Making Tile Coasters

I love coasters and yet i don t own very many.

Making tile coasters. 4 4x4 ceramic tiles 1 scrapb. Things you will need. The gloss only stuck where some polycrylic had gotten onto the front of the. I will check out your hub.

I am making tile coasters that have paper images on them. 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. 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. You shouldn t need to use a tile sealer if you re working with ceramic or porcelain tiles.

Coat the top of each tile with a thin layer of mod podge. A couple things we figured out after making a bunch of marble coasters for christmas presents. These make such a cheap easy gift for friends and family. The mod podge is water based and makes inkjet printed.

These custom coasters are also easy to make. Read on for a tutorial on how to make diy photo coasters from tiles. I decided to include four coasters in each set so i purchased eight all together. If you print your photos at home using an inkjet printer then you need to use a different glue instead of mod podge.

You need ceramic tiles mod podge acrylic sealer a sponge brush paper and cork backing or felt. The lace and scrabble coasters are my top picks. How to make easy diy photo coasters from tiles. Then place the paper on top.

I found these white ceramic tiles at home depot for 0 16 a piece. Rose clearfield author from milwaukee wisconsin on may 01 2012. The video making napkin and tile coasters was done well and simply too. Special materials for making photo tile coasters.

Tile coasters are very simple to make and don t require many supplies to make. Coasters are a big seller at craft shows and also make great things to use as a giveaway for charit. I use matte polycrylic by minwax to glue the image onto the tile. With so many great coaster ideas to try i m not sure where to start.

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. Watch instructional video now or scroll down for instructions. Add another coat of mod podge and repeat 2 more times.

Gabrielle and i sat down together and made these tile coasters last week.