Scrabble Tile Wall Art (she: Carrie)

Nice to meet you, I’m Carrie Lynn! I am a full-time social work student and wife, part-time actress and crafty lady. I’m also expecting my first child so I’m all “new mom excited.” You can find me over at Seeker of Happiness. It’s not a craft/family/baby blog but just a blog about my life = my opinions and the occasional super cheap, super easy creations for my tiny two-bedroom apartment where we can’t paint the walls. Feel free to stop by, have a cup of herbal tea and introduce yourself if you’re so inclined.
I’m excited so share with you my latest project!

 So, I’ve had this idea for weeks now, and I have JUST NOW been able to put it into effect- but it was so worth the time and energy. Introducing…

DIY SCRABBLE WALL ART

I went to Home Depot, bought some cheap wood, had husband cut it for me and then had it sitting on my desk for two weeks DARING me to figure out how to make the wood tiles look like Scrabble pieces.

Sure, I could have stenciled. But when I tried to stencil, it looked more or less like this:


The point is, I ended up borrowing my sister-in-law’s Cricut (God bless Sarah) and I cut the letters out and mod-podged them on. It looks just like they were painted on, gave it a nice gloss, and I was pleased to use a fancier font than the standard Scrabble one, I think it makes it a little more dressed up for the living room.

This project would have cost me around $11, but for some reason I had a $10 Home Depot gift certificate, so there you go. And I guess it would have cost me more had I not had that handy Cricut… (again, God bless Sarah).

Anyway, there are countless things you can do here and I think it could look great in any room- even if you’re not a Scrabble player like Scott and I.

~ Carrie 

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Comments

  1. phasejumper says:
    April 4, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    Love this! Perfect for upcoming Scrabble day!

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  2. Valerie says:
    April 4, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    Very cute!! This is a great idea for my kids homework area! Thanks for sharing!!

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  3. Mariel says:
    April 4, 2011 at 3:17 pm

    Very cool, great job! Thanks for the post :)

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  4. T says:
    April 5, 2011 at 4:34 am

    oooh, I always say “I’m going to do this… but this time I mean it… I’m going to do this… soon…”

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  5. Sally says:
    September 10, 2011 at 3:58 am

    Great Job! How did you hang the tiles on the wall?

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  6. Tritterbugg02 says:
    October 5, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    what are the letters made of?

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  7. Dawngal59 says:
    January 11, 2012 at 3:48 am

    Hi Carrie. Love this idea. Im going to make it for my den wall. My last name is Gallagher, so lot’s of potential. What size did you make the squares? Thank you!!

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  8. Angie says:
    February 5, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    Love this idea!  What size did you make the squares and what type of wood….My husband is handy too so he can cut them for me :)

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    • orsoshesays says:
      February 5, 2012 at 8:01 pm

      Angie,

      I typically use pine when I’m making crafts. It’s soft/easy to cut and pretty cheap. I think the size is just up to you. Good luck!

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