SANTA FE WORKSHOP FIELD GUIDE
Handcraft a Tiffany-Style Hummingbird: A Two-Hour Stained-Glass Workshop in Santa Fe
A focused, beginner-friendly workshop to shape, bind, and take home a 3D stained-glass hummingbird in roughly two hours.
Handcraft a Tiffany-Style Hummingbird: A Two-Hour Stained-Glass Workshop in Santa Fe.
In Santa Fe, a compact workshop teaches participants—absolute novices included—how to select from dozens of art-glass varieties and use century-old, Tiffany-era techniques to break, shape and bind pieces into a three-dimensional hummingbird ornament you can take home the same day. The experience is designed as a one-time, two-hour class that leaves you with a finished, plane-safe keepsake.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Century-old techniques in a hands-on class
Learn century-old stained-glass methods—breaking, shaping and binding glass pieces—applied specifically to a three-dimensional hummingbird ornament.
A finished ornament you take home
Participants complete a 3D hummingbird ornament during the session and take the finished piece home the same day; the finished work can be carried on a plane.
Short, beginner-friendly session
The workshop is calibrated for absolute novices and runs as a single, focused session suitable for first-timers who want a concentrated hands-on craft experience.
What the day feels like
What the workshop feels like
The class moves deliberately through selection, cutting and assembly: you pick glass from a wide palette, learn to break and shape pieces, and then bind them into a three-dimensional hummingbird using time-tested techniques—finishing with a polished ornament to take home. The format is compact and instructional, intended to get novices through the full craft cycle in a single session.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this workshop suits—and who it doesn’t.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
No special tools or materials are required from participants; the finished hummingbird ornament is permitted on planes, so you can take your work home and travel with it.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the workshop?
The experience is offered as a one-time roughly two-hour workshop.
Do I need prior stained-glass experience?
No—absolute novices are welcome and the class teaches the basic techniques needed to complete the hummingbird.
Is there an age minimum?
Yes—the workshop is open to participants aged 15 and older.
Can I take the hummingbird on a plane?
Yes—the finished ornament can be taken on a plane.
Will I be able to take the piece home the same day?
Yes—participants complete and take home their finished 3D stained-glass hummingbird during the session.
What materials are provided?
Participants choose from dozens of types of art glass provided during the workshop.