These are photos from my trip to the Inge-Glas Workshop in Bavaria, Germany.  Follow the pictures in order and see how ornaments are made!  I also included pictures of the adorable town we stayed in, Coburg - highly recommended.  Enjoy the tour!

On the Eurorail!	Map on train	Inge-Glas HQ	Heating Santa	Blowing into Glass Mould
That one is done!	Mouth blowing a new Santa	Heating the glass rod	Mouth blowing into mould	Making the birdhouse
the ornament mould	Mouth blowing glass into bird mould	Finished glass bird forms	Heating the glass	Pressing the mould
The Silvering process begins	Rinsing the agents out	Silvering step 3	Silvering step 4	The Silvering station

Next, in the drying ovens	Ornaments drying	After drying, they get dipped again	Now they are a frosty color	Naked Santa drying
Pomegranate drying	The stems get clipped	Irene pitching the baseball ornament!	The Paint Room	The paint!
Some get spray painted first	My order of SF ornaments!	Making the San Francisco ornament	Painting the 2006 Annual Bell	Hand painting the drum
Glittering birds	Hand painting the birdhouse	Hand painting a church	The 410 Year ornament	different ornament moulds

The Pickle before paint	Tools of the trade	More moulds	Mini Wedding Set	Adhering glass tails to birds
Bird - almost done!	The Mould Vault	How they used to make them	She does this	He does that
in the showroom	Rathaus - Coburg	Coburg	View from hotel