ASHEVILLE WORKSHOP FIELD GUIDE
Molten Miniatures: Craft a Glass Donut Pendant in Asheville
A focused, 50-minute workshop at the North Carolina Glass Center where an expert instructor guides you through basic soft-glass torch techniques to create a custom glass donut pendant.
Molten Miniatures: Craft a Glass Donut Pendant in Asheville.
In a compact studio inside Asheville’s North Carolina Glass Center, you’ll trade the steady click of a camera for the click of a torch and the small, luminous thrill of melting glass. Under instructor guidance you shape a tiny snack — a glass donut pendant — choosing colors and toppings as you learn essential torch-handling skills and the satisfying alchemy of flame and fuse.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Hands-on torch skills from the first minute
An expert instructor leads each step as you learn core soft-glass torch techniques, from heating to shaping, so even beginners can handle molten glass safely and confidently.
A tiny, customizable keepsake
You create a mini glass snack — a donut pendant — customizing colors and toppings for a personalized memento you can take home the next day.
A short, focused studio session
The lesson is concise and approachable, designed for a single session that delivers a finished piece without a long time commitment.
What the day feels like
What the session feels like
In a guided, studio-based lesson you’ll move quickly between demonstration and hands-on work. The instructor introduces basic soft-glass torch techniques, you choose colors, then heat and shape small elements into a donut pendant. The pace is brisk and tactile — molten glass, color application and finishing — culminating in a piece that’s ready for pickup the next day or available for shipping.
THE PROCESS
Hands-on torch skills from the first minute
An expert instructor leads each step as you learn core soft-glass torch techniques, from heating to shaping, so even beginners can handle molten glass safely and confidently.
THE RESULT
A tiny, customizable keepsake
You create a mini glass snack — a donut pendant — customizing colors and toppings for a personalized memento you can take home the next day.
THE PACE
A short, focused studio session
The lesson is concise and approachable, designed for a single session that delivers a finished piece without a long time commitment.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this lesson suits — and who should think twice
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
No specialized personal gear is listed; the lesson includes instructor guidance and the materials needed to make a glass pendant.
Items are prepared to take home the next day; shipping is available for an additional fee.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the class?
The lesson runs for 50 minutes.
What will I make?
You’ll create a miniature glass donut pendant and can customize colors and toppings.
Do I need prior experience?
The class is suitable for beginners through intermediate participants.
When can I take my piece home?
Finished items are ready to take home the next day; shipping is available for an additional fee.
What is the deposit and cancellation policy?
There is a non-refundable $25 deposit. Cancellations made up to 48 hours before the class receive a refund minus the $25 deposit; cancellations less than 48 hours before the start time are not refunded.