Family Scrabble Tiles

I found this scrabble wall decoration with the names of a family online (Image: http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/9504101_uXoIAPHo_b.jpg

Website: http://pinterest.com/inge1/non-paper-ideas-i-d-like-to-create/) and decided to do something similar, but in a shadow box instead so it can be transported. 

Materials:

1.      Scrabble Tiles (you can find these at antique stores, generally around $.25. 

2.      Glue Dots (found at a craft store in the scrapbooking section.  You don’t want the thick ones)

3.      Shadow Box (can also be found at a craft store, but just as commonly at a thrift store.  I used an 8”x8”)

4.      Cardboard or thick paper, black or white.  

5.      Scissors or an exacto knife. 

 

Other:

1.      Online crossword puzzle maker.  You can usually just search for “crossword puzzle maker”.  The best one I’ve found can be found here -> puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.asp    

Hint 1: make sure you input the names you want as “name/name” so the clue is the same as the word itself. 

Hint 2: if the puzzle generates without a person, try adding words like “family” or “love” or “together”; it just may not have enough places to put everyone.

 

Instructions:

1.      Cut the cardboard/heavy paper to fit in the shadow box.  I have learned that you can take the glass out of the frame and use it to trace/cut the cardboard. 

2.      Lay out the tiles according to the crossword puzzle maker.  Make sure they all fit before you start sticking them down! 

3.      Starting on one of the ends, start sticking the tiles down with the glue dots.  I went through and systematically glued down each adjacent tile so I wouldn’t mess up ;)

4.      Replace the glass and lay your finished product in the shadow box.  Enjoy! J