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Create your own Star Sign


Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects

Make an illuminated sign for your childrens room.

Make an illuminated sign
Wall colour in final image: Resene Cararra
Shelf: Resene Half Rice Cake

You will need

Instructions

Step 1:  Print out a quote or words that you want on your sign. Make sure that they will fit in your photo frame. Carefully cut out each letter. Disassemble the photo frame. Using loops of sellotape, stick the letters, back to front, on the back of the glass. Make sure they are spaced evenly and are straight. Check that it reads properly when you turn the glass over!

Step 2:  Using a paintbrush, paint the glass. Don’t put too much paint on your brush and try to brush away from the letters to that you don’t force paint under the letters. You can either do two coats of paint to get a good, total coverage, or, you can do one coat so that the lights shine through the thinner paint for a painterly effect.

Materials you will need Materials you will need

Step 1 - Cut out the letters Step one

Step 3:  Carefully pull off the letters while the paint is still wet. Any bleed through can be scraped off with a knife.

Step 4:  Once the paint is dry, reassemble the frame and glass. Zig zag the seed lights back and forth across the back of the frame and secure with sellotape to the side of the frame.

Step 2 - Paint the background Step two

Step 3 - Cut out the letters Step three

Step 4 - Add lights and resemble sign Step four

Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe, 2018.


Habitat bright ideas
Need to add colour, pattern or a little creativity to your place? Check out these easy step by step DIY project ideas created in collaboration with Fleur Thorpe. We hope you enjoy making and painting these bright ideas and bringing colour to your home inside or out.

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