Trash To Treasure Marquee Letters
Make marquee letters from trash!
Posted by Mark Montano
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Turn discarded styrofoam into large, intricate marquee letters with this fun technique!
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You Will Need (7 things)
- Glitter
- Styrofoam
- Styrofoam Cutter
- Patterned Paper
- Large printed Letters
- Americana Decoupage
- Americana Multi Surface Metallic
Steps (3 steps, 60 minutes)
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Printed patterns from GraphicStock.com
Styrofoam
Styrofoam Cutter
Large print out of a letter
Americana Decoupage
Americana Multi-Surface Satin in Metallic Gold
Gold Glitter
Small spray bottle
Metallic gold paint marker -
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See the short video tutorial here:
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Here's How
1. Print and cut a large letter
2. Trace it on the smooth side of the styrofoam
3. Using your styrofoam cutter, carefully (and slowly) cut out the letter
4. Print your patterns from GraphicStock.com
5. Trace the face of the styrofoam letter face down on the back of the printed pattern and then cut out
6. & 7. Paint the edges of the styrofoam letter with the metallic gold paint
8. & 9. Coat the edges of the letter (over the paint) with Americana Decoupage
and then cover with glitter
10. Mist both sides of the paper letter with a spray bottle to relax the paper and then decoupage to the face of the styrofoam letter
11. Place something flat on top for a few minutes while it dries
12. Edge the letters with a metallic gold paint marker
*Keep your glitter from getting everywhere by adding another layer of Americana Decoupage
over the glitter