My Version of Lighted Picture Frame by Peter Ripaldi “This brilliant idea wouldn’t have been possible without others sharing there brilliant ideas.” I took one of my “oops pieces”, (as your working on something you say “oops that wasn’t supposed to happen”) out of the huge pile. The etched horse design is filled with a liquid gold leafing, the back light is blue but they do have white and other colors. Went out to garage and played a bit. This is what I came up with. Still have some playing to do but.....never thinking it would actually work out, didn’t take picture of process. This is just a shadow box from AC Moore with Night Light, you should drill a few vent holes for the heat, if you use this method. this one is 5x7 These are basically shadow boxes, with lights. The small one came from AC Moore, the larger one I put together with some 1x4 pine boards. Most of these come with a hinged top that you can take the glass out. Others won’t let you take the glass off. In either case, take the top off and replace it with a regular picture frame of your choice. Just unscrew the hinge and attach the new frame, put a hook on the back and hang on the wall. Lighting Can be night lights, cold cathode ray tubes, led strips, etc. Cold Cathode Tube comes in various lengths, a 4” Would work fine in the 5x7 box I have the 12” in the bigger one, the frame is 11x14. I’ve tried various lights, they all have a different look and feel. You can use regular night lights by using an extension cord similar to the one in the picture. Glue it down and just plug it in. Led night lights are nice and give off a softer glow. Google them and you’ll be surprised at how many you’ll find. I Haven’t hooked up the led strips and Elwire yet, got another project in mind for those. Some night lights get warm, not so with the cathode tube. Cathode tube lights are usually made to go inside a computer or some sort of electronic case. The kits come with any combination of  one or two bulbs, on /off switch, a transformer and a power supply. I picked this one up at radio shack for 20 dollars, They cheaper everywhere else. You can get the kit here for I think it was 7 dollars: Cooler Guys Or here for 13 dollars, I like these better because of the larger on/off switch, it would be easier to mount on the box so folks can turn them on and off: Vibe Lights and on the bottom of the page they have the power supply: Vibe Lights Power Supply if you look at the light kit, you’ll notice they have the connectors to plug into a computer power connection, cut it off. Cut off the end of the power supply and just splice the two wires together, That’s it. Power supply: I had a bunch hanging around. The one that worked was ac to dc converter 12v at 800mA. I tried a few with lesser amperage, but it didn’t work with these light. Could be my convertersthat I had were bad. The last link above has them with 500ma but says they will work with there lights. This is all 12 v dc power, the same as inside your computer. If you make your own frame and paint it, you don’t need it to be very fancy, simple butt joints, glue and nails. Of course, if you want to make it pretty use miter joints. Now for the pictures? Hang on and grab a drink because there’s a lot. Ill try to show you how some other pictures look to give you an idea of what you may need to change or do. Night Lights: B power supply, cut off end and splice to light kit: I couldn’t find other pictures, this is inside, of course drill A hole for the wire, vent and screw into place. This is the kit wired up. Double sided tapes holds end of lights and transformer. The lights work good about two inches from the glass. Plan to attach switch on the side, so folks can turn off and on. if you use clear glass you can see the lights. I think a tinted or frosted glass behind the picture would be good. I didn’t have any tinted or frosted glass, so I used two sheet of vellum paper, the stuff you use with laser printers.  That’s it if you made it this far, then good for you :)