This was such a unique and cool experience! I had two hours to kill before a wedding and learned a ton about glass art in this short period of time! This is a fun activity for the whole family. The owner, a former teacher who turned her hobby into a business, is great with kids. There are small bits of glass around, so it's not for super little ones. Optimal for a group experience or making a gift for someone special. Tip-If you're visiting from out of town, they will mail you your creation (it needs to be fired several times and takes a few days). read more

This is my second time being here and I always enjoy it. I will definitely try to come back if I'm in the area again. They let you select a glass base and they design the colors in any way you want. Then, you can pick it up or they will ship it to you. My friends and I just shipped it together and picked it up at my place. They also provide great suggestions of designs and even have some pieces to buy. Overall, great place and wonderful customer service! read more

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Had such a great time creating glass pieces! Everyone was very helpful & there were lots of project choices.

Good experience overall. First, the place is a little hard to find because it's in a large building with lot of businesses- even when you get inside the building it's hard to find lol. They explained the whole process well and let us take our time decorating. There were lots of glass shapes to choose from. In addition, there were lots of glass colors and glass sprinkles. The workers were nice overall (the youngest woman was very accommodating and kind) but some of them were a little too blunt. My friend was taking his glass off his piece (he didn't glue it yet) and one of the women said "you don't want to do that! That's wrong" very suddenly. It was very strange. read more

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Huge fun, and Covid-aware. This was great-- if you're going to Cville check out their website. You book a 2 hour window, and your group is assigned a table, properly social distanced. You choose your project(s) from small ornaments/ window decor to large platters and bowls (Two of our party made sun catchers, I made a spoon rest. ) You can look at a lot of design possibilities of completed projects, then learn how to use glass nippers. Your table has an assortment of various colors and shapes of glass, and you assemble your project with a dab of Elmer's glue. The works are then fired (slumped) in a kiln-- flat ones once, mine gets a second firing draped over the spoon rest mold to shape it. The finished artworks will be mailed to us in about 3 weeks. Serious fun! Prices vary by project read more

I took my newly 7 year old here for a special birthday outing and we had a wonderful time! A unique experience using glass to make art (he chose a suncatcher). The folks here do a great job of walking you through the process and then freeing you to create! We were able to pick up our creating 2 weeks later. Reservations and masks required. Highly recommend. Just a note: strange building and parking lot. Give yourself some time to locate it if it's your first time visiting. read more

So to keep it simple, if you've ever been to one of those make your own pottery type of places (I for one have not as I don't care one bit about art-artsy-artsy fartsy things) this is the same idea just that you're going to be working with glass. While classes are offered and while TGP is on Groupon with a deal we kept it simple by just showing up to do one of their walk-in projects. The basic gist for a walk in visit is you show up, look around at the examples of what others have done, hopefully get inspired, get a brief lesson in how to cut/break off small pieces of glass and away you go. The only real guidelines are that you have to pick a basic pattern/design like a large square which could be used as a bowl or a circle for a plate. There are different sizes ranging mostly from 5 inches to 12 inches. Pretty much it's only needing to pick a size and what colors of glass that are available which are the limiting factors. After that you let your imagination take over. When you're done the pieces are eventually fired in a kiln and if you live in the area you can pick them up in a few days. If not they'll ship anywhere and at least for us that took two weeks until we got our finished products. The lovely wife and I abstained instead opting to let the children do pieces simply because while the process/experience is fun it can get costly in a hurry depending what size you pick plus the shipping. I included the before pictures and somewhere I have the after pictures but their website has a lot of finished product pictures which show you what is possible. So if you go, ignore the fact that the studio is not the easiest to find in the building that they're in, everything can get costly depending on the piece you do/how many you're doing in your party and that parking can be a bit of a challenge because the experience is fun, the owners are both passionate about glass/make sure that you are having a good time and more than likely artsy or not, you'll enjoy the experience. (They're open Tuesday-Saturday 10-6 and Sunday from 10-5.) read more

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We loved making pencil holders, sun catchers and dip bowls by fusing glass. The mother -daughter team are full of knowledge and so helpful.

The entrance looks less than inviting, but don't let that stop you! The workers are super nice and helpful. Can't wait to see how the item turns out. read more

*UPDATE* Got our pieces a few days ago and they turned out exactly how we thought they would, beautiful. read more

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Cara and Maria are a mother/daughter team running the shop. They clearly love what they're doing and are super helpful and knowledgeable. Great for a walk in project or sign up for a glass. It's super fun. read more

The Glass Palette - Paint & Sip Near Me - Charlottesville, Virginia

Awesome mother/daughter time doing something neither of us had done before. The shop is run by a mother/daughter team. Mom is definitely more customer service oriented and made our experience enjoyable. It would not have been the same if we only had the daughter to engage us. read more

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This is a unique little place, and a great activity to try one afternoon. Easy to do a walk in project, even if you are not particularly artsy. Plenty of options to choose from and the staff are very friendly and helpful. read more

This was a wonderful experience! We had a great time and our project turned out beautiful. We received it in the mail quickly and couldnt be happier of the memory! read more

I brought my daughter (9 year old) there on a rainy day whim. It was a great experience! For $26 she spent a LONG time designing a small glass dish. The woman who seemed to be in charge did a great job explaining the process and safety and then left her to design. Thank you sir much for a wonderful experience! read more

We LOVED this place. We both made a picture frame, and we're waiting on them to be shipped to us (at standard shipping cost) as we're not local. The staff were WONDERFUL and took the time to not only explain to us how to construct our pieces, but offered advice when they saw a different, and perhaps easier, way to go about it. If you're looking for a fun, creative activity, definitely check this place out! I hope to go back sometime. read more

currently taking a stained glass class and it is AWESOME! Maria really knows what she's talking about, having been a glass artist for many years. If you're curious like I was, definitely take a class! read more

I was in Charlottesville (I live in Nevada) and went to the Glass Palette and made a charming little bowl ......a little more expensive than I thought it would be but I was on vacation so worth it. I have a precious memory of my time there. I really wish there was such a place in Henderson/Las Vegas Area. read more

This is a great and extremely original indoor activity in Charlottesville that gets your artsy and creative juices flowing. You work with different colored glass pieces to create an original design that will be heated and shaped by the professionals into picture frames, dishes or other glass items. It is good for groups or even flying solo but probably not as much fun. They can definitely accommodate parties. read more

As a visitor to Charlottesville, I enjoyed an afternoon of crafting at the Glass Palette, and was thrilled with my finished project. I've done glass crafting before, but never with such a fantastic array of materials or guidance. The woman in charge of this establishment is friendly and helpful, giving pointers about how the glass will change in appearance once melted, and patiently sharing techniques for using the specialized tools needed to shape glass. I really appreciated working in an environment which caters to adults who work on advanced projects as well as kids coming in for the first time. Highly recommended! read more