Light box for Christmas

Create your own light box for truly magical moments

Light boxes are currently all the rage. Luckily, it’s easy to make one of your very own! Light boxes remind us of cinema ads from the 50s and make a wonderful head-turner in any room. Whether as a special highlight in the hall, in the living room or on the landing, you can easily create your own Christmas light box with festive ambience using the handy permanent markers from edding. The individual words are written on an overhead sheet before being slid into the ready-made rows of the light box. And the best part? You can redesign your light box whenever you like! Bored of your chosen sentiment or want to give guests a really special welcome to your home? No problem! Simply create a new hand-lettered strip.

Categories: Christmas
Hand lettering
Products: Permanent markers
Materials: Plastic and foil
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

Cut the overhead sheet into strips the same height as the rows of your light box to make it easy to slide them into place. Next, think up different words for your light box. In our example, we chose ‘magic happens here’.

Step 2

Lightly sketch the expression on an overhead sheet with a pencil and trace over it with the edding 3000 permanent marker. You can decorate the letters as you see fit – add polka dots, use a combination of thick or thin lines, or accentuate individual letters. The permanent ink will dry in no time, after which you can slide your strips into the light box. It’s as simple as that!