Central Glass Works — Attraction in Centralia

I pass this place at least a thousand times a year..no b.s. Back and forth to work and home I heard that they were making some glass mushrooms..my woman loves anything mushroom related so I finally took my happy butt in there....glad I did. Surrounded by beautiful glass and color can put one at ease..in no time at all I had the prize possession in hand which was for her Xmas gift... People were very cool and laid back..had a great conversation and will be going back to actually learn the craft of glass blowing. Prices are good and service was great...if you think the cost is high..go to the dollar store..if you want something actually hand crafted come here...glass art is never cheap..takes time and patience... That being said...I will be back soon. Awesome experience..thank you so much... Remember to support your local business for they are the backbone of...

We booked the Livingsocial 2 hour private workshop. Overall experience was disappointing as my daughters glass ornament broke during the overnight cool down process, and we were basically told that happens. There was no offer for replacement alternatives. We’ve done glass blowing on several occasions at different studios and always walked away pleased. It's turning into a family hobby. This time I had reservations from the first greeting where we were asked to touch a bowl that after the fact was revealed to be someone’s ashes mixed into the glass. The actual glass blowing session did go smoothly and the owner did a good job working with the kids (ages 10 and 12) completing all projects in half the expected time. The ornaments and suck bowls produced however turned out to be quite fragile and hardly functional if we don’t want...

We had the private lesson for 10 but we opted for bringing 4 (us included). The two guys leading the session are super nice and knowledgeable. They allowed us to take our time with picking what item we wanted to make along with the colors. We all had fun and loved our final products. The only thing we were all bummed about is the amount/lack thereof, with making our items ourselves. I do realize that the reason for that most likely is because it’s a liability if someone hurts themselves or someone else, lowers the likelihood of a customer making something that breaks during cooldown or something they don’t like, etc. Like I said, we still had a great time and that’s why I gave it 5 stars, just know going into it, you’ll only be doing a few things with the bulk of the work going to the workers...