{"id":344,"date":"2015-06-26T15:13:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T15:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/?p=344"},"modified":"2018-09-11T12:23:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T12:23:50","slug":"cabaret-de-lenfer-halloween-party-light-up-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/cabaret-de-lenfer-halloween-party-light-up-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabaret de L&#8217;Enfer Halloween party &mdash; light-up sign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lenfer-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lenfer-6.jpg\" alt=\"How to make a light-up sign for Halloween using Christmas lights\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolstuffinparis.com\/cafe_de_lenfer_paris.php\" target=\"_blank\">Cabaret de L&#8217;Enfer<\/a>-themed Halloween party in 2012, I made this fun light-up sign that I hung sticking out from my front balcony so that guests could see it as they approached my apartment. This was an easy project that made for a really impressive effect! Here&#8217;s how I did it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I made the box shape out of foam board; of course you can just use a cardboard box if you can find one that&#8217;s the right size. I cut the pieces of foam board to size with an X-acto knife, and assembled the whole box shape, minus the front panel, with heavy duty Scotch packing tape.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n <div class=\"ad-300x250 ad-float-right\">\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MMS 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5009313124668288\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3616150394\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>I measured and drew the letters for &#8220;L&#8217;Enfer&#8221; (Hell!) on paper, cut them out, and traced them onto the front panel of my sign with a white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=grease+pencil&#038;espv=2&#038;biw=1920&#038;bih=965&#038;source=lnms&#038;tbm=isch&#038;sa=X&#038;ei=k2qNVcPaOIPm-QHJ3IM4&#038;ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg\" target=\"_blank\">grease pencil<\/a>. I then cut them out with an X-acto knife.<\/p>\n<p>Now for the fun part; the lights! I lined the interior of the sign with aluminum foil, making sure to keep the shinier side facing out; this helps reflect and amplify the lights you&#8217;ll be putting inside the sign. I then took two strands of small red Christmas lights and laid them inside the sign in a zig-zag pattern, filling up the whole area as evenly as possible. I used packing tape to tape them down. <\/p>\n<p>I cut a small hole in the back of the sign and ran the cord from the lights through that. I then attached the front panel of the sign to the rest of the box shape with more packing tape. <\/p>\n<p>I attached the sign to my balcony railing with heavy duty Scotch packing tape; it was surprisingly sturdy! We had a windy night but the sign didn&#8217;t budge.<\/p>\n<p>I plugged in the cord, and voil\u00e0! A really cool light up sign, visible from a block away! Unfortunately the only photos I have of the sign are from after the party, when I&#8217;d brought the thing inside. I&#8217;d love to do another one of these someday, next time I have a party theme that goes with the idea. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lenfer-5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lenfer-5.jpg\" alt=\"Cabaret de L'Enfer Halloween party light-up sign\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also check out my other posts from the Cabaret de L&#8217;Enfer party: <a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/cabaret-de-lenfer-halloween-party-devil-mouth-doorway\/\">giant devil mouth doorway<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/manningkrull.com\/manningmakesstuff\/cabaret-de-lenfer-halloween-party-the-walls-of-hell\/\">the walls of Hell<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For my Cabaret de L&#8217;Enfer-themed Halloween party in 2012, I made this fun light-up sign that I hung sticking out from my front balcony so that guests could see it as they approached my apartment. 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