Glass block lamp

I have been seeing glass blocks alot on pinterest these days and I thought 

"Hey that looks simple enough, just drill a hole and shove lights in side, no problem"

And it was simple until we tried to drill a hole into a glass block.

We tried a masonry drill bit... no luck

Went to the Menards and bought a glass drill bit... no problem right... wrong!

The glass bit gets hot so we have to get a watering can and slowly pour the water while we drill the hole.

Even the water doesn't help everything, we even used cutting oil to help the bit cut better.

Finally, we got a hole large enough to fit lights into.

Next step, shove the string of lights inside.

Which was easy until the lights didn't go where I wanted them to go, so we used a screw driver to try and gingerly move the lights to where I wanted them.  It sort of worked but eventually I got the lights to where I could work on the outside of the block.

The final step is to paint on the outside.  I chose to paint flowers in one corner to cover up where I didn't get a lot of lights and add a welcome to the top to make it friendly. (that is if a glass block can even be friendly)

Here's the finished product with and without the painting on the outside.

                            

Give these glass blocks a try if you have the patience.