It’s that time of month again, friends! It’s time for the Monthly DIY challenge! In case you’re new, here’s the scoop: On the 2nd Wednesday of every month, me and my bloggy friends get together and create something based on a common material or idea that everyone uses. The end results are so unique and fantastic! So far we’ve done Michaels crates, pumpkins, wood slices, clear ornaments, organizational solutions, and plumbing pieces. This month we decided to hit up the dollar store and see what we could create using any materials we could find there. It was super fun to get creative and it was great to make something cool on such a small budget!
Whenever I hit up my local Dollar Tree, it’s always fun to go up and down every aisle. When everything is literally a dollar, the possibilities are endless! I hit the cookware aisle and a shiny metal baking tray caught my eye. I had some old scrabble tiles at home that I had been meaning to use, and when I saw the baking tray I knew it would be perfect for making a DIY hanging magnetic scrabble board! And be sure to stick around to the end of the post to see all my friends’ fantastic dollar store creations!
Magnetic Scrabble Board Materials
– Baking tray
– Chalkboard paint (spray or regular)
– Spray paint in desired color
– Ribbon
– Tape
Step 1
Cut your magnetic strips into squares, peel off the backing and then adhere them to the back of your scrabble tiles. I had this old Scrabble game that I got from my dad, but sometimes you can find these games for cheap at dollar stores or garage sales.
Step 2
Tape off the edges of the baking tray. I like to use washi tape since it peels off easily! Make sure you get a nice, crisp line around the edge of the tray. Spray paint (or use a brush and regular paint) your baking tray with chalkboard paint and wait for it to dry. Do another coat if necessary! Once you’re finished it’ll look more or less like this:
Step 3
Once your chalkboard paint is dry, cover the surface of the baking tray up with some paper and then carefully tape around the edges, again making a nice crisp line. Take another color of spray paint (I chose gold) and spray the edges of the baking tray. Once I finished my tray looked like this:
Step 4
Once all the paint is dry, remove the paper and tape. It’s then time to season the chalkboard! Rub the flat side of a piece of chalk over the entirety of the tray and then blend it in using your fingertips.
Step 5
Flip your baking tray over and use a hot glue gun to attach a loo of ribbon to the top. Take your canvas drawstring bags and attach them to the bottom of your tray either with hot glue or tape. I opted for tape so I could remove them in the future. These baggies are great to keep the extra pieces in and so you can separate the tiles out between the players during a game!
Et voilà a finished magnetic scrabble board from a dollar store baking tray!
I think this magnetic scrabble board makes for some cute and quirky home decor! It’s hanging in a high traffic hallway in our home so my husband and I can have an ongoing game or leave messages for each other. This scrabble board would also work great as a travel set to keep kids entertained in the car for either drawing or playing a game with a sibling. The little baggies can hold either chalk or the magnetic game pieces!
Now check out all of the other fabulous dollar store creations from my friends! Click on a picture below to be taken to their posts. You won’t want to miss out. Seriously! These are genius ideas!
This is seriously the cutest idea ever, Erica! I love that it looks adorable AND that you can actually interact with it. My son would love to have an ongoing game of Scrabble each day.
Aw, thank you so much, Sarah! I definitely like that it functions as both a game and as some cute/quirky wall art! This would totally be fun to play with your son – it can be a great vocabulary builder!
OMG. Everything you do is so charming, Erica! What a sweet, clever idea! I really, really love this. 🙂
Aw, don’t make me blush, Christina! 🙂 Thank you so much for your kind words!
Such a neat idea, Erica! Love scrabble tiles and what a fun way for an ongoing game 🙂 This was such a great challenge to do together! Hope you’re having a great week, friend!
Thanks so much, Kendra! This definitely was a super fun challenge to do and I’m glad we didn’t have to spend a lot to do it! 😉 I just adore your apothecary jars!!
Oh my gosh! SOOOOO creative Erica! And such a fun way to leave little love notes for each other!
Thanks, Kristi! I’ve been wanting to make one of these for a while, so I’m glad I found a good budget-friendly way to do so! 🙂
SUPER cute!!! I love Scrabble and I LOVE this idea! My husband is too competitive though, so we could never have this in our house. 🙂 Awesome idea!
Thanks, Bre! And haha so true! Hubby and I can get pretty competitive too! It would also work great for kids who are learning how to spell or read 🙂
What an adorable idea!!! This is so fun! I LOVE the idea of a magnetic scrabble message board!!!
Aw, thanks so much, Nicole! My hubby definitely wants to use it as a message board – he’s been trying to figure out a way to spell out a message while keeping them in scrabble letter formation haha
This is seriously so clever! Love the idea of having an ongoing game plus it doubles as a cool piece of art on the wall! You better get playing some big words and beat that hubby of yours 😉
Haha, it’s so funny, I just made up the words and the scores myself for the photo and when I was done I was like… wait a minute, I gave him more imaginary points than me??? Whoops.
This is such a great idea, Erica! I love the added little pouches at the bottom to hold your scrabble tiles. So cute!
Thanks so much, Tara! This was such a fun (and light-on-the-pocketbook) challenge! LOVE your succulent garden – it’s so creative!!
This is great! I love that it’s magnetic too.
Thank you so much, Amy! It really was a fun little project 🙂
SO adorbs!! I have a ton of scrabble tiles leftover from things we used them in at our wedding! Such a smart idea to use them! 🙂
Ooh perfect! It would totally be a fun thing that even Jade could use for learning letters and reading at some point too! 🙂
What a cute idea!! I love this! Thanks for sharing on the #mondayfundayparty!
Thank you so much Amy and thanks for the fun party!! 🙂
This is amazing! I love the Dollar Store! It makes shopping so much more fun when everything is $1!
Thanks so much, Kim! Totally agree – you can get so much more bang for your buck (quite literally!) at the Dollar Store 🙂 It’s just so easy to crazy in there because, hey, everything’s only a dollar! 😉
I love this idea! This is a great way to keep the game going and not having to sit down and play the whole thing at once. I also love the monthly DIY challenges. I would love to be a part sometime if y’all are ever interested. Thank you for sharing at Motivational Monday Link Party. I can’t wait to see what you will share Sunday night again.
Bethany from The Southern Couture
I totally agree – I like that we can play sporadically throughout our busy days – it’s definitely something to look forward to whenever I walk by! 🙂
What a cute project!
Thank you so much! 🙂
This is such a clever & creative idea! I just discoered your blog and will be following you for more ideas. Enjoy your creative day!
Aw, thank you so much Vickie! I’m so glad to have you on this little blog of mine – it’s always great to meet new friends! 🙂 Have a fantastic day!!
Erica, this is adorable!
Thank you so much, Roxanne! 🙂