Make the season shine in glass.
Create an original stained-glass pattern inspired by Christmas and winter holidays, choose real Oceanside sheet glass for a winning pattern, or take on both challenges.
Enter either challenge—or both. You do not need to enter Challenge 1 to enter Challenge 2.
Challenge 1 entrySubmissions now open!Submit Your Design Deadline: Monday, November 23, 2026 at 11 p.m. Pacific Time.
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Contest at a glance
- First Place
- 20 sheets · approx. $500
- More Challenge 1 awards
- 10 sheets, 5 sheets + five Merit Awards
- Challenge 2 prizes
- First: $200 Delphi Glass gift certificate · Second: Oceanside merchandise package
- Challenge 1 deadline
- Monday, November 23, 2026 · 11 p.m. Pacific Time
Challenge 1: up to two entries per person · Challenge 2: one submission per person · Approximately 40 pieces or fewer · No purchase necessary
Two connected challenges
Design it. Then plan it in glass.
Challenge 1 celebrates original pattern design. Challenge 2 is a separate glass-selection challenge open to everyone—even if you did not enter Challenge 1.
Original Pattern Contest
Create a holiday pattern.
Create an original pattern inspired by Christmas, winter, seasonal light, or another broadly recognizable year-end holiday tradition. Work in the tool or medium that suits you—Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, another drawing program, or paper.
- Create a buildable stained-glass pattern with approximately 40 pieces or fewer.
- Make the final line art clear, with dark, fully joined lines that make it easy to distinguish each section. A scan or a clear, straight-on phone photo of a hand-drawn pattern is welcome.
- Upload your design as a clean PDF, SVG, PNG, or JPG, plus a monochrome JPG or PNG public preview of the exact same line art.
- Submit through the official entry form by Monday, November 23 at 11 p.m. Pacific Time.
Maximum two entries per person. Vector artwork is not required: clear scans and straight-on phone photos of hand-drawn patterns are eligible. Challenge 1 does not use suggested glass colors or product codes.
Best Template Studio Glass Plan
Choose the glass.
Open to everyone. Choose one of the three winning patterns and create a complete material plan using Oceanside sheet glass from the Delphi catalog. No pattern-drawing experience is required.
- Open one winning pattern in the Delphi edition of Template Studio. Confirm its finished dimensions and detected pieces.
- You must assign Oceanside sheet glass to every active piece without changing the line art.
- Open Cart Review, choose Download order sheet, save the new tab as a PDF, and submit it with a screenshot and one or two sentences explaining how your color, texture, and glass choices support the pattern.
Limit one Challenge 2 submission per person. Challenge 1 winners may enter, but they must choose another artist’s winning pattern.
Explore Palette and Template StudioChallenge 1 prizes from Oceanside Glass
Eight prizes, plus artist recognition.
A judging panel selects the three principal awards and five Merit Awards. Every winning artist will be featured in the spotlight below.
- 3Major awards
- 5Merit awards
Selected by the Challenge 1 judging panel.
Selected by the Challenge 1 judging panel.
Selected by the Challenge 1 judging panel.
Selected by the Challenge 1 judging panel.
One Oceanside Challenge 1 prize per person. Oceanside will select the glass assortment, which may include rare glass, Fusers Reserves, and other unique offerings, subject to availability. The Challenge 2 merchandise package is Oceanside’s ninth contest award.
Artist spotlight · recognition beyond the prize
Winning artists, featured beyond the contest.
Every winning artist will be featured on My Glass Cookbook. We will share their winning design and introduce their creative practice here and on social media. If an artist supplies and approves a website or portfolio link, we will include it in their feature, and Oceanside Glass will promote their portfolio too. No portfolio is needed for the My Glass Cookbook spotlight.
Each recognized design will be shown with the artist’s name and award.
We will introduce the people, ideas, and practices behind the selected work.
When supplied and approved, website or portfolio links help readers find and support the artist.
Challenge 2 prizes from Oceanside Glass and Delphi Glass
Best Template Studio Glass Plan
First Place receives a $200 Delphi Glass gift certificate. Second Place receives an Oceanside merchandise package. Every active piece must be assigned an Oceanside sheet glass in Template Studio.
Contest calendar
From first sketch to final glass plan.
- 01
Challenge 1 deadline
Submit an original Christmas or winter-holiday stained-glass pattern.
- 02
Challenge 1 selections
Judges select the winning patterns. The three leading designs become the Challenge 2 starter patterns.
- 03
Choose the Oceanside glass
Choose a winning pattern, assign Oceanside sheet glass in Template Studio, and submit the downloaded order sheet as a PDF.
Entry requirements
Original, clear, and buildable.
