Light Letters

I have loved these letters and have wanted some for my own.

With seeing this handy tutorial

 and a few of my tweeks here is how I put mine together.

So watch the tutorial first to get an idea first of what you are trying to do.

Materials

Card board 3-D letters

{I found mine at Joanne's for $3.99 each.  They have smaller ones for $2.99 eachI liked the larger ones to be able to use larger lights.  For the small letters you could use the small twinkle lights.}

Masking tape

Gold and red spray paint

String of lights

Box cutter

First I cut along the boarder of the top of the letter

Next I cleaned up the inside of the box and made the edging more clean by lining the edge with masking tape.

 

Next I marked where I wanted to place the light bulbs 

and made a hole for each light.

Then I painted the interior of the letter with gold paint.

You really could paint whatever color you want. 

I chose gold because it would look like more light.

I then painted the outer part of the letter red.

Again pick whatever color you please.

After letting the letters completely dry I poked the 

light bulbs through and screwed them into the socket.

front

Back

One all the lights were in the letter I tried to tape or tie down all the extra cord.

Plug into an extension cord and them let the letters shine on