Thursday, September 1, 2011

Scrapbook Coasters

Okay! I don't know about yall but I have TONS of scrap booking paper all over the craft room! With just my mother and I alone we could prob open a small store,lol. So when I saw this idea I knew it was going to be easy. Plus use some of the paper ive hoarded for so many years.

The Pinterest Page
Supplies:
  • 1 Sheet of Scrapbook Paper. (unless you want to make them each differently)
  • 4 to 6 4"x4" tiles. 
  • One sheet of felt (any color you want)
  • Mod Podge 
  • High Gloss Finish (or pick any finish you want)
  • Fabric Glue
  • 2 brushes or sponges ( ill explain why you need two later)



Step One: Cut the paper into 3.75"squares. In my first attempt I did 3.5" and I think the original way better. 
Step Two: Pour a small amount of Mod Podge onto the tile and place the paper in the middle. With a little left over Mod Podge on your brush/sponge cover the entire title again. If you didn't have extra just add a little more. (don't worry it drys clear)
Step Three: Let it dry for 15 to 20 minutes and put on a second coat of the Mod Podge and let it dry again.

I don't know if you can see the bubbles or not but they're there!
Step Four: Here's why I said get two brushes/sponges. While waiting for the Mod Podge to dry it takes 15-20 minutes to dry and the brush will still be wet (unless you super duper dry it) and when you use the wet brush with the finish bubbles will start to show up. 
Step Five: Let it dry and put on a second coat
Step Six: while you are waiting for this to dry (or at any point and you cannot wait) you are going to want to cut the felt into 3.5" squares.
Step Seven: clue the felt to the back with the Fabric glue.

TADA!

This project was pretty easy so theirs not much on the tips except have a fully dry brush when applying the finish.


Finished Product! 


This is something i found on Pinterest but i cant seem to find the pin.
My next craft i will randomly draw out something and do it.
but if it takes up a lot of time (with school and or don't have the space to do it)
ill just put it back in! Ill prob decorate it later but its one of the crafts in the jar!

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