I’ve been growing short on items to use for my blog, so this past weekend as I was browsing Pinterest I came across the idea for table coasters. I sent my mother a text saying “Hi! You’re awesome. Might I be able to get some tiles from Lowe’s?” And after a bit of convincing and waiting for a few days I received three tiles in the mail. From then on I was able to go about making these coasters.
The first thing that I had to do was pick out pictures that I want to look at on a daily basis. I decided to make one coaster of my high school friends, one of my family, and one of my friends here (not that you have to do that, I just wanted to mix things up). After I had chosen the pictures I printed them out and cut them down to the sizes that I needed. I then took the Modge Podge, which I had left over from my Autumn Jar, and coated the tiles with it. Next I placed the pictures where I wanted them on the coaster and applied a top coat of Modge Podge. The Modge Podge acts not only as glue, but also as a sealant, which is helpful when it comes to placing beverages on the coaster. I’d also suggest adding a third coat of Modge Podge, I only put on the second one and I’m afraid to put a drink on the coasters because I don’t want the ink from the pictures to run, but I guess I’ll see. The last touch is getting some foam pieces to stick on the bottom side. Floor protector stickers for furniture would also work well too. The purpose of this is to make sure that the surface that the coaster is on doesn’t get ruined or scratched. Overall, this is a pretty easy way to kill some time. It also ends up allowing you to have some personalized decorations lying around. I’ll admit I like the funky patterns that come on coasters, but I also like looking down and seeing my friend’s faces (and not in a creepy way, haha :D). This is definitely something that I’d recommend to anyone because it’s fun and interesting to see what people decide to do!
This is mine. 🙂
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This is mine. 🙂
