After seeing Scrabble Tile Necklaces at many gift shops, I wanted to try making some myself. Since I had leftover Scrabble pieces from my Scrabble Wall Art project and vintage atlas maps left over from my We Met, We Married, We Lived project, I knew I could easily make some cool, personalized pendants for next to nothing.
Start by brushing some Mod Podge to the back of a Scrabble letter (I chose to use the first initial of the person I was giving it to). This is just to glue the paper/map to the Scrabble piece, so it doesn't matter if its glossy or matte.
While the Mod Podge is wet, place the letter on the back side of the map (do not cut to size yet). You may want to hold it up to a window while you do this so you can see what area of the map will show on your pendant.
I found it was easiest to trim the paper after it was glued to the Scrabble tile using a rotary cutter and a rubber mat.
After trimming the paper, sand the edges to the paper is flush with the Scrabble tile.
I used Mod Podge 'Dimensional Magic' to seal the maps and create that 'glassed over' look.
Do not shake the bottle as it will create bubbles that will dry into the pendant. Apply to the edges first, being careful to seal the edge of the paper to the tile without it dripping down the side.
When the tile is completely covered, it will appear milky as shown but will dry clear.
When the first coat has dried, you may need to glue down any corners that curled up as shown above. Mod Podge and a Q-tip work well for this.
Apply a second coat the same way as the first.
When the Dimensional Magic has dried, use superglue to apply a flat bail to the back of the pendant. The bails can be found at Michael's. Use any chain you like, and the necklace is done!
Here are a few that I made using maps and collegiate scrap booking paper. Photos would also work great!
