Scrabble Day Faves and Crafts

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     On my side of the family, Scrabble is the family game.  I was raised on it, as were the rest of my siblings.  My mom, who recently turned 95, is always up for a game. I would venture to say that playing Scrabble all of these years has contributed to keeping her mind as sharp as it is at her age.  She is kind of a Scrabble snob, I am sorry to say.  She gets disgusted if you only use 3 letter words or if you don't get loads of points from two directions with your "S". She doesn't like it when someone always refers to a dictionary to find their words. But, even so, we have a blast when we play together!  When we play without her, the defining rule is that if my mom has used the word, it is legal in Scrabble. 
     Often, when we travel to California to visit my side of the family, the Boltons, we will gather at my brother's house and have a Scrabble Tournament, with 2 or 3 games going at once and winners playing each other in a round robin type competition.  It is always so much fun. One year, Alicia and I made everyone t-shirts that had Scrabble tile holders on them with letters like this one:

I think that on our shirts, the letters Q, X and Z were a part of the mix. This is an actual hand that Alicia had when she was playing against my mom the last time she visited there. My mom won two games I think and then Alicia was finally able to pull off a victory against her.

    I have noticed that Scrabble Tiles are popular things to make crafts and decorator items with.  That leads me to believe that there are many of you out there who love to play Scrabble as much as my family does.  Since today is officially Scrabble Day, our Friday Fave question is this: 

     What is a favorite item you have seen or made with Scrabble Tiles?
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    A few years ago, before I was really blogging and taking pictures of everything I do, I made my mom some of these Scrabble Tile Coasters from Liz's Paper Loft. Other examples of these always have wine and drinking references. Instead of drinking references, I used words that described my mom and the things she loves, like dancing and quilting words.  She loved them.  You can make them and personalize them any way you would like.

     I have seen some adorable Christmas ideas using Scrabble Tiles! Look at these Christmas trees! 

This beauty came from Red Heads Craft More Fun! Click their picture to get directed to their site.

I love that the words to "Oh Christmas Tree" are spelled out on this tree from Thistlewood Farms!

     By the way, in order to make any of these crafts, there are a couple of ways to get the tiles without raiding your Scrabble game.  

• Go to a thrift store and find old, used games that have, for some crazy reason, been donated.  
• Purchase the tiles at a craft store. (Can be pricey!)
• Order a set of 100 online from Amazon! 

    Now, when you order these, no fair slipping an extra "O" or an "E" up your sleeve for the times that you have a set of letters like the one in the game above!

     We also found some really adorable Scrabble themed items on Etsy! 
​     Look at these sweet pillows for only 4.99 a piece! 

These are from LaraGirlsDesigns! They would be great at a wedding reception!

Perfect for the dishwasher! Letters by Lilly has these and other cute little things.

I love these enlarged Scrabble letters! They are from KatesLittleShop.

     Who knew that these simple little tiles could enrich our homes so much! I know that Scrabble has helped me to be a better speller and problem solver! Now it helps me decorate my home as well, LOL! I love it! 
     So, maybe you can craft a thing or two with some Scrabble tiles, or if nothing else, be sure to enjoy a game of Scrabble to celebrate the day! Let us know if you have any great ideas using these letters.