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kHT · Post by **kHT** » Mar 25, 2005 11:23 pm

I have a friend I made a glass light for at Christmas and he just loved it. He wanted a North Pole Sign for his front yard but couldn't find a large one. So I asked his wife if I could make one for him, it would be the basic and he could deck it out however he wanted it. Well his birthday is a couple days after Easter so we thought that would be the best time to give to him. So what ya think? It's one of those 6 sided glass bricks on PVC pole painted metalic copper.

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Mar 26, 2005 12:08 am

patsue53 · Post by **patsue53** » Mar 26, 2005 12:18 am

Very Clever!!! That is really cute!

Aud · Post by **Aud** » Mar 26, 2005 1:28 am

That is pretty Karma. It is would fit any situation. Plus I like anything Green.

jmboyer · Post by **jmboyer** » Mar 26, 2005 12:42 pm

Beautiful work, KHT. I love it! Your friend will be delighted to receive it as a gift.

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Mar 30, 2005 10:49 am

The gift has been given and he just about fell out of his chair, he loved it!! We might have to do another one for the end of the driveway now.

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Mar 31, 2005 6:12 am

Neat! I've never seen a 6 sided block. what are they normally used for?

So it this for outside then?

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Mar 31, 2005 9:58 am

That's cool, Karma! But I don't see where the north pole sign is.......Maybe we would have to see that in person, I guess....Is the lights around it, then....

I'm glad your friend loved his new gift.....Your the bomb!

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Mar 31, 2005 11:50 am

Yes this is for outside by his front porch but he is putting in a greenhouse so he may use it out there now. LG we gave him some copper color chain and told him we would do a copper sign for him if that is what he really wanted on it was the 'North Pole' but we wanted to make sure first. I did one of the glass lights with a Santa for his coffee table that had a North Pole sign on the plate of Santa's buggy.
That is when I heard about the big one he wanted for outside so his DW and I started to brain storm ideas. I came up with this and he can decorate the pole with red ribbon or what else he wants. He has bird feeders so they could hang those on it too.

wishiwere, I'm not to sure how these would go into a glass wall as Lowes just had a couple on the shelf and no photos.
There are so neat to make as toppers for a pole light only drill the hole on the back not bottom. Some folks just don't listen to instructions to well!

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Mar 31, 2005 12:20 pm

Okay, I'm confused (not new hey?

So you are saying to cut the hole for the pvc in the back? Guess I need pictures to understand that one!

phloxywis · Post by **phloxywis** » Mar 31, 2005 9:19 pm

why can't i see the picture?

phloxywis · Post by **phloxywis** » Mar 31, 2005 9:20 pm

now i see it--very nice. we 're having computer problems again. phloxywis

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Mar 31, 2005 9:41 pm

It will be great for whatever he decides to hang on it.

Did you do any prep to the PVC before painting it?

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Mar 31, 2005 11:10 pm

wishiwere, here is one glass block with the hole drilled in the glass so that a string of Christmas lights can go inside to lite it up. Beings that the guys drilled the hole in the bottom of the 6 sided block I had to have them drill a hole at the top of the pipe so the light could be replace when the light goes out.

Pat, I cleaned the PVC with soapy water, them took a fine sand paper to it before using a plastic spray paint to it.

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Mar 31, 2005 11:12 pm

I see what you mean now! Thanks for the visual

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Apr 01, 2005 1:32 am

Thanks Karma! DH has a large diameter PVC pipe around the birdfeeder pole to keep the squirrels out. I was thinking it would look much nicer painted metallic copper.

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Apr 01, 2005 11:10 am

Paint it and have him drill holed in it, fill it with dirt and stuff little strawberries in the holes. Instant planter.

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