![]() I chose to use 25 on the top and 25 on the bottom. I decided to use these to "edge" the sign. Using the berries I removed, I laid them out on the printed letters to work out the spacing a how many would be used in the letters. If you don't have a heat gun, or just can't get a berry off, no problem just skip it and carry on with the rest. This is where a heat gun would be useful for warming the berry gently to soften the glue. Some were harder than others to remove though. They are just slipped over the LEDs and held in place with a small blob of hot glue. I removed the berries from the LEDs, they just pull off with a little effort. My set was a string of 120 static LED berry lights. When I was happy with the letter size etc, I moved onto the LED christmas lights. I then cut them out and arranged them on one of the sheets of 3mm MDF to make sure they fit and to get an idea of what the final sign would look like. I printed them at a point size of about 80. I chose a large bold font that would be easy to cut with a jigsaw. I used Microsoft Word to print out the letters of her name. You may also need a heat gun, but again I will cover this later.Īccess to a printer will be useful but not essential. I'll cover this in a later step.Ī cordless drill and a selection of wood drill bits (around 8mm in diameter) You may need some electrical tape or heat shrink tubing and a soldering iron. You just need enough to make a frame around 1 of your sheets of MDF.ħ. Three lengths of 2"x1" pine at 1.5m long. ![]() I used two sheets that came with a flatpack cupboard. Black Gloss Spray paint (£4 from my DIY shopĥ. (I got mine from my local DIY shop for £4, any brand will do)ģ. (I got mine from Argos for £12 in the sale)Ģ. A set of mains powered LED berry christmas lights. The total cost for materials was about £25 as I had all the wood already.ġ.
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