An Adventure in Coasters!

Coasters!

When I heard that word I often thought that it was a waste of money. I mean who wanted little cork things that you would place your cups on; to me it wasn't needed until I found a tutorial on making your own. I admit I was intrigued and after reading how to do it I was hooked. I never knew I could make my own coasters and do whatever picture I wanted. It was amazing and eye opening. Here are just four of the coasters I have done (These come in sets of 4 so I have 16 coasters)

Yay and they are just so pretty! So here is the super easy way to make these. The possibilities are endless. So the only things you need for this is Mod Podge (I used Matte), Polyurathane, two Foam Brushes, plain white tiles, felt and scrapbook paper. Now the best thing about this is that is is super cheap.

Cost Breakdown:

Tiles : $0.16 (Home Depot) per tile

Mod Podge: $3.99 for 8oz

Scrapbook Paper: $5.50 for 180 sheets

Polyurethane: $5.00a quart

Felt: $0.99 each

Steps:

1) Find the Scrapbook paper that you like and cut out four 4x4 squares.

2) cover the top of the tiles with a coat of Mod Podge. place the paper on the tile and position quickly. they say Mod Podge dries quick and they were not lying you have about 15 seconds.

3) After the Mod Podge dries take a foam brush and begin covering the top with the Polyurethane. You will need to do about three coats letting them dry between the next but this is one of the most important because it not only seals it but makes it waterproof.

4) After everything is dry cut out four felt squares that fit with the tiles and stick them on. It is best to use the adhesive felt. Some prefer the cost effective way of just putting four squares but my tables would prefer to have the tiles completely covered so who am I to refuse.

You now have a new pretty set of coasters. instead of using scrapbook paper you could use Maps, Pictures, Flowers heck anything that you might want. This is easily one of the easier DIY crafts that will last a decent amount of time.

Just so everyone knows I originally found out about this though a google search and found this tutorial:  http://blueprintcrafts.com/2012/05/weekend-project-tile-coaster-tutorial/