Making Tile Coasters

Good morning, friends! Last week, I had a friend over and while we drank coffee, nibbled treats and chit-chatted, we made some tile coasters! It was so much fun and so easy! I made several sets at once to save for gifts. So, I'm going to show you my easy as 1-2-3 step process:

Gather your materials:

4.5 inch square tiles from Home Depot- $0.16 each!

1 jar of Mod Podge- we used the matte finish- $6.99

1 Can of Krylon Sealer to spray over the finished coasters

1 Bottle 3in1 Glue by Beacon

Sponge Brush

Pretty Scrapbook Paper

Felt (for the bottom of the coaster)

First, I decided what paper I wanted to use. Then, I got into my felt stash. I have so much felt that I was able to match my paper to the felt. I cut all my paper in 4.25 inch squares and then used my paper as a guide to cut my felt squares.

Then, I glued my felt to the bottom of each tile. Use your 3in1 craft glue for this part. 

After your felt is glued to the bottom of your tile, you're ready to adhere your pretty paper. Apply a coat of Mod Podge on top and then lay your paper on to adhere it. Smooth it out with your fingers and then add another coat of Mod Podge to the top and edges.

Once the first layer of Mod Podge is dry, add another coat and then repeat. You should do at least 3 coats of Mod Podge.

When you're finished with your last coat of Mod Podge and it's good and dry, take all your tiles outside and line them up. I put mine on our deck. I placed them very close together and then sprayed the Krylon sealer on them. I went back and forth a few times to make sure that I got them all real good. 

The spray finisher dries very quickly, about 30 minutes. Once the tiles are dry, you can stack them and package them any way you like. This is how I did mine:

Simply tied with beautiful satin ribbon in a coordinating color. This set was done with the owl paper and moss satin ribbon from Paper-Source.
This project did take some time, but I also made 7 sets of 4 coasters. So, if you plan to make a bunch as gifts, set aside a full day and do the process with a friend or while you have a bunch of laundry going! ;)
Enjoy your day!

Hello Monday!

Hello there! It was a good weekend- except the Cards lost... I'm glad I got to go to the Friday night game where they played like NBA stars. Last night they played more like high school second stringers. Oh well, we have next season.

I did quite a bit of crafting this weekend, mostly work stuff (invitations) but I did make a scrapbook page and this cute card for a sick friend. I got into my scrap paper stash again and came up with this happy garden themed card. I used my circle and flower punches for the flowers and cut other green strips of paper for the stems, leaves and grass. I stamped the "thinking of you" part in chocolate ink.

On the road...

Going to Indy today for the "Sweet Sixteen"! Go Cards! Stephen and I are so excited to be there rooting on the UL Cardinals, going to get totally pumped up at a Pep Ralley... which I haven't been to since high school. The kids will be home, but they will be cheering from the sofa.

Lately, I have been trying to craft and make do with what I already have (which is quite a lot, actually). I am blessed... I have plenty, especially in the "crafty" department and Stephen never fusses or puts his foot down. In fact, he let me have an entire room in the house that's mine and he got the garage. And let me tell you, my craft room is the B-O-M-B! Anyway, I have a group of "crafty girl" friends and I made these cute and fun gifts for them. These little jotters are made totally of scraps! I am impressed with myself because I made 10! Here are a couple...

They were super easy to make: 2 pieces of chipboard that I covered with paper I already had on hand, embellished with scraps and buttons, then the note paper inside (a lighter weight, 65#) was also scrap that I cut to size. I held it all together with a binder ring and tied scrap ribbon on it for an added "holy cute!" The size of the jotters are 4.25x5.5 inches.

Make one today! Or... wait to receive one from me, you crafty girl!

Holy Cute Paper!

Ok, so I admit it... I find super cute paper and I just look at it. I don't want to cut it, or use it, or embellish it, I just want to hold on to it. My latest find, from Michael's, is this darling monkey paper. The monkeys are flocked (feel fuzzy)! I just love it and so does Anna- she immediately thinks it should be put in her scrapbook. However, I just can't let go yet. So, it will remain on my desk where I can keep a good eye on it!

My nephew, Bo, is in the hospital and has been since Tuesday night. He's only 4 weeks old and has been running a horribly high fever for several days. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. My brother and his wife are in need of some serious sleep and a day without worry. I have faith that he will be okay. This is a picture of baby Bo on his birthday.