4th of July Glass Block!

Hello, my crafty friends!  Today I have a fun 4th of July project using a Glass Block and Vinyl!

So, I had this idea in my head and pulled out my Gypsy.  I added a 6.5 inch square on the first layer so I would have a template.

Then, I opened a new layer and added all of the words and pictures so I would be able to see how everything would fit together.  Then, I opened a new layer for each color (Red, white, blue, and black) and copied the words/pictures I needed to cut from each color.  I cut each word or picture with my Cricut and then added them one at a time.  If I had chosen to use only one color of vinyl, I could have applied the vinyl to the glass block all at once, but I thought it was worth the extra effort to have different colors.  :)

I have listed out all of the cartridges and cut sizes I used.  Basically, I just played around with the fonts I already had.  If you have the Stand & Salute cartridge (which I don't), there is a bunch of fun word art all ready to go!

Red America:  Jasmine cartridge - 2.29 inches

White Stars:  George cartridge - 0.80 inches and 0.41 inches

 Black America:  Kate's ABCs cartridge - 1.02 inches

Black image of boy and wagon:  A Child's Year cartridge - 1.94 inches

Blue 4:  Kate's ABCs - 1.21 inches

Blue th and of:  Kate's ABCs - 0.52 inches and 0.43 inches

Blue JULY:  Boys will be Boys cartridge - 0.93 inches

Blue Home of the Brave:  Lyrical Letters Cartridge - 0.68 inches

Red Liberty:  Jasmin cartridge - 1.31 inches

White USA: Kate's ABCs cartridge - 0.61 inches

Black image of boy in car:  A Child's Year - 1.71 inches

Blue Land of the Free:  Lyrical Letters Cartridge - 0.84 inches

**I moved the letters closer together for the "Land of the Free" and "Home of the Brave"

Click HERE for a video showing how to apply vinyl to tile.  I applied my vinyl to the Glass Block exactly the same way, except that I did just one piece at a time.

 I got my block from Quality Glass.   It has a plug on the bottom so you can put things (including lights!) inside the block.  How cool is that?!?!

Have a happy day!