{Semi} DIY Marquee Letter

Do you love the marquee letter trend as much as I do?  I often scour junk sales for old marquee letters and I’ve thought about DIY’ing my own.  If you have too then you’ll love this {semi} DIY marquee letter.  It doesn’t get much easier!

Last week at Michaels, I was browsing through the store and came across an endcap carrying marquee letter kits from Heidi Swapp.  The kit contains the letter, the lights, and bulb covers … and at 50% off it cost me less than $7.  Total score, right?

I also bought glitter tape {there are accessories that are the perfect width for decorating the letter} and aqua bulb covers.

I wrapped the outside of the letter with the glitter tape.  I won’t lie … getting the tape into the crevices of this letter was a bit tricky and the final result is not entirely perfect.  My wrinkles aren’t overly noticeable though and the overall look is really fun.  If you like it simple, choose an O {smile}.

I inserted the aqua bulb covers into the holes on the letter …

… pushed the lights through the back …

… and that was it!  The lights operate on a small battery pack that fits into the back of the letter.  This {semi} DIY marquee letter is a really fun accessory in my daughter’s room …

… and looks so fun when it’s all lit up!

And it certainly was easier than starting from scratch!