Need your great ideas for glass blocks
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Marianne
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I have seven glass blocks with shapes that I love but I'm lacking any creative ideas. I do not have tools to cut glass, particularly anything with such thick glass.
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15 answers
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I would put the top of the cheap solar yard lights on the top (drill hole in block for little bulb/silicone calk to attach) and set them around for landscape lighting
Moxie
on Jun 07, 2015
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Arrange them to form a circle put a clear container inside for flowers maybe succulant plants or a holder for silk flowers.
Becky Shell
on Jun 07, 2015
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Christmas "ice" blocks!!! Are the bottoms open so that you could put white or blue solar lights inside?
Arlene Fitzpatrick
on Jun 07, 2015
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Keep them the way they are, and use them for seats around a backyard fire pit.
Renee
on Jun 07, 2015
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Incorporate them into a re-circulating fountain in your garden. With water splashing on/around them, they'd be "ice cubes" in a cool fountain. Even better if illuminated.
Susan Bechamp
on Jun 08, 2015
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Glass paint them
Doreen
on Jun 08, 2015
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I like Renee's idea of seating, but you might want to pick up a couple of round pillows for the top or make some that fit the profile of the cubes if you can sew. Would make for very interesting seating!!
Mary
on Jun 08, 2015
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If you could drill a hole in the glass,you could insert mini lights. Then decorate with seasonal or theme ribbon and whatever you have.
Dorothy Henning
on Jun 08, 2015
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You may have to ask around to find someone who could do the drilling.
Dorothy Henning
on Jun 08, 2015
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Dig some holes in the yard, add the cubes for stepping stones! They might stick up out the ground a bit, depending on how you place them.
Renee
on Jun 08, 2015
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What are the dimensions of each?
Colimbia1
on Jun 09, 2015
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I painted on them - eg Christmas /religious themes or "love/friends" sayings and gave them as gifts.......
Andrea Ryan
on Jun 11, 2015
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My mom drilled a hole in some smaller glass blocks & inserted a string of colored Christmas lights (everything but the last bit & plug). She put them in window sill but I'm sure the larger ones would look cool outside at dusk
Jana Currie Dobson
on Jun 10, 2016
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Thank you, Jana.
Marianne
on Jun 10, 2016
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I like totems and I would probably build a totem for the garden. If you want to decorate them a bit, get some glass marbles (that are flat on one side) and glue them on in a pattern or cover the entire block. Put something interesting on the top. You can get the glass marbles at the Dollar Store or if you want more colorful options check out most craft stores (Michael's, Joann, Hobby Lobby, etc.) You could also use mosaic tiles to decorate the blocks. I will say that all of my garden totems are supported with rebar down the center. For that you'd have to drill a top and bottom hole in the blocks. Some glass vendors will drill for you (probably at a fee). I drill my own with a diamond bit, water (to keep it from overheating) and a good drill. If your glass gets too hot it will crack or shatter. You could also use a good exterior clear glue to secure the blocks on top of each other.
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on Nov 16, 2016
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