Diy Marquee Letters With Lights

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Diy marquee letters with lights.

Cardboard letters clear globe string lights x acto knife pencil and paper spray paint of choice. A drill with a bit barely larger than the diameter of your light sockets duct tape paint of choice. You re in luck i m giving this project template. Making guides and templates.

If your lights do not have clips you can tape the wires in place as well. The letters can be used like this if you don t want to add the trim around the edges. Cutting out the letters. A wooden letter of your choice available at most craft stores 1 2 strings of lights with bulb covers that are removable mine had led bulbs with round plastic covers popped off and.

To kick things off we need a template. Cut out marquee letters. Place a light bulb in each hole and screw on the backing connecting the letters as you go. For this marquee inspired sign for her 4 year old daughter s bedroom mom mandi gruber drew a letter d on a 2 foot by 4 foot piece of plywood and used a jigsaw to cut it out.

These illuminated letters are. Diy light letters made with a light chain for christmas trees. I used a drill and 7 8 spade bit to drill the holes. A lumberyard that has a jigsaw can cut it for you if you draw the shape then she drilled holes for the lights.

Drilling holes in the letters. Drill holes for the lights. This tutorial shows you how to make diy lighted marquee letters. Tuck the wires inside the cardboard and use the clips on the lights to secure the wires if necessary.

To cut out the letters i started on the bandsaw. This step is a tiny bit of up front work that is going to make things way easier. How to make a diy vintage marquee sign 1. However balancing a 4 letter and getting.

For our marquee sign we used 15 globe light bulbsand a 15 light count stringer which worked perfectly. I added trim around the plywood letters to give them a marquee look. Our e and k had 25 total. Measure the diameter of the light sockets mine with the clip needed a 7 8 diameter hole.

The lights we link to above are a pack of 25. To begin installing your lights use a pencil and ruler to make evenly spaced marks on each letter where the lights will go.