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Spellbound

September 11th, 2008 @ 11:53 am by Mrs. Hot Cocoa

My favorite board game? Scrabble. Most lamented Facebook loss? Scrabulous. Book I’d take to a desert island? The Oxford English Dictionary. Favorite historical novelette? The Professor and the Madman. Favorite freebie website? Dafont.com.

In case it’s not obvious, I am a word nerd. N-E-R-D. Nerd. So you can imagine my excitement when one of my favorite websites, Lifehacker, introduced me to a fun little application called Spell with Flickr. This app does exactly what it’s called: it spells out the word(s) of your choosing using Flickr images. Like this:

Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 223176102 Copper Uppercase Letter H Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 256110002 O Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 258684202 T

Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 228071602 C is for Ceramic Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 240020302 O Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 282366302 c21 Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 264110402 o Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 274460502 a

Or this:

Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 248256602 w-sf Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 274459602 E Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 233381102 D Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 238970202 D Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 274458702 I Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 275269002 N Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 263167002 Aluminum Capital Letter G (New York, NY)

Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 238216702 B Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 253942902 McElman_071126_2011 Spellbound :  wedding los angeles save the dates 264646202 e-028

I contemplated using this to create our save the date cards, but in the end decided on another design (which I promise to share soon). I do love love love this app, though, and would be excited to use it for some other project— perhaps a framed art piece for a friend’s birthday, or even holiday cards!

Have you tried this app? What would you use it for?

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13 Responses to “Spellbound”

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nada122 (message)  151 posts, Blushing bee

we are right on the same page! i discovered this a few weeks ago and played with it for hours. i LOVE it. I’m already planning some cute framed words for our new place. i don’t think i’d use it for wedding stuff, but i was thinking of doing something for my fiance’s birthday.

it’s so fun! i’m just amazed at how they get the pictures so quickly, haha!

 
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Jen

Dumb question but I love the link but am I missing something? How can I make it into something I can print and frame?

 
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Debra

Looks like it would make a good ransom note….hee hee. Just kidding!

 
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l3r0wnEyedGurL (message)  129 posts, Blushing bee

Scrabble beta! not as good as scrabulous, imo…but this girl takes what she can get!

hahah…I like Debra’s ransom note idea…

 
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Miss Pomegranate (message)  957 posts, Busy bee

I loooooove this! I wish I could blow my new married name up all giant-size and frame it in my home.

 
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Ambrosia

What about table numbers?

 
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Miss Hot Cocoa (message)  2,077 posts, Buzzing bee

@Jen: Not dumb. You can either screen save it or cut and paste each letter image onto a word doc. Let me know if you have any problems.

@Debra: Great idea. I’ll keep it on reserve until I want to kidnap someone or something!

 
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katya

That looks awesome. I’ve seen something similar in black and white. I’ve been thinking of making these into signs for my friend’s girls’ rooms. Each sign would have their name.

 
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appleb

Love that app! I’ve already made plans to print up my married last name and frame it in our office.

 
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Miss Hot Cocoa (message)  2,077 posts, Buzzing bee

@katya: Those signs would be adorable! I’ve seen the black and whites as well — I think this poor-man’s version is just as nice, and you get to decide whether to go for b/w or color.

@appleb: That’s a great idea!

 
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riashay

ok…I can’t figure this thing out. I’m not very computer literate! How do I get to where I can actually use the app? I love this though!

 
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Miss Hot Cocoa (message)  2,077 posts, Buzzing bee

Just click on the spell with flickr link, enter your text in the box, and voila!

 
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RecessionistaBride (message)  5,018 posts, Bee Keeper

I never knew that app existed! How cool :)

 

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Mrs. Hot Cocoa, Boston/Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 31, JD/PhD Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Medical Student Engagement Date: May 30, 2008 Wedding Date: March, 2009 Blogging Since: April, 2008 Venue: Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey About Me: I am a professional student by day and an amateur cupcake taster, bargain shopper, and wedding planner by night. I am obsessed with NPR, the Food Network, paper, dance shows, Anthropologie, post-structuralist theory, Weddingbee!, "The Office," and celebrity gossip. When not procrastinating from my dissertation, I spend time catering to Jellyby, our overly anxious shih tzu, and getting to know Mr. Hot Cocoa. We have only been dating for fifteen years, so it's like I'm in love with a stranger! From the East Coast, we are planning a Jewish-Chinese Extravaganza in L.A., where we both grew up.

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