- Your Challenge 1 pattern must be your original work.
- Generative-AI-created patterns are not permitted.
- Use closed regions and avoid obviously impossible cuts.
- Aim for approximately 40 pieces or fewer and letter- or tabloid-friendly proportions.
- Do not use copyrighted characters, copied patterns, protected logos, or third-party artwork without permission.
- Entries must be suitable for a broad public audience and may not include sexually explicit or graphic content, hateful material, illegal activity, dangerous conduct, or inappropriate depictions of minors.
- Open to artists age 13 and older. A parent or legal guardian must submit for an artist who is under the age of majority where they live.
- Artists retain copyright in their original Challenge 1 work.
Contest terms
My Glass Cookbook administers this skill-based contest with Oceanside Glass. Delphi Glass provides the Challenge 2 gift certificate. No purchase is necessary to enter or win; a purchase does not improve the chance of selection. Void where prohibited. Employees, contractors, judges, and their immediate household members at these organizations may not enter.
Submit one complete Challenge 1 form per original design before the stated deadline, up to two designs per artist. The judging panel evaluates eligible entries against the published criteria above; its decisions on eligibility, scoring, and awards are final. Late, incomplete, inaccessible, copied, or otherwise noncompliant entries may be rejected. Each artist may receive at most one Oceanside Challenge 1 prize. Approximate retail values are estimates; prizes are not redeemable for cash and are subject to availability and applicable law. Winners are responsible for taxes and local charges applicable to their awards.
Entrant names and contact details are used to administer and judge the contest, contact artists, and arrange prizes. Only approved public artist names and credited entry previews may be published for general entrants; accepted award recipients' credited final pattern files may also be offered as free downloads as described above. Private contact details and other entrants' source uploads will not be posted as downloads. See our privacy policy. The organizers may adjust, suspend, or cancel the contest if technical failures, fraud, or circumstances beyond their control prevent fair administration; material changes will be posted here. Google and social platforms are not sponsors of this contest. Questions? Email My Glass Cookbook.
Published scoring
What the judges will consider.
All Challenge 1 awards are skill-based panel decisions.
Original Pattern Contest
- Originality and visual concept
- 30 points
- Composition
- 25 points
- Stained-glass buildability
- 25 points
- Technical clarity and usability
- 20 points
Best Template Studio Glass Plan
- Color harmony and visual impact
- 35 points
- Effective use of Oceanside glass
- 30 points
- Buildability and plan completeness
- 25 points
- Explanation of glass choices
- 10 points
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions.
Can I enter more than one design?
Yes. Each person may submit up to two original Challenge 1 patterns, but only one Challenge 2 glass plan. Submit the Challenge 2 form once per person.
Do I have to enter both challenges?
No. Enter Challenge 1, Challenge 2, or both. Challenge 2 is open to everyone and does not require pattern-drawing experience.
May a Challenge 1 winner enter Challenge 2?
Yes. A Challenge 1 winner may enter Challenge 2, but must choose another artist’s winning pattern rather than their own.
What files will I submit?
Challenge 1 requires a clean PDF, SVG, PNG, or JPG pattern file and a monochrome JPG or PNG public preview of the same line art. Challenge 2 requires a screenshot, the Template Studio order sheet saved as a PDF, and one or two sentences explaining how the color, texture, and glass choices support the pattern.
Does my Challenge 1 pattern have to be vector artwork?
No. You may work in Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, another drawing program, or on paper. Upload your design as clear, dark, closed line art; a scan or straight-on phone photo of a hand-drawn pattern is fine. Keep the paper flat and evenly lit, with no distracting shadows or perspective distortion. Vector artwork is not required.
Do I need Template Studio?
Not for Challenge 1. Template Studio is required for Challenge 2, when participants assign Oceanside sheet glass to every active piece of a winning pattern.
Can I change the winning pattern during Challenge 2?
No. Challenge 2 participants may choose glass and prepare the material plan, but they may not alter the underlying line art.
Can generative AI be used to create an entry?
No. Challenge 1 patterns must be the artist’s original work and may not be created with generative AI.
Will I need a Google account?
Yes. The official Google Forms entry process will require sign-in so entrants can upload their submission files securely.
Who is eligible to enter?
Artists age 13 and older may enter where participation is lawful. A parent or legal guardian must submit on behalf of an artist who is under the age of majority where they live, accept these rules, serve as the contest contact, and receive any prize. International entries are welcome; Oceanside prize delivery is arranged with each winner. International winners are responsible for applicable import duties, taxes, brokerage, and other local charges beyond freight. The Delphi gift certificate is subject to Delphi’s redemption terms.
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