coaster craft

I love receiving gifts made from someone's hands and heart; and each Christmas I like to try to make some gifts to give. This year I decided to make some coasters which make for a nice little hostess gift or to add on with another gift.

First, I cut various scrapbook paper into 4x4 squares. I used my paper cutter to make sure that all the cuts were nice and straight.

Then I set out the 4 inch square white tiles onto newspaper. I purchsed the white tiles at Home Depot and they were really pretty inexpensive.

Next, I covered each tile with Mod Podge using a sponge brush.

Then I put the cut scrapbook paper on top and smoothed this out to get rid of any air bubbles. I let this dry for about 10 minutes or so, and then applied another coat of Mod Podge on top of the paper. I let this dry completely.

After they were completely dry, I then sprayed them with an acrylic sealer (I did this step in the garage) to seal them and ensure they were waterproof.  I let them dry overnight.

The final step was to glue a piece of thin cork onto the back of each tile. I cut these 4x4 and used plain school glue to attach.

Here are a few pictures of the finished product.

These were so simple to make and I think they turned out really cute!