DIY Marquee Piano Letters!

To say that I am excited about the photo backdrop I have created for my piano students' back-to-lessons portraits would be a huge understatement. Look...

Here's the side view...

I know, right?

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Here's a brief tutorial.

Purchase letters and gold spray paint from craft store. The letters I found were at Michaels, and they were on sale for 50% off (which made them about $6.50 each). The brand is "Marquee Love". You will also need to make sure you have 2 AAA batteries per letter on hand.

When I got home, I immediately opened up the "P" and painted it. These letters are cardboard, so the paint absorbs and dries quickly. I was able to add the lights after just a few minutes of drying.

Here's what the spray painting looks like:

And the drying:

When the paint is dry, push little bulb covers (included) into the holes in the letters.

Turn the letter upside down and insert LED lights into bulb covers from behind using included diagram as a guide.

Add two AAA batteries to each string of lights.

There is an ON/OFF switch on each battery pack.

And that's it! So easy, and so cool!