Make Scrabble Wall Tiles

I cut my wooden pieces to 5 5 so they are giant enough to make a statement but don t take up the whole wall.

Make scrabble wall tiles.

I chose birch wood. See how easy it is to make these large scrabble tiles to decorate a space in your home. Print out draft form is fine. Instructions plan your scrabble design and draw it on paper make sure you ll have enough of each letter and number that you ll need remove wood planks from pallet clean to remove dirt and debris let dry cut planks into square tiles sand to smooth edges and surface if necessary apply letter and.

It is smooth and sturdy and beautiful and i wanted this to last forever for. Lay each letter over its designated tile and trace with a ball point pen pressing firmly. Google scrabble font and download the one you like. Type up your letters in a word document and make sure that your font size is appropriate for the size of your tiles.

Making your scrabble tile wall art cutting your tiles. 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. The most common scrabble tiles font is arial although if you have access to it montserrat is a great option as well. Really you could make them any square size you like from 2 2 to 8 8.

These are so great to customize to your favorite words or even names. Stain or paint your desired color. Sand the wood if needed. Per the family s request they wanted the tiles in espresso color to match their living room.

Stenciling your scrabble. The only thing it is missing is an idea for how to hang them on the wall but that. I used a 1x4 board so i cut 3 5 x 3 5 inch wood square. Cut the number of square wood tiles you need.

If you need more stenciling help or tips check out my post on stencil tips for beginners. To make the scrabble tiles hold the letter stencil over the 5 wood tiles. Dab the stencil brush in the paint blot it off on a paper towel and swirl the color on with almost a dry brush. 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.