Diy Marquee Letter Lights

We built a set of diy wood and metal marquee letters for our wedding and they were actually the first diy project we ever started.

Diy marquee letter lights.

We had 25 lights and 25 holes so we made sure that a light was used in each one. Tuck the remaining string behind the letter after removing the leftover bulbs. I used a drill and 7 8 spade bit to drill the holes. Any help would be appreciated.

Using an x acto knife carefully start cutting out one side of each letter. The first step to creating this lighted marquee letter was to find a letter that was hollow in the back. The globe lights in your link say that you should only connect 3 strings at a time which leaves one letter not connected to the rest. Tuck the wires inside the cardboard and use the clips on the lights to secure the wires if necessary.

This meant we had to do a little back tracking on the legs of the letters. Place a light bulb in each hole and screw on the backing connecting the letters as you go. My bliss diy marquee letters used two sets exactly. Since these letters are hollow once you start to cut you ll be surprised how easy the rest of the letter will come out.

Lights should fit snuggly but a bit of hot glue will make sure they stay in place if needed. Tape i used packaging tape depending on how many letters you use and how big your letters are you may need one two or even three sets of globe string lights. I added trim around the plywood letters to give them a marquee look. The letters can be used like this if you don t want to add the trim around the edges.

A drill with a bit barely larger than the diameter of your light sockets duct tape paint of choice. Pull off the back piece and remove any cardboard pieces from inside the letters. I m about to start this marquee project and was wondering if you could tell me how you connected the lights. Use an x acto knife to cut along the seam of the back sideof each letter.

We actually put the lights in the back of the letter since we liked that look better. Where you have to backtrack. Spray paint the letters and let them dry completely. We built our first set of these diy marquee letters for our wedding and it was actually the first diy project we ever did together so they hold a special p.

Does that mean you need 2 outlets to light up the whole sign. Determine where you want each light to go on your letters and draw a small dot for each bulb. Measure the diameter of the light sockets mine with the clip needed a 7 8 diameter hole. Drill holes for the lights.

Thread a bulb from the string of lights through each hole from the back of the sign. I started with the l then the g then finished with the w. Leave only the length needed to plug the sign in.