I was recently approached by the
One Stop Craft Shop, to see if I would be interested in reviewing some of their new range of Marquee Love letters.
As we have just moved house, our new home is a blank canvas in most rooms. In the kitchen however, we are almost there, we have chosen colours and some new furniture and it is really starting to come together.
Firstly, I had to choose a word to have displayed in lights, EAT seemed very appropriate for the kitchen! So, with my word chosen I was sent some letters and coloured papers to get me started, craft is something I love doing but sometimes it's very difficult to find the time, so this was the perfect excuse and opportunity for me to get crafty.
The letters themselves are made from cardboard, they come with the lights and bulbs which slot onto the front, as well as a template to make it easy to cut the paper.
First of all you need to draw around the template and carefully cut it out, I found you need to cut exactly on the line otherwise it doesn't quite fit in into the letter.
Once you have cut out the shape you need to fit it into the letter and then using a pencil I poked the holes into the front to place the lights and bulbs onto the front.
With the paper being slightly thick, it meant the bulbs didn't slot into holes as easily as they could, I certainly had sore fingers at the end of it all. Be careful not too push too hard onto the cardboard and if need be, put a little pressure on the other side to stop it from putting any strain on the cardboard.
Once I had completed the first letter, the following ones were a breeze.
I absolutely love the finished look though, its fabulous and so effective, they look perfect on top of my kitchen unit in both the day and at night.
I can't wait for evenings in the garden, to be able to put these on and see them through the window, they are really bright so perfect for an alternative to lamps. They are battery operated by two AAA batteries, so don't need to be need a plug either.
These fabulous letters mean that you can swap and change the colour scheme as much as you like, to suit your rooms, whether it be for children's rooms, kitchen or lounge or even parties and weddings. You can even get additional bulbs in blue and pink, the options are endless and if you hop on over to
One Stop Craft Shop there is plenty more inspiration from their huge range of stock.
Plus if you feel like a change you can always swap the letters round....
So, what word would you create? Family, Love, Home???
The paper used in this project were,
Mini Dots Gold Foiled Paper and
Confetti Gold Foiled Paper.NB: I was sent the letters and papers to create this post, all words and opinions are my own.
