Christmas Present Giving in March

    I made a really special Christmas gift for my grandparents this year (2014) however we did not get to see each other. I could have mailed it but I was worried about it getting damaged and I also wanted to see my grandmother's reaction because I know she was going to love this gift! Personally I think this is one of the best gifts I have ever given anyone and the best part was I made it. I did need some help making it but the idea and concept was all me.

 

This is not what I made this is what inspired me. My childhood memories of being with my grandparents all have Scrabble in them. They had the anniversary board that was on a lazy susan and had red tiles. My idea was to make a Scrabble frame with all our names on it for them. I wanted Stewart (our last name) to be in the center and then we all branch off it. I wanted it to look like you could play it on an actual Scrabble board. I didn't want to have the background a real Scrabble board because I wanted it to look elegant. This is how it turned out...

 

 

   I would love to tell you that this was easy to make and I have step by step pictures with directions but that would be a total lie. It was a bit difficult to make probably because there are so many tiles and I wanted it to be perfect. There are a couple flaws but nothing you can see if you aren't looking super close. I bought the red tiles and tile holder from eBay, frame from Michael's, and hand made the mat to fit perfectly. Here is another picture but it looks yellow due to the hotel lights...

 



 

 

 

    This was a very rewarding gift to give because it was made from the heart special for my grandparents who would do anything for me. The fact that my grandmother loved this so much just made it so much more worth it.

 

    What do you guys think? Anyone going to try this or have done something similar?