Creative Glass Guild of Queensland

Making Christmas Decorations for Showcase Workshop, 14 September to 5 October (Members Only)
2026-10-05 17:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Downstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Organiser: Chris Bell
A call-out to members to help with making the popular Christmas Decorations which the Guild sells at the Showcase every year. The 2026 Showcase will be held on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. The aim is to have more decorations than ever before – they sell like hotcakes!
Bring your own tools. Glass and other materials supplied.
Limited spaces in 4-week blocks: Bookings essential
Prerequisite: Glass cutting skills necessary
Cost: Free

Members' Project Time - Saturday
2026-10-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Downstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Creative Glass Guild members are able to use Guild workshop facilities during members’ project open times. You may hire use of kilns, sandblaster, bead making studio and use tools to work on your own projects without having to enrol in a course where tutors are available. Note though that the Guild may close at times for courses, workshops, maintenance or emergent priorities. Members will be notified by email of any changes.
Guild facilities during Members’ Project Times are for the use of all members and certain obligations are expected.
The Guild’s Administrative Policy further details the expectations of members and students, so that all can operate in a safe, effective and inclusive environment. Please take the time to read this important information.

Beadmaker Buddy-Up - Unusual ways with clear glass, 10 October, 9:30am to 12:00pm
2026-10-10 09:30 - 12:00 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Upstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia

FWS8: Kiln Carving - Making Patterns in Glass
2026-10-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Downstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Kiln Carving – Making patterns in glass
Tutor: Katrina Jackson
Learn how to “carve” glass, to create and cut patterns from ceramic fibre paper. Understand the types of glass to use; and kiln firing processes involved. Safety procedures for using glass and ceramic fibre products are covered. A great beginner workshop as no glass cutting skills are required. Experienced glass users will also benefit by learning new techniques to add to their glass creating repetoire. Participants will make two glass “kiln carved” projects.
Workshop is not a replacement for beginners’ fusing and slumping course. Participants will not be taught how to care for and use the Guild kilns.
Numbers: Minimum 5, Maximum 6
Prerequisite: No experience necessary.
Cost: Includes all materials as well as kiln firings. No hidden costs.

BBM6: Glass Bead Making - Beginners (17 and 18 October)
2026-10-17 09:00 - 15:30 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Upstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Glass Bead Making – Beginners
Tutor: Wendy McKean
Day 1: Introduction to lampworking tools and equipment; safety requirements, use of hothead torch as well as instruction on how to make your own glass beads. You will have time to practice this new skill with various bead shapes.
Day 2: Learn to pull glass stringers; how to apply dots and other simple decorative techniques while getting creative with colour.
Numbers: Minimum 3, Maximum 5
Prerequisite: No experience necessary. Suitable for students who have never tried torching or those with minimal glass bead making experience.
Note: Guild beginner courses have no hidden costs.

IFS3: Intermediate Fusing and Slumping
2026-10-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Downstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
This course is for members who have completed a Beginners Fusing and Slumping course at the Guild to experiment and create their own fused designs with a tutor to support. The tutor will assist in choosing patterns and molds at the appropriate skill level; suggest project design choices; and assist in selecting glass. Students will also be helped in more intricate glass cutting techniques and project composition as well as setting the kiln. Come prepared with design ideas and inspirations.
Students will need to purchase their own glass, frit, dots and other fused accessories. Tools are available for use but it is recommended students purchase their own scorers.
Numbers: Minimum 5, Maximum 8

Prerequisite: Guild membership and completion of the Beginners Fusing and Slumping course.

Beadmaker Buddy-Up - Working with Christmasy Colours, 7 November, 9:30am to 12:00pm
2026-11-07 09:30 - 12:00 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Upstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia

BBM7: Glass Bead Making - Beginners (21 and 22 November)
2026-11-21 09:00 - 15:30 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Upstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Glass Bead Making – Beginners
Tutor: Lenore Keough
Day 1: Introduction to lampworking tools and equipment; safety requirements, use of hothead torch as well as instruction on how to make your own glass beads. You will have time to practice this new skill with various bead shapes.
Day 2: Learn to pull glass stringers; how to apply dots and other simple decorative techniques while getting creative with colour.
Numbers: Minimum 3, Maximum 5
Prerequisite: No experience necessary. Suitable for students who have never tried torching or those with minimal glass bead making experience.
Note: Guild beginner courses have no hidden costs.

FWS11: Fused Glass Christmas Decorations
2026-11-22 09:30 - 15:30 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Downstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Tutor: Chris Bell
Great presents for Christmas! In this workshop, the tutor will provide a number of Christmas themed designs to work on, or you can bring your own. Instruction will be given to those who have not cut glass before. Expect to make about 8 to 10 decorations which, after firing, you will take home along with the “bibs and bobs” to decorate them.
Numbers: Minimum 6, Maximum 8
Prerequisite: Glass cutting skills necessary. Note: This workshop is not a replacement for the beginners fusing and slumping course.
Cost: Includes glass cutting instruction, small glass pack, firing fees, adhesives, ribbons and decorations to finish at home. Additional glass is available to purchase.

BFS3: Fusing & Slumping – Beginners (28 and 29 November)
2026-11-28 09:00 - 16:00 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Downstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Tutor: Katrina Jackson
Want to enter the wonderful world of fused and slumped glass?
In this course, beginners to glass and those with some experience, will learn processes required to create a beautiful fused and slumped glass piece to take home. Learn how to cut glass, safety practices when working with glass, how to prepare glass for kiln firing, use and care of Guild kilns, and learn what happens to glass in the fusing and slumping processes. You will use basic designs supplied by the Guild to make one fused glass project.
On completion of this course and if you become, or are a member, you will be able to book Guild kilns to work on your own projects.
Note: Our beginner courses have no hidden costs.
Numbers: Minimum 5, Maximum 6
Prerequisite: No experience necessary.

FWS13: Christmas Tree Forest - Mosaiced and Fused
2026-11-28 09:30 - 15:30 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Upstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Tutor: Chris Bell
Mix media is the feature of this Christmas Tree Forest.
During this one-day workshop, you will create five Christmas Trees, three of which will be made from, and decorated with, fused glass. Two will be mosaiced on pre-cut acrylic Christmas tree shapes. Combined they will make a decorative table decoration.
Numbers: Minimum 6, Maximum 8
Prerequisite: No experience necessary
Cost: Includes all materials, decorative elements, embellishments to mosaic and kiln firing. No hidden costs.

BMT4: Glass Bead Making - Kris Kringle
2026-11-29 09:30 - 12:00 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Upstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
Tutor: Lenore Keough
This tutorial covers learning new shapes and the application of surface decoration using stringers and rods to sculp various glass forms. Students will be taught the use of a tools and decorative techniques to make three Christmas themed beads. You will review basic torching skills before being taught to make beads of a decorated Xmas tree, a plum pudding and the head of Rudolf the reindeer.
Numbers: Minimum 3, Maximum 5
Prerequisite: Students to have done torching or completed a beginners’ course at the Guild or elsewhere of at least 12 hours duration. Confidence in making and shaping simple beads and adding dots in controlled way.

Beadmaker Buddy-Up - Christmas Break Up, 5 December, 9:30am to 12:00pm
2026-12-05 09:30 - 12:00 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Upstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia

FWS12: Fused Glass Christmas Decorations
2026-12-05 09:30 - 15:30 | Creative Glass Guild of Queensland, Downstairs, 64 Fulcher Road, Red Hill, Queensland, 4059, Australia
