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Luck and Leprechauns Marquee Sign Class

Hi everyone!  This  Luck and Leprechauns Marquee Sign was a class I offered last year before St. Patrick’s Day.  It was super popular and got rave reviews.  LOL! So, take a look and now you can learn how to make one for yourself.

 

Luck and Leprechauns Marquee Sign - www.michellejdesigns.com - Join me in making this awesome home decor project just in time for the St. Patrick's Day celebration

 

Luck and Leprechauns Marquee Sign

We have made several of these signs in my classes here in Emmetsburg.  You can check out the XOXO Valentine Sign,  and the Lake Sign as well.  But none of those were as popular as the Luck and Leprechauns sign.

 

Luck and Leprechauns Marquee Sign - www.michellejdesigns.com - Join me in making this awesome home decor project just in time for the St. Patrick's Day celebration

 

Jeff built the base from pieces of Lath that we get at Menards.

 

XOXO Valentine Marquee - www.michellejdesigns.com - We will create this 15 x 20 wood Valentine Marquee sign for your holiday decor!

 

Paint the base white.  I used the Silhouette Machine to cut out my letters and shamrocks.  You can make them any shape or size you like to fit the board.  We used sets of 35 lights for the marquee so I didn’t want a long word for that part of the sign.

Trace the letters onto the board after it has completely dried.  If you can use a colored chalk it comes off easier and is easier to cover than a pencil mark.

Because this was a class, I do not have photos for this particular sign.  But below is a photo of a different St. Pat’s sign that I traced.  I used pencil but the greens did a pretty good job of covering it.  Use the same process with whatever design you choose.

 

Luck Marquee Sign Tutorial - www.thriftytstreasures - join Michelle from Michelle James Designs for this guest post and tutorial for this St. Patrick's Day home decor project!

 

Lay out your design first, then trace the letters.

 

Luck Marquee Sign Tutorial - www.thriftytstreasures - join Michelle from Michelle James Designs for this guest post and tutorial for this St. Patrick's Day home decor project!

 

Start painting over the design making sure to let it dry between colors.

 

Luck Marquee Sign Tutorial - www.thriftytstreasures - join Michelle from Michelle James Designs for this guest post and tutorial for this St. Patrick's Day home decor project!

 

Once the painting is dry give it a little sanding.  This not only helps to get rid of the chalk or pencil lines but also creates a distressed look which I love!

Then you are ready to drill the holes.  I made a template that aligned with the top of the board that had the exact “LUCK” lettering and marks where I wanted them so Jeff knew exactly where to drill the holes.

 

Luck Marquee Sign Tutorial - www.thriftytstreasures - join Michelle from Michelle James Designs for this guest post and tutorial for this St. Patrick's Day home decor project!

 

Add the lights from the back of the sign making sure you get a light in each o the 35 holes.  It can be hard to push them back out without breaking the bulb so be careful.

 

XOXO Valentine Marquee - www.michellejdesigns.com - We will create this 15 x 20 wood Valentine Marquee sign for your holiday decor!

 

Then you are done.  Here is what this one looked like all lit up.

 

Luck Marquee Sign Tutorial - www.thriftytstreasures - join Michelle from Michelle James Designs for this guest post and tutorial for this St. Patrick's Day home decor project!

 

And here is the Luck and Leprechauns sign again.  Cute right?

 

Luck and Leprechauns Marquee Sign - www.michellejdesigns.com - Join me in making this awesome home decor project just in time for the St. Patrick's Day celebration

 

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Michelle

 

 

Bonnie

Monday 8th of February 2016

Michelle, I want to sign up for the March 3rd Class! Will drop check off at Courthouse. Couldn't figure out how to sign up without using credit card or paypal, so let me know. I'm flexible so if need to change classes, just let me know! Thanks.

Michelle

Monday 8th of February 2016

You are fine Bonnie! Thanks so much. I will put you down for Thursday, March 3rd. Yay!

Peggy Stolley

Sunday 7th of February 2016

This is one of the cutest projects I've ever seen! Way to go!

Michelle

Monday 8th of February 2016

Thank you Peggy! You just made my day!

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