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For over 30 years, Silverado has been creating handcrafted mouth-blown glass Christmas ornaments, growing from a small family workshop near Warsaw into one of Poland’s recognized producers and exporters of decorative glass Christmas ornaments. Today, its handmade glass ornaments reach homes across Europe, the United States and many other parts of the world, carrying with them a strong tradition of Polish craftsmanship and glassmaking.

The roots of this craft go back to Jerzy Jaroszyński, who ran his own workshop long before Silverado was founded. He created a wide range of handmade products, and this experience with materials, precision and manual work became the foundation for what later evolved into a company fully dedicated to handmade glass Christmas ornaments and traditional glassmaking techniques.

One of Silverado’s most important milestones was entering the American market. It marked a major step in the company’s growth and showed that Polish handmade craftsmanship can succeed on an international level. A particularly symbolic moment came when ornaments produced in the Józefów workshop were selected to decorate the Christmas tree at the White House, confirming the recognition of traditional Polish glass ornaments on a global stage.

The production of each glass Christmas ornament follows classic glassmaking techniques that have remained largely unchanged for generations. It begins with simple glass tubes that are heated until they become soft and flexible. Skilled glassblowers then shape them by hand, forming delicate mouth-blown glass ornaments one by one. Inside, each piece is coated with a silver layer through a chemical reaction, giving it its characteristic shine. After that, the ornaments are dipped in lacquer, dried, and then carefully hand-painted and decorated. The process actually begins much earlier with the design stage, which defines the style, theme and character of each collection of handmade glass ornaments and guides all further production.

At the creative core of Silverado is Magdalena Słodyczka, who is responsible for designing every collection of glass Christmas ornaments and shaping its visual identity from the very beginning. Working alongside her is Wojtek, who oversees the operational and organizational side of the company, ensuring that production, logistics and international growth of handmade Christmas ornaments run smoothly. Together, they form a strong partnership that combines creative vision with business execution.

Silverado ornaments are available through the company’s official website as well as on platforms such as Etsy and eBay. In addition to individual sales, the company also produces custom collections of handmade glass Christmas ornaments for large clients and business partners. These include personalized ornaments with company logos or fully bespoke designs created to match specific brand identities. Silverado also organizes creative workshops for both children and adults, allowing participants to experience the process of decorating glass ornaments firsthand.

Each piece is designed as a long-lasting keepsake, often becoming part of family traditions for many years, passed down and brought out again each Christmas as a symbol of continuity and shared memories. Collections of handmade glass Christmas ornaments are highly limited, with many designs produced in very small quantities or even as single unique pieces, which makes every ornament truly special, personal and one of a kind, rather than part of mass production. Silverado is also built on its people — long-standing craftsmen who have been part of the workshop for years, carrying forward experience and precision, as well as new team members who bring fresh energy, creativity and new perspectives to the work. This combination of tradition and renewal allows the company to stay consistent in quality while still evolving its style and approach. In the end, Silverado remains a place where family heritage, traditional glassmaking and modern production come together naturally, creating handmade glass Christmas ornaments that are not only decorative objects, but also lasting pieces of festive tradition with emotional value.