We had 25 lights and 25 holes so we made sure that a light was used in each one.
Diy marquee letter lights.
This meant we had to do a little back tracking on the legs of the letters.
Determine where you want each light to go on your letters and draw a small dot for each bulb.
Any help would be appreciated.
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.
Where you have to backtrack.
Since these letters are hollow once you start to cut you ll be surprised how easy the rest of the letter will come out.
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.
Using an x acto knife carefully start cutting out one side of each letter.
Tuck the wires inside the cardboard and use the clips on the lights to secure the wires if necessary.
I used a drill and 7 8 spade bit to drill the holes.
We actually put the lights in the back of the letter since we liked that look better.
Tuck the remaining string behind the letter after removing the leftover bulbs.
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.
If you wanted you could put the lights on the front of the letter which would put the lights completely outside of the letter frame.
Measure the diameter of the light sockets mine with the clip needed a 7 8 diameter hole.
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.
Pull off the back piece and remove any cardboard pieces from inside the letters.
Drill holes for the lights.
Using cardboard step 1.
The letters can be used like this if you don t want to add the trim around the edges.
Lights should fit snuggly but a bit of hot glue will make sure they stay in place if needed.
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.
The first step to creating this lighted marquee letter was to find a letter that was hollow in the back.
A drill with a bit barely larger than the diameter of your light sockets duct tape paint of choice.
Spray paint the letters and let them dry completely.
Use an x acto knife to cut along the seam of the back sideof each letter.
Place a light bulb in each hole and screw on the backing connecting the letters as you go.
Does that mean you need 2 outlets to light up the whole sign.
I added trim around the plywood letters to give them a marquee look.
I started with the l then the g then finished with the w.
My bliss diy marquee letters used two sets exactly.
