DIY Love Marquee

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{Love sign for Valentine’s Day made from wood and mini Christmas ornaments}

This pretty little addition is now sitting on my piano and makes a perfect decoration for Valentine’s Day.

Here’s how I made it:

The base is just a piece of plywood. It was already cut to this size from some long-done project (possibly the roof on the shed?) It measures 13 x 16 inches. The “light bulbs” are these tiny Christmas ornaments I found on clearance at Michaels. You could also use any kind of round bead for the same look.

Marquee with Ornaments | Crafting in the Rain

I watered down some brown and black paint and brushed it on and rubbed it in, kind of like a stain.

I cut vinyl letters using my Cricut to fit on the board and cut out circles to mark where I wanted the tiny ornaments to go.(The font is called Budmo Jiggler) I drew little dots in the center of each one with a pencil.

With the letters in place, I brushed Mod Podge all around the edges to make sure no paint seeped underneath.

Then I painted around the letters (not the circles inside the letters) with DecoArt Bubblegum Pink. I did two coats for good coverage.

I peeled off the vinyl and used a drill to make little holes on each pencil mark so the tops of the tiny ornaments could go in them. I didn’t drill completely through though!

Finally I put a bit of E600 on one of the ornament tops and set it down in the holes and let it dry.

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This may just be something that can stay up year round! Think my husband will notice if the pink is permanent?

And check out these other painted sign ideas:

Rainbow sign