Monday, August 19, 2013

DIY Marquee LIght on a Pallet

Hey y'all sorry Ive been slightly MIA, but with an impromptu trip to Vegas and getting ready for back to school Id say Ive been kinda busy, ha!  Anywho this weekend I decided to tackle a few projects Ive been wanting to do and oh boy did I go to work.  I find that once I really get into the mode of crafting and creating I just cant stop! I managed to finish 3 projects this weekend so needless to say I feel pretty accomplished. Anywho I'm super excited to share with y'all my DIY Marquee Light on a Pallet, this is a project that has been in the works since early July, but I finally got around to finishing it up.

So first the Marquee light, the reason it took me so long to complete this project was because initially I wanted the marquee light to be made out of wood, I wanted something sturdy and more permanent.  Well needless to say that became more of a hassle than I thought it would be.  Its totally doable, but it was so time consuming! I figured I would eventually get to it but weeks went by, and I figured I was over it.  Well this past week as I was lounging around with my littlest, I thought I would give it a go with a cardboard letter from Joann's. Ive been totally against doing it with a cardboard letter because I thought it would look cheap and be kinda flimsy, well to my surprise I thought it looked pretty amazing! So here we go this what I did....


I purchase a 23.5 card board letter(paper mache) for $4.50, I used a 50% off coupon and purchased a small can of spray paint for around $2.50, I also used a 40% off coupon.


I drilled the wholes but you can easily make the wholes with a kitchen knife.



After I made the wholes, I sprayed painted the letter!


The lights I purchased at Target, but I will admit I had a hard time finding them.  With the holidays coming you might have some better luck, I paid about 12 bucks for them. So the back doesn't look very glamorous, but I knew I would be hanging the letter or placing it against a wall so I didn't bother with a back for it.


Lightbulb



Ta-Da! I was super impress since I wasn't sure how well it would look with a cardboard letter, but to my surprise it wasn't as flimsy as I thought it would be.


Well I didn't stop there I took it a step further! Ive had a handful of pallets just hanging around and this particular one I was going to use as a shelf since the size was perfect, not too small not too big. I decided to scratch the whole shelf idea and use it to display my letter. I sanded down the pallet!


Used some wood conditioner to softened the wood and it helps take in the stain better


After staining it I placed the letter against the pallet, at this point I will still debating if I wanted to go through with it, ha! I hammered a nail towards the top of the pallet so the letter would hang.


Umm yeah, I'm in love!


Aaaaahhhhhh! What a beauty, huh!
This by far is the biggest project Ive done, I tend to shy away from big projects because I'm so flaky and quickly lose interest in the things Ive created, but I'm pretty obsessed with this one! The best part is the hubbs LOVED it! He normally isn't very crazy about my eclectic style, but he thought I did a great job. Oh yeah and it cost me around 20 bucks to complete this project, winning!!! 


Alrighty guys I would love to hear your feed back! What are you thinking? Yay or Nay?
Have you tried making a Marquee light? Anywho, as always thank you for stopping by and keeping checking back Ive got more to show you.







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13 comments:

  1. Awesome job Denise! You should add a picture of the type of lights you used. I'd like to know what type of lights they are because I've never seen that type of bulb before. :-) Also what are the pallet measurements?

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    1. Thanks Letty! The pallet size is 39x25 and the hubbs got it from Lowe's for free! The lights I bought at Target by luck! I was returning lights that I had originally purchased and weren't exactly what I wanted, and the lady in front of me was returning these lights which I bought right after her, ha! I have posted a picture of the bulb!

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    2. I know the answer to this might be no, but I'll ask anyway...do you still have a picture of the packaging that the lights came in? I want to duplicate as best as possible. Lol maybe I should just go to Target I might find them.

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    3. Sorry, I no longer have the packaging!

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  2. This is down right genius and so cute. Thanks for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty

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  3. This is a great idea. I am actually going to pin it because I am constantly trying to find a good solution for a "night light" for my daughters room. I bet if I hung this on the wall in her room then she would be happy and I would be happy and her baby brother couldn't tear it down as easy as he can the christmas lights I currently string up.

    I would love it if you linked up with our party this week!
    http://www.sowderingabout.com/2013/08/on-display-monday-15.html

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    1. Yes! I think it would be an amazing night light, but I dont light it up for very long so I dont now how well it will do for long periods of time, so just keep that in mind if you're thinking of leaving it on all night. And for sure I will link up to your party this week! Im heading right over there to check it out!

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  4. I love your project and that you didn't just stop there, you also added it to the pallet! It looks great, I really love it! :-) & it looks very good in your space too
    Ingrid

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    1. Thank you so very much! Ive been wanting to do a big project with a pallet and the marquee light so what better way than putting them together : )

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  5. The tutorial I had originally seen had the lights going the other way! We will see how mine turn out doing it that way! If I can ever find the lights!!

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    1. Yes, Ive seen the lights going the other way too, but then you're left with all these wires hanging in the back with nowhere to hide. I cant wait to see how it turns out, im sure it will be cute either way!

      Heres a link to the lights, I hope it works...

      http://www.target.com/p/room-essentials-clear-globe-lights-25ct/-/A-12958843#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=lights

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  6. How cool is that! Definitely a win for 20 bucks!

    We are sharing pallet ideas at Empty Your Archive this week and I would love for you to link up - Alice @ Mums Make Lists

    http://mumsmakelists.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/empty-your-archive-28.html

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