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Home Sweet Home – A Mothers Day Project

May 10, 2012 By Spoonful of Sugar - 7 Comments

If you are after a last minute gift project  to make your Mum for Mother’s Day, the scrabble tile Family Motto may be just the thing!
Create a family motto to hang in your kitchen, using vintage fabrics and scrabble tiles. Find a thrifted vintage frame and line it with some retro fabric. Spell out the words of your family motto using Scrabble Tiles, and adhere them to the fabric with a strong glue that bonds fabric and plastic. The whole family can get involved in selecting the perfect phrase (e.g Love One Another; Kiss The Cook etc).

“Home Sweet Home” is a quick mock up I did of the idea to test out the concept. I haven’t glued the tiles on as our family love Scrabble! I now need to go op shopping (thrift shopping) to find an old Scrabble set and vintage frame. I would love to hang this in my kitchen.

I also included another quick Mothers Day project in our newsletter that was sent out yesterday. If you would like to subscribe, you can do so here.

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  1. Laura says

    May 10, 2012 at 7:29 am

    Aww so lovely!
    Mother’s day here is in October, so I have plenty of time to make something inspired on this, Thanks a lot! Looks beautiful <3

    Reply
  2. notyet100 says

    May 10, 2012 at 8:14 am

    Ummm so cute,,,:)

    Reply
  3. herzlichgern.de says

    May 10, 2012 at 10:48 am

    He, that is soooo cute!
    And my MUM loves Scabble!
    Love
    Claudi

    Reply
  4. Patchwork and Play says

    May 10, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    What a wonderful idea! Perfect for Scrabble lovers!

    Reply
  5. Terriaw says

    May 11, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    This a wonderful project! I love that print you used in the background. My mom loves to play Scrabble and she’s really good at it too. (I’ve only been able to beat her once.)

    Reply
  6. Fiona @ Dragonfly-Crafts says

    May 12, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    WOW! I do love how effective the Scrabble Words look 🙂

    Reply
  7. Marissa Womack says

    December 5, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    You can also buy replacement Scrabble tiles online for 7.99 a bag! I bought two bags to make these as gifts this year for Christmas. Much cheaper than buying the game.

    http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/parts-refills-scrabble-brand

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