• about
    • press
    • work with us
    • Privacy Policy
  • archives
  • our favorite products
  • popular projects
    • link parties
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

House of Hepworths

Helping you DIY your home one awesome project at a time

  • DIYing
    • Decorating
    • Fixing
    • Furniture updates
    • House Tips
    • House Tours
    • IKEA hacks
    • Kids DIY
    • Moulding
    • Organizing
    • Outside
    • Painting
    • Renovating
    • video
  • Crafting
    • Crafts
      • Craft fails
    • Dollar Store Crafts
    • Decor
    • kid crafts
    • Seasonal
    • Vinyl crafts
    • Wood Art
    • Wreaths
  • Sewing
    • Bedding
    • Costumes
    • Curtains
    • Kids sewing
    • Pillows
  • Eating
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Candy, Cookies, & Cakes
    • Healthy
    • Kids Food
    • Main Dishes
  • Lifestyling
    • Announcements
    • Challenges
    • Diet/Exercise
    • Musings
    • Random
  • Blogging
    • Blog Tips
    • Brands
      • Giveaways
      • Product Reviews
      • Promotions
    • Conferences
    • Features
      • Guest Bloggers
    • Link Parties
      • Hookin Up with HoH
    • Press
    • Roundups
      • HoH Roundups

in Crafting· Crafts· DIYing· Seasonal· Seasonal Decorating

updated MARQUEE STAR – from ugly to dazzling!

I have another holiday project to share with you today!

I found a big marquee star at Target a few months back in the clearance section, and as you can see, I updated it from boring blah gold to shiny and shimmery teal! It’s just perfect for the holidays.

It was only $8.98! Dang. I am starting to see these marquee letters and shapes on clearance everywhere – maybe they have run their course? – but I still love them. If you want to grab one, try Michael’s. They were all 70% off the other day.

Well, this color is definitely not my favorite, and I wanted the star to really sparkle and fit in with a holiday theme, so I decided to spray paint it!

I was going to do a deep red, but once I saw the teal spray paint and teal glitter, it was all over for me. I’ve really been into this vintage holiday look lately. I love all the teals, lime, hot pink and light pink, mixed with some silver. It’s just so pretty. Teal sparkle will fit it nicely with these colors.

I disassembled the entire marquee before I spray painted it. Honestly, it wasn’t that hard! On the back you can see the lights and battery pack.

First, I removed all the bulbs. Pretty straightforward.

After that I started removing the strand of lights. Each little bulb section had to be squeezed a little and unclipped.

It wasn’t hard, but if you aren’t careful you could probably break the clips pretty easily, so take your time.

Time to spray paint! I’ve got a spray paint area set up in the storage room in my basement because it’s too cold in the garage. When I spray paint in my basement I open the window in the same room to help vent the area.

I used a color by Rustoleum called Seaside.

My little helper has grown up a lot lately and now likes to craft with me. She had fun creating her own little crafts while I worked on mine.

Once the teal spray paint dried I hit it with some Rustoleum Glitter, also teal.

This is going to look awesome!

Once the glitter was totally dry, I added a top coat made for the glitter called Glitter Clear Sealer.

Just look how yummy that glitter looks! I was a little nervous to add the glitter because if I didn’t like it it would be hard to remove. I’m glad I took that leap!

Shine bright like a diamond.

And the final result! I just love how it turned out! So so pretty.

Painting this marquee star was so much easier than I anticipated.

************

Don’t forget to enter the giveaway for a custom made Holiday Wood Sign:

Enter Giveaway HERE.

Have a great day!

Filed Under: Crafting, Crafts, DIYing, Seasonal, Seasonal Decorating Tagged With: CHRISTMAS, holiday, marquee, marquee star, rustoleum, spray paint, star

Check out our most recent posts

  • Mentoring at Haven Conference 2019
  • How to BEND A BASEBOARD around a tight curve
  • diy SNOWBOARD shelves: an easy tutorial
  • Make your own succulent hanging wall planter
  • 20+ amazing FARMHOUSE counter-height barstools

Get the latest via email!

« DIY WOOD SIGN ARTWORK – make art from a gift bag!
Make your own fancy ORNAMENT WREATH! Easy and inexpensive »

Comments

  1. Michelle Netting says

    12/13/2016 at 1:48 pm

    Another Great idea Allison!

    Reply
  2. Pam R. says

    12/14/2016 at 10:55 pm

    Great job, it’s so much cuter in teal! Love it!

    Reply
  3. Rebecca says

    11/10/2017 at 9:14 am

    Hello, would you be looking to sell your star? I have one and wanted a matching for my bedroom however, target no longer sells them.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Welcome to House of Hepworths!

House of Hepworths Family
Our mission is to help you DIY your own home, one awesome project at a time. Learn all about us by clicking here.

  • about
  • archives
  • our favorite products
  • popular projects
Load More...
Privacy

Copyright © 2022 · Market theme by Restored 316