I am absolutely crazy about this 'E' marquee I made for the kitchen.
I fell hard for Urban Outfitters marquees, but for $178? They've got to be out of their damn minds.
They got me thinking though, and one day when browsing Jo-Ann I came across these big cardboard letters, and I figured I'd try my hand at making my own.
I picked an E (the national letter of Eisenbergia) and got to work.
- Cut panels out of the back of the (3-D) letter. The more you cut off the easier it will be to put in the lights, but you don't want to sacrifice stability.
- Randomly scatter holes across the front surface of the letter, I started each hole with a nail, and found that a number 8 knitting needle makes the perfect sized hole to snugly hold the lights.
- Paint the letter as neatly as you want- or not. I wanted sort of a rough, worn look, so I painted the sides and front outside edges yellow, and finished the front with orange paint.
- Once dry, push the lights through from back to front and tuck the cording into the letter.
Total cost of my marquee letter? $18.
