Take a trip down Crystal Lane in Corning to Hands on Glass Studio, where you can lend your breath to a piece of art.

“The experience is so they can learn about the glass making, and also leave with something that they’ve made that’s successful," said Rodi Rovner of Hands On Glass Studio.

She’s been blowing glass for 40 years. Rovner opened this studio in the 1990s.

“I think it's sharing that with people that kind of makes us feel excited about it while we’ve been doing it for a long time but at the same time work with somebody they get excited. It kind of keeps you excited too," said Rovner.

You can choose an ornament, pumpkin, or paperweight. Then choose your colors.

“Start with a material that looks basically like honey, because it's as hot as hot lava, to see it manifest into something that you know you can hang or put on your desk I think it makes people feel proud and excited about what they’re able to accomplish," said Rovner.

Connie Check came to the studio on a girls’ trip through New York.

“From Seneca (Lake) we decided we might as well shoot over to Corning because it was close and we’ve always wanted to do glass blowing," said Check.

Just about anyone can do this, as long as you’re at least 2 years old. You’ll be sanitizing your mouthpiece each time you blow your glass.

“This was nice. We kinda got a little background and also told how to go about doing so, you know, we tried it, we liked it," said Check.

“It’s very different when you watch than when you actually engage in doing a process, so I think some people are surprised at what’s involved. And even have a little more appreciation for optics made of glass," said Rovner.

It's about making your own piece of art without the decades of expertise.