DIY Light Up, Wire Letter Industrial Style Sign
It can be tricky to figure out how to make an impact with your wedding decor without blowing the budget but this week’s DIY may just tick those boxes. Grab a drill and a few select materials and you can make your very own Industrial Style light up sign. We’ve gone for the word CAKE (because, let’s face it, we’re big fans of cake) which would be perfect as your cake table decor, but choose your own word to create your very own unique sign!
This sign looks great at any time of day but once the sun is going down is when it really comes into it’s own. Just remember to ask a member of your venue staff to switch the lights on when dusk is approaching.
You will need:
- Stirling Board – approx 18mm thickness. (Size will vary – Use a piece of Stirling board large enough to comfortably fit all your letters for your chosen word)
- Drill (Safety message – we advise wearing safety goggles when using an electric drill)
- Drill bits x2 – We used a 2mm and 5mm (for the bulb holes you will need to use a drill bit slightly larger than the bulbs you’re using)
- Battery powered LED string lights
- Pencil
- Thin modelling wire
- Wire cutters
- Wire Letters to make the word of your choice (such as these from Oliver Bonas or Hobbycraft )
Tip: Use some tape to secure the battery packs to the reverse of the wooden board.
And if the industrial style isn’t your thing, by changing the type of wood you use for this DIY, it will change the whole look and characteristic of your light up sign!
The best bit about this DIY is that you can keep it afterwards to use in your home. Or you can easily dismantle the pieces and re-use your wire letters and battery powered lights in other ways.
Got any questions or video requests? Leave them in the comments & we’ll do our best to help. Tell us how you got on & tag us in your photos over on Instagram: @bridesociety_uk, we’d love to see what you chose to do with yours!
-Bride Society
