Way back in June I gave you this little teaser about an upcoming project. Some people thought we were were working on sugar cube igloos.
We were actually making alphabet blocks. I love the Ballard Design letter balls but 1)I don't think they are still available (I can't even find a photo)and B)they were very pricey and 3) I personally like alphabet blocks for writing out little messages or sentiments (plus they don't roll around).
I found the wooden cubes at the craft store and gave them a few coats of white craft paint. The steady-handed teen painted letters onto them.
Ok..this is where we come to a grinding HALT!
They were quite time consuming...she ran out of free time...there the project sat and sat...
and sat...
Until...I rescued them and threw them in a bowl.
I'm vowing to finish them up with a Sharpie (I don't know where she gets her artistic talent but it's not from me!)
See how much fun they are!
And since I don't have much holiday decorating done yet...
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Super cute! I love the little dots you added on them. How fun! And versatile. :)
How much did they cost?
~Chelsea
That's very impressive for free hand! And they make a cute bowl filler.
Great idea. How cool to have such a steady hand. Not my gift either.
How fun..that is such a cute idea for the whole family! Come say hi :D
These are seriously cute.
Your daughter definitely has a lot of patience. I'd go your route :)
@Chelsea..They were pretty inexpensive..I'd say less than $5 for the whole project!
That is cute Heather, but yes way time consuming for me.
These are really neat. I love the way they look!
=)
Nice project. I hope you get it done soon .
this is too cute :)
thanks for sharing.
~victoria~
Great craft...but how did you write those letters on them so perfectly?
Fun that you use them to write out phrases too.
What fun! I love that you can change the message just by turning the cubes.
How cute! I love that you can change them around..
It might get a little spicy around here though if I had them in the house....
i love the idea of leaving messages with those cubes. . .
fun idea, thanks!
How clever! Sounds like a terrific project.
Those are very cute blocks! I'm amazed at the painting skills of your daughter. I've have to go with a Sharpie also.
Great idea! I'd like these much better then round balls to, especially since you can leave little messages around with them.
what a totally cute idea!
Those are cool! The teen's lettering is so perfect; I think that same teen should finish them up!
Heather! I adore this idea! I totally, totally love what you did here. So clever! So you could make extra vowels and leave them in the bowl as a kind of message board!
Wow.
This is the neatest thing I've seen in a long time!
Thank you, thank you for linking to Alphabe-Thursday.
I now have a great craft to make in January.
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I love these - what a fabulous idea. I'd be torn between the option of using stencil lettering like my old fashioned alaphabet blocks from ages ago, or the hand lettering. I really like your daughter's stylized lettering and the little embellishments. Truly one of a kind! Awesome project - thanks so much for sharing!
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