Ooooh! I LOVE this! So easy, yet so many possibilities for creativity! I think I know the perfect person to make it as a gift for, until I find room in my own house to make some for me too!

Thanks bunches and bunches for all your fabulous ideas!!! :o)

We had a Benfranklin Crafts in our town, which I loved. They always had cute and different things. And it was about a mile from my house. Sadly it closed about 2 years ago. I miss it so!

Love the word blocks.. I made a set YEARS ago and don't know what happened to them,so you have inspired me to make more!! Thanks!

What a super cute idea! I'm keeping this one in my files!!!!

i've never heard of "ben franklin crafts" but it looks like i'd like it.
love these blocks...definately have someone in mind I can make these for ....yay for handmade christmas gifts.

I'm loving this idea. Looking at the letters on the blocks, there are even more words you could make ... wonder, smile, heart ... I'm sure there's more, too. This is a great gift idea. Thanks!

These are fantastic. There is a Benfranklins not too far...I'll have to check it out! Thanks!

I love these! Great gift idea!

Brilliant, and well done they look great

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Wow, i think I will have to try this! Thanks for sharing!

Aww, I love this! Thanks tons for sharing this. I'll be linking.

Love this idea! I'm headed to the craft store as soon as I post this. thanks!

I LOVE these! Thanks for the idea!

LOVE this! I shared it on my blog, just so you know! :)

Thanks for the inspiration!

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totally on my to do list!

great idea! thanks.

Oh.my.gosh! I was planning to make these for my sister & another friend for Christmas with just plain "Friends" on it - that's it. NOW I have more options! THANK you for doing this!!!! Now I've got to make sure I have enough letters. LOL

those are perfect. i was just telling my husband we need some word blocks up on our mantle for the seasons. and you already did all the hard work for us! one more thing to add to my to do list!!!

Anyone know where you can buy plain wooden blocks. I looked at Hobby Lobby and Michaels and couldn't find them. Thanks!

Thanks for the great idea!! I finished mine this afternoon and posted them on my blog with a link to your very nice blog.

I got something similar when Nate was born. I LOVE them and proudly display them on his shelf. Now that he knows how to spell his name, it is even more fun!

How big are the blocks that you used? I would like to try these for gifts! Thanks

These blocks are smaller about 2 inches. I also have some 4 inch blocks. You can really do any size you want. If you can't find blocks, try the hardware store. Just buy a long fence post type of wood and have them cut them for you into square blocks. That's what I did with my bigger blocks. You have to put more effort into it with the sanding and all, but it is way cheaper and you can get the size you want.

so do you do the windmill lettering website too? They have alot of the same projects as you do, and are from washington area. . . just curious?

you know, since some of the blocks only have 4 sides used with the letters listed, you can create more words easily & put letters on the spare sides too. Why waste the spaces! lol

Ok, I have some more words to add.

If you include on each of these blocks these letters since these only have 4 sides used, there is room for 2 more letters on each block.
Block 1 - G U
block 2 - P
block 3 - A L
block 4 - S
block 5 - I
block 6 - F P
block 7 - U C

If you include these letters on your blocks you can make these additional words...
Romance
Love
Pumpkin
Frosty
School
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Father
Aussie (Ok, I'm an Aussie & need to have Australia Day in there!)
Fall

You would think I have something better to do at 7.30am but hey, puzzles like this are fun! I can't waste 2 sides!!! & now I really can't think of any more seasonal words! But I bet when I press publish post I will think of something else.

add another
block 5 - H along with the I
& you will get

Happy
& Merry is in there too.

Had enough yet?

okay a couple more for you & I think I am done!
block 2 - J

You should now get these words with your blocks too... Little girls will like these...

Fairy
Fairies
Santa
Jolly
Flowers
Wishes

block 4 still only has 5 letters on it... hmmm... but I can't come up with anymore words!

If you add "A" to block 4 you can spell America :)

Oh yeah, and if you live in Utah, there is a "Wood Connection" store which sounds similar to Ben Franklin Crafts. It's located in Murray - about 6480 S. on 300 W.

I wish I'd checked out all these comments before I made my set! I blogged about it here (http://whimsikel.blogspot.com/2010/02/seasonal-decor-blocks.html). But now I might need to go home and make a few more blocks to include the great ideas Mandy and Tiff shared! Thanks for this post!

we found more words too! If you use the extra letter suggestions you can also spell: Flake, Hearts, Christ, Jesus, Bloom, Irish, Sun, Swim, Pool, Ghost(s), Witch(es), Vampire (using the W as an M), Fright, Thanks, Leaf, Treats, Turkey, Jewels, Cuddle, Pillow, Party. :)

I have admired these blocks for a long time, and finally got around to making some. Thanks so much for posting the instructions.

Thanks for the awesome idea!! I am totally doing these for a craft night for my ward!!

http://jkmade.blogspot.com/2010/09/craft-night.html

I really love this idea! I have some blocks that already say welcome, might see if I can use them for this:@)