Large Snowflake Marquee
Large Snowflake Lighted Marquee
Yep! I am going to say I am NOT ready for the holidays to be over. Taking down 2 of my trees made me sad as I always get a little down after the hype of the holidays is over. So, this year I wasn’t going to let my house look so drab after the Christmas decor’ was done. So, I decided to do a theme in my home for the month of January of snowmen and snowflakes! Join me this week as Krystal and I share a few fun whimsical winter ideas with you!
First snowflake share of the series is this Large Snowflake that has been pinned oodles of times on Pinterest with awesome instructions. I haven’t seen anyone else recreate it though… so hubby and I did!
Starting off I didn’t want to run all over town to get the template enlarged so I pulled it up on my computer and hooked it up to my projector. From there I traced the snowflake onto my wood with a pencil. Now, I also enlarged my snowflake a tad bit bigger than hers so mine ended up being around 4’x 4′
Don’t you love my awesome set up in the basement on the floor! Hey, whatever works right? We made sure we lined up two sides so it meant less cutting.
We drilled holes inside each triangle so you can get the jigsaw down inside to cut them out. Now this part was time consuming especially since he made two of these snowflakes. (One for myself and one for Krystal) Once the snowflake was all cut out he drilled holes exactly how the diagram showed and we painted these babies white!
Contemplating doing glitter on the snowflake but I am still sweeping up glitter from my Christmas mess! Just loving how it turned out. Also, so happy to still have winter in my home after the hype of the holidays is over. I couldn’t bite the bullet and pay for the pearl lights so my husband found some white Christmas lights on clearance at Lowe’s for .75 cents a box and I was sold. I hate putting a lot of money into a craft. I also wanted the plugin lights instead of battery operated lights because I could plug them into a timer and never have to turn them on or off or deal with the cost of batteries in the long run! They will turn on by themselves.
My mantle is not decorated around the snowflake it may look a little plain but you get the overall effect. I also need to cover up that ugly outlet! I am sure I can get creative with that. Overall I love the soft glow of the light behind the snowflake and enjoy this new addition to my living room!
17 Comments
LyndaS
You put a lot of work into that. It shows – it looks fantastic! I really like that you added lights.
Stephanie
You go! I love that you actually have a projector and jigsaw! With those two tools you can do so much! Are you going to make a heart one for Valentines?
Sara P. (@SensiblySara)
I ADORE this marquee!! I’d absolutely make one!
lisa
This is such a cute idea! Fabulous job-I would love to try this (if I were more crafty)!
Stephanie Keeping
Wow! That turned out beautiful! I think it would be great all year long.
Wendy
ok, that is super cute! Don’t our houses look so drab after the holiday decor is removed? This is super cute and is great for all winter!
Crystal
My husband was hoping to make more of our holiday decor for next year. I’ll have to share this with him because I know it’s exactly what he was looking for.
Karen W
OMG I love that. I wish my husband was handy with a jigsaw because I’d totally make one of these for my bff who loves displaying snowflakes and snowmen after the holidays. Great job!
Digna D.
Wow, this is so very cool. I’ll have to have my hubby look at this to see if he can make one. Thank you for sharing.
Liz Mays
Wow! What a decoration that is! That turned out really well and it fits with your living room!
Shasta Walton
I know I have bragged elsewhere, but I really love what you did here. This would be the perfect winter decoration for my home. Especially with two crazy Frozen fans living here 🙂
Lee
That is really neat. Working with wood and a projector is definitely a new version of crafty. I figure skated growing up so anything “winter” has a special place in my heart.
Lee
Valerie Remy-Milora
What a beautiful snowflake! I am so impressed! I would love to have a jigsaw and maje fun projects like this one 🙂
Crystal
That is absolutely beautiful! I’m so impressed with how it turned out, I’d definitely leave it up year round.
Deanna @ mommyGAGA
This is adorable, I love it! I am totally pinning for when I have a husband who has a drillbit :p
Robin Gagnon
This looks cool and I love the way it is good for the whole winter, not just the holidays. I am overdue for a wood project, beyond assembling RTA cabinets and such.
Jesica H
If I wasn’t so terrified of blades I would try this myself! Perhaps I will have to enlist in a skilled helper 🙂 Thanks for sharing, it is adorable!