The most time-consuming part of the making it definitely was drilling the hole in the back of the growler. I went out and bought diamond tip drill bits at Lowe's about two months ago I was just really intimidated to drill into glass. I even used an old Jack Daniel's bottle to practice on first. I was so worried the glass was going to just explode if I did it wrong. In the end though it wasn't bad at all. Once the hole was drilled it was just a matter of wiring up the lamp with a kit I bought and filling it with a bag of marble stones to give it some weight. Since the growler was dark I wasn't too worried about hiding the cord but it the stones also do that. The kit included a topper but I ended up just using the growler lid after I drilled a hole in it. I of course came up with this solution after I completed wiring the lamp and had to tear it all apart and rebuilt it but it was good practice.
I've got plans on making a few more. I'm giving this one to Steve as a belated x-mas gift. It's a growler from the local pub, Fortnight Brewing, here in Cary that we've been too a few times. I may try and sell a few lamps once I get the process down. Or at least trade them for free beer.
Update 4/19: I've made a second growler lamp for myself from another local brewery, Raleigh Brewing Company. I've also got plans on making at least a few more from some of the Asheville breweries we visited. How many growler lamps is too many to have in your home?
Update 5/5: I made two more growler lamps last Saturday. The Wicked Weed lamp I gave away as a gift to my friend Steve's parents, who just happen to have the last name of Weed.
The other lamp I made was for my desk at work. It's from Crank Arm Brewery, which just is only a few blocks from my office. It's a really cool pub and I love that it's bicycle themed. I shared the lamp with them on Twitter and they seemed to really like it.
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