

One personalised fused glass Christmas tree candle holder, lit by a tea light so the glass glows from within.

It’s the sort of thing that lives on a windowsill, a mantelpiece or a dining table through December, and packs away in tissue paper come January.

Perfect For

• Anyone wanting a Christmas decoration with real meaning attached to it
• Complete beginners – the tree is pre-cut, so there’s no artistic pressure at all
• Friends and family booking together – there’s no maximum number on this one
• Anyone looking for a personalised gift they’ve made themselves
• People who’ve been meaning to try glass and fancy a short, easy, festive introduction

Why This Course?

Personalised gifts are usually ordered from a website and arrive in a box. This one you made, with your own hands, in an afternoon – and it still has their name on it.

It’s also about as gentle an introduction to glass as we offer. With the tree pre-cut, you skip the hardest part entirely and go straight to the fun of colour and decoration. You’ll go home having made something you’re pleased with and rather surprised by.

We Also Offer

Icicle Wreath – Friday 27 November, a festive evening session making a frosted glass wreath for your window.

Can’t make the date? Please email us to register your interest at jen@cheshireschoolofglass.co.uk and we can let you know when further dates are added