SCRABBLE TITLE ART

I have been working on this little project for a couple of weeks now.  Which really translates in my craft language to I started it a couple of weeks ago - gathered up all of my supplies, moved them into a central location (usually my dining room table), began tearing up the place with all my stuff (my nice way of saying the craft bomb blew up), got knee deep into this great idea, had to step away from it (someone wanted me to make them dinner) and of course left it sitting there- in the way of everything until now.  So after thinking to myself that I either need to abort my craft mission or finish it- I decided to go ahead and finish it.

I've been seeing a lot of really cool art using scrabble tiles.  Just try checking it out on pintrest if you aren't sure about what I'm talking about.  I thought this new fad of scrabble art was kind of cool but I wanted to make it more personal.  That's when this idea hit me.  I created a list of words that meant things to my family and decided to make a crossword puzzle with these words.  The whole reason why you need to do the crossword puzzle is so you know how to piece the words together for your art.  Put some thought into these words since they are very importantly shown in your art.

Scrabble Title Art

Supplies:
Printed scrabble tiles
Scissors
Dimensional "pop-up" stickers
Paper
Picture frame (I got mine from the Dollar Tree)
Computer
Printer

Optional Supplies:
Stamps
Ink
Paper cutter

First create a list of words that you would like to use in your art.  Create a crossword puzzle online.  There are many of these sites for free and some even let you change the layout of your puzzle.  Try the crossword puzzle maker at http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/crossword-puzzle-maker.php. 

Next print off scrabble tiles from online.  You can choose from all different kinds of tiles.  If you copy the image of the tiles and paste them in a word document you can resize the tiles to better fit your project.  I choose tiles like these for my project.  This website has these tiles http://74limelane.com.au/blog/2009/07/29/board-games-make-a-comeback/.

 

 



Now comes the tedious part.  You need to cut out each tile that you will be using.  Trim the tiles alike so that they look pleasing to the eye when you match them up.  When I cut them out, I placed them in the shape of the crossword puzzle so I could see it coming together.  This makes it easier to assemble after all the pieces are cut out.  Once the pieces are cut out then you need to apply a dimensional adhesive square to the back of each tile.

Cut a piece of pattern paper to the size of your picture frame.  You might choose to stamp on this paper or add embellishments if you wish.  This is a good time to do this.

Next arrange and stick your tiles in your crossword puzzle shape on the paper.  You can finish embellishing your art if you need to at this point.  Put the paper in the frame and display your artwork proudly!

-Mallory Mudd Pomerville