I am a Words with Friends addict, plain and simple. The game has taken over my life and I don’t even have an iPhone. But the one good thing to come out of it (and of course, the old fashioned Scrabble itself) is all the inspiration for crafts. There are so may cool and fun things you can do with the small, wooden tiles. I want to share with you guys a few of my favorite ideas.
Domestic For Dummies, a blog for all struggles domestic, featured a Pinterest challenge using a thin corkboard and Scrabble letters to make awesome coasters for your home. Essentially, you make a coaster that is 4x4, using four-letter words. You can make these words be similar or connect in some way, or have them all be totally random. Glue each letter together and then glue the letters to a piece of the corkboard for an awesome addition to your home. As a side note, I think you can also use cardboard instead of corkboard, or use neither and just use the tiles as coasters themselves.
Another Scrabble-related craft found on the Stylelist home section is a Scrabble tile sign in a picture frame. This seems to be a favorite of writers everywhere. The craft is very easy: simply pick out a quote, line of a poem, song, phrase, etc., and glue your phrase inside a picture from of your choice. The picture looks very elegant and even store-bought.
These two projects are my favorites, but I have seen many others floating around the Internet, including Scrabble jewelry (rings, bracelets, and tile pendant necklaces), magnets, keychains, and various other crafts.
All crafts made with Scrabble tiles are, for the most part, very easy to make and the closest to cheap you will ever come for a craft (especially if you have Scrabble and are like me and only play Words with Friends now.)
If you have any questions, suggestions, comments, or want to send in pictures of your designs, feel free to e-mail me at fbresibl@asu.edu.
