Abstract: Hot melt decorative coating compositions for glassware are described. The coating compositions contain 50 to 80% of non-vitrifiable filler which preferably contains at least one pigment intimately dispersed in 50 to 20% of water-insoluble vehicle having a melt softening point range from 45.degree. to 65.degree. C. The vehicle contains as essential ingredients from 5 to 75% of at least one normally solid C.sub.14.sub.-32 alcohol and 7 to 55% of certain polystyrenes and can also contain, if desired, up to 55% of paraffin wax, up to 40% of certain polyalkylene glycols, and up to 20% of specific lower alkyl acrylate polymers.