JEWELRY DIY: Marquee Letters Necklace

Marquee letters are a huge craft trend currently. My DIY necklace turns this trend into a wearable item. Wood letters are a great base to create marquee letters. Paint creates a faux metal finish and dimensional glow in the dark paint mimics lights. You can choose any metallic paint and glow in the dark paint colors you desire. Drill and jewelry making experience will help you greatly in creating this necklace. A list of supplies, a video tutorial, and additional photos are below.

SUPPLIES:
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• Wood Letters - Mine are from Darice
• A Dremel cordless drill with a 3/32 drill bit
• A phone book or thick magazine
• Black, silver, and brown acrylic paint
• Tulip Glow in the Dark dimensional paint
• A soft paint brush
• A stiff flat paint brush
• A paint palette - I use a foam plate
• A cup of water and paper towels - To wash and dry the brushes
• A pencil
• A lobster clasp and tab
• Several jump rings - The jump ring amount will vary based on letter amount and placement. Mine are custom made by me.
• Round nose pliers
• Bent nose pliers
• Wire cutters
• Wax paper - To protect your work surface and prevent the project from sticking

 INSTRUCTIONS:

You can create this necklace with any word you want. Just keep in mind the size of the layout, so it can be easily worn. If you have a lot of repeating letters, consider buying two bags of letters. I hope you have fun creating this project. Happy Makery!