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DIY Wordle Subway Art

Everyone LOVES subway art. I love using Wordle to create an easy DIY alternative to Subway art. Using the Wordle site to create the design you’d like gives you the start you need.

Wordle Wall Art

I made these Wordle wall art pieces for my son’s teachers. They LOVED them. I chose words that my son used to describe each teacher to add a personal touch. This project wasn’t very hard, but it did take more time than I first thought.

Items needed:

  • Plywood- I purchased a pre cut 2 x 2 piece of plywood at a local hardware store.
  • Craft paint
  • paint brushes
  • foam stamps – mine were bought years ago from Creative Keepsakes and are no longer available.
  • Wordle Design

Craft paint for DIY projects

I painted the board with black craft paint. While it dried, I used white paint to create different hues of grays to use for the words. I  used a variety of foam stamps to create the words and shapes I wanted.

Wordle Subway Art

Using the word choices my son chose for his teachers,  I simply typed those into Wordle and created a fun pattern.

Wordle

This gift was so loved and popular, I’ve been asked to duplicate it for our school auction using words describing our community.

 

 

Kim

Kim

Owner/Founder at Today's Creative Life
Kim is the owner and founder of Today's Creative Life where she has been dishing up a creative slice of life since 2007. Today’s Creative Life brings simple and creative ways to celebrate the everyday. You’ll find practical, stylish and clever decorating ideas, DIY projects, delicious family-friendly recipes, free printables and more! Life is more fun when it's creative! Kim lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband and labradoodle where she and her husband are getting a taste of the empty nester life while their son is in college. After 30+ years she is partially retired from the fitness industry and continues to teach injury prevention to the City of Portland. She was once a regular on Portland's AMNW Morning show as their "creative expert" showing easy tutorials for DIY projects. In her spare time, you'll find Kim thrifting, decorating, or cooking up something delicious!
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Kim is the owner and founder of Today's Creative Life where she has been dishing up a creative slice of life since 2007.
Today’s Creative Life brings simple and creative ways to celebrate the everyday. You’ll find practical, stylish and clever decorating ideas, DIY projects, delicious family-friendly recipes, free printables and more!
Life is more fun when it's creative!
Kim lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband and labradoodle where she and her husband are getting a taste of the empty nester life while their son is in college. After 30+ years she is partially retired from the fitness industry and continues to teach injury prevention to the City of Portland.
She was once a regular on Portland's AMNW Morning show as their "creative expert" showing easy tutorials for DIY projects. In her spare time, you'll find Kim thrifting, decorating, or cooking up something delicious!

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  3. Van says

    June 14, 2010 at 11:41 am

    New to this blog- hello! I love the super creative spirit of this blog. I'll be sure to follow for inspiration!

  7. hipchic~cynde says

    June 14, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    These look great!! And I totally understand…it always takes longer than I think it will. I just get lost in what I am doing and loose track of time 🙂
    Have a great day.

  12. ellie g says

    June 14, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    "if I think a project is only going to take me 30 min to do…….it will take 10x that amount."

    Pretty sure I need to get that tattooed somewhere on my person.

    (they look amazing so far, by the way. It usually ends up being worth it. Right? RIGHT? ….please tell that to my husband)

  13. Brandon, Leslie, and Carter Petersen says

    June 14, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    These are great! How creative. I'm sure the teachers will absolutely love them. I do! And thanks for the Wordle link – I'm gonna use that soon I think!

  14. Avril Miller says

    June 14, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    I adore this teacher gift!!! I've been wanting to do something similar….you may have given me the final push! Those teachers will be soooo happy to receive such a special gift I'm sure. 🙂

  19. jules says

    June 14, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    What a great idea! I have those stamps and I have not used them in forever! Thanks!!!

  21. Kole and Paula Spaulding says

    June 14, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    those are so cute! You're so kind for taking the time to make teachers presents!

  22. Lori says

    June 14, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    Thank you for the daily inspiration! Yours and others! Love the teacher gift but am pretty sure I can't fit it in before year end… though I may try…
    Lori

  25. Tauni says

    June 14, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    Lucky teacher. Your thank you's are much nicer (not to mention time intensive) than mine 🙂

  27. Beverly @ FlamingoToes.com says

    June 14, 2010 at 10:12 pm

    This is a great idea! I love it! I'd never heard of Wordle before so thanks for the link. 🙂

  30. Stacey says

    June 14, 2010 at 11:01 pm

    I'm sure the teacher's look forward to your gifts knowing the creativity and thought behind them! Wordle is so cool!

  31. taftms says

    June 14, 2010 at 11:27 pm

    Amazingly cool! Fully worth taking time off from writing. 🙂 The teachers (and principal) will be thrilled! If not… send one my way! 😉

  32. taftms says

    June 14, 2010 at 11:27 pm

    Amazingly cool! Fully worth taking time off from writing. 🙂 The teachers (and principal) will be thrilled! If not… send one my way! 😉

  33. Colleen @ MuralMaker&More says

    June 14, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    Ah-Ha! You DO paint! Just kidding 😉

    They're darling and I love the Word site.

  34. LF says

    June 15, 2010 at 12:30 am

    Wordles are so awesome!! I have never thought to use them this way. As a teacher, I can assure you they are going to love this!!!

  36. baglady says

    June 15, 2010 at 1:16 am

    Those are really cool- the teachers will be thrilled with them and I am speaking for many years of experience. Thanks for the idea.

  37. Ruthanne says

    June 15, 2010 at 1:40 am

    those are FANTASTIC!!! hmmmm….wonder which one of my students' parents I should forward this to? LOVE it!

  38. Sharon says

    June 15, 2010 at 3:26 am

    Those teacher appreciation gifts are awesome. Please post photos of them when you are completely done. And I would love that necklace. I ordered one for myself a few months ago and I love it (I ordered one that says "loved" after going through an awful time). Sharon

  42. CraftyLikeLindy says

    June 15, 2010 at 4:44 pm

    I love your teachers gift idea! We made flower pens in a cute flower pot for our teachers this year.

  44. Raelyn says

    June 15, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    Oh my gosh….I love that!
    I wish I had seen these sooner…we too are still in school, out MOnday, but I don't think I have the time to do them!!!!!
    GRRRRRRRRR

    Next year!
    Super cute…thank you!

  48. ~Mychl says

    June 24, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    That is a WONDERFUL idea for teacher gifts! I just finished mine the other day too (we were out Tuesday . . . I'm just north of you!)

    Hopefully I can remember this for next year!! 🙂

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