After stalling out for several months, I finally finished the Scrabble Wall Art for our bonus room (aka the playroom). Yahoo!
i'm a sucker for scrabble and anything 3-D...
at first, I was just going to hang the letters... but the beige tiles got lost on our beige walls.
i created the "scrabble board" by painting black lines on a canvas. i then added color by cutting textured paper into 4 inch squares and gluing it down with modge podge
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the scrabble tiles are 4 inch canvases. i spraypainted them and added letters cut from black vinyl. i lost my cricut usb cord (aargh!), so i ended up enlarging the letters from actual scrabble tiles and hand-cutting them. not as good as the cricut, but it works! i glued the "tiles" on with gorilla glue
, since it's supposed to be pretty amazing stuff. this will be the true test!
, since it's supposed to be pretty amazing stuff. this will be the true test!The words were inspired by the motto of our favorite museum, the New Children's Museum- think, play, create... then I changed it a little so that it would fit on my scrabble board-- play, create, learn. I like those words and especially like the idea that you can learn while still having a fun and creative experience. Canvases can be pricey, so I waited until they went on super sale. I paid $20 for the large canvas and $15 for the smaller squares. So $35 total-- not too bad for a large scale wall art.
Can't wait to get it hung up!
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