LED Sign

Hey guys,
I'm building a sign for my dad for christmas for his bar with fiber optics and LED's. I have the fiber optic part of the project worked out by stealing the setup from an old Christmas decoration my mom had but I'm having problems with the LED portion. I am pretty sure I'm going to use a 555 or multiple 555 chips to get all the LED's to light up at different times(not to sure about the number yet) but I don't know how to power them. I want to use the power from the outlet but I'm pretty sure that will blow the LED's and the chip, the only thing I can think of is tying the power into the power from the fiber optic setup I have. I really don't want to use a battery because I dont want to have to change the sign around that much after its built. Any other ideas for how to power this would be helpful. Thanks

Simply use a DC plug-top/ wall-wart power supply.

"Wall wart" plug-type supplies are generally unregulated DC. You'll need to add a voltage regulator to ensure proper regulation. LM317T's are easy-to-use adjustable positive regulators good for up to 1.5A. You will need to use a heat sink.

As far as power supplies, I like Marlin P. Jones & Associates; they have good prices and ship quickly.
http://www.mpja.com/products.asp?dept=37&main=1

Okay, thanks for the ideas. Ill try those out and see which works the best, I'm thinkin the wall wart will be the best.