scrabble pendants!

update-some of you have asked about the chains. they are silver boxed chains 16 inches long. my friend got them from this link. she said they were the best price with the best shipping.

This is a good one! These make great gifts for little girls, friends, moms, & even grandmas.

I know the cutest girl that goes to my church. She does a craft once a month, and this month she showed us how to make these necklaces. She also has her own blog that she just started, and she ALSO makes these really great boards.

I'll saved one to make at home so I could show you...

Your not going to believe that these little pendants are made of scrabble tiles!

I asked her where she got these, and she said ebay and etsy sell them so you don't have to go buy the game.

Put a coat of Elmers glue on the back side of your tile. The side without the letter.



Then stick it to a piece of scrap booking paper.




To make sure you have the tile where you want it, hold it up to the light. I wanted my tile right next to those 3 pretty little flowers.





Wait till the glue is dried. This will only take a few minutes.
Then place your paper on a cutting board. Cut around the tile through the paper with an exact-o knife.







Your tile will be left with some rough edges from the paper.



To take care of the rough edges we need to sand them down. You can do this with one of those metal nail files, or I just had some sand paper in the garage that I used. Start from the top of the tile where the paper is glued and sand down. So from the top down.

I know this is a terrible picture. You try sanding a tile, while taking a picture, without a tripod. Don't get me crap about it....



do I look like I am in the mood?

(ha ha i think i am so funny. i am now no better than my 15 year old sister and her friends who take pictures of themselves all day and post them on myspace. this face is scary...it really scares my husband. i am just trying to keep you and myself entertained here. this is the longest post ever! holy cow my rear end hurts from sitting here!)

Next cover the front of your tile and the sides with one of my very best friends modge podge.

Wait till that dries. It won't take long.

Then cover the top of your tile with Diamond Glaze (here is a link for diamond glaze), starting from the outside working your way in. Do not use too much. Just enough to cover the top.

You will probably end up with a few tiny little bubbles. So take a needle or something sharp and pop them. Some of them were a little hard to pop, so I just carefully scooted them off.

This will take a few hours to dry. When it's dry put a little drop of super glue on the back of your silver bail. These can be found on ebay or etsy as well. Here is an etsy shop that I found that sells them.

Stick it to the back of your tile. Let it dry just a few minutes and your done!

These are so fun to make! So go get the stuff, invite your friends over, and have a little scrabble pendant making party!

TIP- One last thing. If you look on etsy they have these really great craft making kits sometimes. They give you all the stuff to make whever it is you want and instructions as well. I think I might start a little shop like this. Anyway here is a great link to one for these scrabble tile pendants kits.