Glass-blown ornaments make unique gift and experience

• Hand-blown glass holiday ornaments

Casanova Glass and Seasons on St. Croix are offering a unique holiday experience — make your own ornament. Photo by Margaret Ontl
• Patrick Casanova at his Second St. studio

Patrick Casanova at his glass-blowing studio at 308 Second St. Star-Observer File Photo by Margaret Ontl

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For Hudson native Patrick Casanova, creating glass-blown fine art and crafts has been a hobby and profession for years.

The craft “is very addictive,” said Casanova, who moved his glass studio in 1999 from his garage to its current location, the old Dave Holt dealership building at 308 Second St.

“I do a lot of work with interior designers creating specialty lighting for their customers,” said Casanova, whose primary retail outlet remains the gallery Seasons on St. Croix at 401 Second St. The two shared the 308-310 building until August when Seasons moved to its new location.

This holiday season, Casanova is again teaming up with Seasons to offer customers a chance to create their own glass-blown ornament and learn something about the craft along the way.

Appointments

The slots for blowing glass ornaments are scheduled approximately every 15 minutes, with assistance from Casanova.

The completed balls are packaged with an enclosure card and ready for pickup 48 hours after blowing. Cost is $36 per ornament.

From now until mid-January, slots are available Thursday evenings, Friday and Saturdays except Nov. 29 and 30 and Dec. 6 and 7; reservations are required. For an appointment, call Seasons on St. Croix at (715) 381-2906.

Check-in and payment are handled at Seasons the day of the appointment, with blowing being done at the Casanova Glass Studio located at 308 Second St., across the street from Seasons.

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