Personalised Scrabble Art tutorial

Check out the adorable Scrabble Art I made for Martyn's sister and her boyfriend for their Christmas. They are moving into their very own house early this year so I made them something for it. These are super easy to make and not to expensive either!

All you need it;
A box frame,
Scrabble tiles 
Backing paper
Craft glue
Double sided sticky tape
Scissors
Bits and bobs

First things first you need to create your design, start with your 'topic' for me it was their New Pad but you could create ones for birthdays, anniversary's or new babies. Once you've decided on that you can add in the extra words or names. I had an easy one just incorporating Natalie and Michael into New Pad. You could use someones name and and put words that describe them through it.

Once your happy with your design move onto the frame. I used the Ikea Ribba frame, it's nice and deep and comes in a couple of colours. Grab your backing paper, it can be wrapping paper, decoupage, fabric or just plain paper. I used some beautiful hand made paper that I bought from Paperchase with a cream back ground and lovely gold pattern on it. Place your backing of choice, pattern down, on your work surface and take out the back section of the frame and pop it on your paper and drawer around it. Cut out your background and use the double sided sticky tape to attach it to the back of the frame, use plenty of it as you'll be sticking the tiles and bits and bobs onto it.

When you have it lined up and stuck to the back of your frame you should lay out you Scrabble tile design, you can pick up the tiles in most good haberdasheries. Begin sticking the tiles down using your craft glue starting at the middle and working your way out, that why the design should stay pretty central. Once they are all stuck down you can play with your bits and bobs, I had picked up a packet of felt keys, locks and blue birds that I arranged around the lettering. 

As you can tell I like things symmetrical.

Give your design a couple hours to dry before lifting it. When you feel the glue has done its job and everything is secure all you do is pop it back into the frame. I had a little trouble with this as I hadn't made the edging of my backing paper very neat but it should be easy. 

Ta dah! Beautiful handmade personalised gift for friends and family. 

Wish List Wednesday - Lucky Dip Club

Luck Dip Club takes you right back to the lucky dip bags that you would get at school fetes or the corner shop combined with the amazing feeling when you receive snail mail that isn't a bill or from Farmfoods and that is why it is this weeks Wish List Wednesday!

Once a month a new themed Lucky Dip box is launched. Themes have varied from Valley of the Unicorns to Magic Forrest and this months Sleep Over box. Each box is crammed with goodies like pretty handmade jewellery, kitch stationery, lovely homewares, paper goods and wee DIY craft kits. Each and every box comes with a personalised item and all the products are unique for the Lucky Dip Club boxes dream up by Leona, the bright spark behind it all, apart from one piece in each box where she invites creative makers, designers and illustrators to add excusive new designs for the boxes. The upcoming October box collaborator is Nikki McWilliams whose Tunnocks Tea Cake cushion I featured in Wish List Wednesday a few weeks back.

It all start in May 2014 with 100 boxes that sold out in a day, now over a year later she is making 1400 boxes a month (with a little help) that sell out in hours! There are two ways of of nabbing one of these beauties, you can buy a one off box or you can subscribe to a monthly box for slightly less and you can unsubscribe when every you want but you need to get in there quick. With so much packing to do hold Leona holds monthly Packing Parties with donuts & cocktails to pack the boxes in the Lucky Dip Clubhouse. You should really check out this ladies Instagram - she knows her donuts and cakes and marshmallows... Leona describes the Lucky Dip Club as 'A super fun confetti cannon of original surprises to inspire, encourage & celebrate your unicorn life!' Set your alarms for 7am on the 1st of October folks if you want to get your paws on the next box.