Saw It. Pinned It. Did It: Glass Blocks

I'm here today for another Saw It. Pinned It. Did It

with Stephanie and Katie. 

This craft was a bit more labor intense than my previous SI.PI.DI posts. 

But I'm fully in love with the way they turned out so the time and muscle was totally worth it! 

Inspiration: 

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The glass blocks needed for this can be bought about anywhere. Home improvement stores, craft stores, supply shops. I actually got mine from an auction. An elderly man had a HUGE stock pile of them he used for windows in his farm sheds. He was headed into a nursing home so they where getting rid of all kinds of un-needed junk. One man's junk is another man's treasure! I snagged a couple dozen of these blocks for $0.50 a piece. Score! 

The first step (and the labor intensive part of the operation) is to drill a hole in the side of the glass block. For this you'll need a glass drill bit and some muscles. It does take about 5 to 10 minutes per block to drill the holes.

 Next string a small set of lights (30 bulbs will be plenty) into the block and apply your vinyl. The vinyals that I used are from an online shop called Vinyl Gifts and More. Totally cute stuff for all different seasons! 

After applying the vinyl I wrapped the sides of the block with ribbon and added bows to the top of each block for a little more cute-ness. You could also add fake flowers, fake greenery, jingle bells, a small ornament or whatever else you please. Be creative!

Creations:

I think I've made about a dozen or so of these already.

Below you can see some of my other creations: