If you’re in love with all things retro, vintage, farmhouse or country themed, then these marquee-style Christmas lights and signs are made for you! Meaning you can buy them all ready to install and enjoy, or you can craft them yourself following the great tutorials we discovered. Get ready for some truly “merry and bright” holiday accent pieces using the eye-catching marquee style! (*this post contains affiliate links)
Holiday Marquee Lights You Can Buy
With the popularity of marquee-style lighting, several of our favorite affiliate sites offer ready-to-display sets. So, with just a few clicks, you can have these delivered in time to complete your Christmas decorating!
1 – “Joy” Silver LED Battery Operated Marquee Lights – Free-standing and cordless, these silver-finished iron letters from World Market can add their warm glow wherever you wish.
2 – “Xmas” Christmas Marquee Letters – It’s 5.5” size and 22 LED bulbs would make this a striking sign to light up your home for the holidays. Sold by Bright Zeal Home LED and Fulfilled by Amazon.
3 – Marquee Snowman Sign Wall Decor – Add instant whimsy to your Christmas display with this iron snowman piece from Wayfair, lighted by warm-light LED bulbs.
4 – Bethany Lowe “Merry” Marquee Sign – Bring instant Christmas cheer to any spot in your home with this retro or farmhouse-style lighted sign. Ships from and sold by Always The Lowest, via Amazon.
5 – Red Star Marquee Sign – How can you not notice this wonderful “joy” sign! This bright sign runs on batteries. Available on Amazon.
6 – Christmas Tree Marquee Sign – This charming accent piece is battery-operated, so it can be mounted on a wall or placed on a tabletop or mantel. It also has a built-in timer. Available at Wayfair by Brayden Studio.
Christmas Marquee Signs to DIY
Prefer to take the hand-crafted route? Then, you’ll love these creative tutorials we discovered!
How clever are these DIY “Peace” marquee letters (1) by Laura’s Crafty Life, assembled from ready-made papier maché letters and mini-globe string lights? Or see what Jen of Fresh Crush created using foam-board letters, metal-finish spray paint, and string lights for this “Merry & Bright” Christmas marquee sign (2), with a thrift store painting for the background!
Another project made with spray-painted foam core is this Star marquee sign (3) via Home Depot – a striking way to brighten up your front door for the holidays. Another option we found over at Christmas Lights Etc. is to fashion a “Joy” DIY marquee sign (4) using ready-made wooden letters, your choice of paint or stain, plywood for mounting, and miniature globe light bulbs.
Would a modern look be more suited to your home? Consider this chic shadow box approach, courtesy of Home Depot, to make your DIY marquee light sign (5). Stencil-letter decals spell out the greeting on the glass, while mercury glass lights inserted through foam board create the marquee effect!
Finally, if a woodland or farmhouse Christmas is more your style, you must try this DIY rustic marquee holiday tree sign (6) from Lolly Jane. No words needed – just rough-grained plywood, painter’s tape to mark off the tree shape for painting, a drill, Christmas lights and you’re done!
Marquee-crafting Materials
To help the DIYers (and semi-DIYers) out there, we searched for some basic materials for making marquee signs (*these contain affiliate links to Amazon).
1 – American Crafts Letter Kit “A” – kit comes with a papier-mache letter and a strand of LED lights
2 – Heidi Swapp Marquee Christmas Bulb Covers (24 pcs.) – a handy way to tint your string lights in your choice of color
3 – Room Essentials Clear Globe String Lights (25 bulbs) – the globe shape of these bulbs makes them just the thing for marquee-sign crafting
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