I love the look of darker tiles even though traditional scrabble tiles are white.
Make your own scrabble tiles.
From that mark measure 8 1 4 to the next mark.
The opportunities are endless and you can make a poster with any subject you like.
Now comes the fun part.
Step one of the project was to get all of the names she wanted done in scrabble tiles and then to lay them out either by cutting up pieces of paper to size or by using sketchup make which is free but has a slight learning curve to figure out how to make it all fit within her wall space.
For the stencils i designed the letters in cricut design space.
I googled scrabble font and downloaded it.
How to make scrabble tiles.
The students can use all the tiles per word.
Choose the tile design of your liking and fill in with the words you prefer in order to make a unique and personalized poster.
Apply the vinyl letters and numbers to your tiles.
If the surface was a bit rough i also sanded that.
If you would like all the same texture you might need to use more than one pallet to create enough of the same type of tiles.
Make your own scrabble puzzle.
You could also paint the tiles bright colors or even use different colored vinyl for the letters to add a pop of color to your room.
I saw the above image on pinterest and just had to do some digging to see if there s any good tutorials on how to make these large scrabble tiles yourself.
Mark a level line and make a mark where the center of the first letter should go.
It is very simple just type the words you want to practice with your students in the scrabble words list.
The rules of the game are also very simple.
The website will create the scrabble tiles necessary to create all your words.
Click here to read the step by step instructions.
I used my cricut to make the scrabble name tiles but if you don t have a cutting machine you can also use print out the letters and use the pencil transfer method check out my budget decor tutorial to see how easy it is to do.
I did discover that you can buy them on amazon but i want a diy tutorial for you guys as well good news i found an excellent tutorial.
For a nice smooth edge we sanded the tiles manually using sand paper.
Customize and create your own scrabble styled puzzle poster.
But cannot use any extra letters.
Sand your scrabble tiles.
Repeat for the number of tiles you are using.
Another change i might make is to stain the square block of wood a darker color.
The only thing it is missing is an idea for how to hang them on the wall but that.
Here s a simple tutorial on how to make your own replacement tiles from scrap wood with basic hand tools.
If you d rather order the real deal from hasbro and wait from them to be mailed click here for the love of scrabble we purchased the deluxe edition of scrabble many.
Designing big scrabble letters in cds.
