DIY Christmas Marquee Sign With Clear Ornaments

by Brepurposed

Every month me and my bloggy friends get together and challenge ourselves to create something using the same object. This month was clear ornaments!

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I've been dying to make a marquee sign and figured this would be the perfect opportunity to get creative and make something other than something to hang on the tree :)

I bet you’ll never guess what my sign is made of ;)

Here are the supplies you need:

:: Foam Core

:: Kraft Paper

:: Balsa Wood Strips (found at Michaels)

:: Clear Ornaments

:: White Paint

:: Battery Powered Christmas Lights

That’s right, my sign is made from foam core. It’s SO lightweight plus it was super cheap to make!

Step 1

Glue your kraft paper to your foam core.

Step 2

Stain your Balsawood Strips. These things weigh next to nothing which is awesome!

Step 3

Glue your strips to the foam core. I just used some super glue for this.

Step 4

Lettering! I designed my words in Illustrator using the font Cheddar Jack and then printed it out on 3 separate sheets. First you want to cut around your letters and shade the back of the paper with a pencil. Yes I used our cheese platter that was still out from our xmas party the night before as my flat surface ;)

Next place your letters on the sign where you want them and outline each one with your pencil. Make sure to press hard!

You should be left with this:

I really wish I had awesome hand writing and could just free hand this, but that is just one thing I was not given. So this works perfectly for me!

Step 5

Paint! Fill in your outline with paint using a very fine tip paint brush.

Step 6

Make your holes for your ornaments. I used a pencil initially and then used some scissors to make them bigger.

Step 7

Pop in your ornaments and attach the lights! I got mine from Hobby Lobby and they were half off. Boo ya!

And of course I had one more ornament on my sign than there were lights so I had to use two sets. That would happen to me. And that’s why the back looks like a bomb...

Oh well, no one sees it anyway ;)

To hang the sign, I simply glued a block of wood onto the top and then nailed in a little frame hanger. You could just as easily keep this free standing and not worry about that step!

I love marquee signs and am in love with how this one turned out! Clear ornaments are the perfect alternative to light bulbs, plus they’re plastic :)

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Leigh Anne @ Houseologie on Dec 15, 2014
I love this marquee sign! So pretty!

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Rustic Owl Treasures on Oct 28, 2015
this is perfect!

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