Making Tile Coasters

A couple things we figured out after making a bunch of marble coasters for christmas presents.

Making tile coasters.

You need ceramic tiles mod podge acrylic sealer a sponge brush paper and cork backing or felt. Coasters are essentially a necessity for any wooden surface it seems so personalizing some small tiles to be coasters would make a great gift for nearly anyone. These make such a cheap easy gift for friends and family. Rose clearfield author from milwaukee wisconsin on may 01 2012.

Coasters are a big seller at craft shows and also make great things to use as a giveaway for charit. I decided to include four coasters in each set so i purchased eight all together. Read on for a tutorial on how to make diy photo coasters from tiles. Add another coat of mod podge and repeat 2 more times.

The gloss only stuck where some polycrylic had gotten onto the front of the. You shouldn t need to use a tile sealer if you re working with ceramic or porcelain tiles. The mod podge is water based and makes inkjet printed. Things you will need.

4 4x4 ceramic tiles 1 scrapb. I am making tile coasters that have paper images on them. Then place the paper on top. This is a super cute and easy idea for a homemade unique gift for christmas weddings housewarming etc.

I love coasters and yet i don t own very many. Gabrielle and i sat down together and made these tile coasters last week. Coat the top of each tile with a thin layer of mod podge. Diy marble coasters tips tricks.

Watch instructional video now or scroll down for instructions. Tile coasters are very simple to make and don t require many supplies to make. If you print your photos at home using an inkjet printer then you need to use a different glue instead of mod podge. I will check out your hub.

The lace and scrabble coasters are my top picks. I tried spraying dupli color gloss products both the engine spray and the gloss clear coat directly on the tile once the image was glued. How to make easy diy photo coasters from tiles. I use matte polycrylic by minwax to glue the image onto the tile.

Then spray 2 or 3 coats of acrylic sealer on top. Tile coasters look awesome using photos instead of craft paper but there are some special tips to make them turn out right. The video making napkin and tile coasters was done well and simply too. These custom coasters are also easy to make.

With so many great coaster ideas to try i m not sure where to start.