Making Tile Coasters

You shouldn t need to use a tile sealer if you re working with ceramic or porcelain tiles.

Making tile coasters.

These custom coasters are also easy to make. 4 4x4 ceramic tiles 1 scrapb. I found these white ceramic tiles at home depot for 0 16 a piece. I am making tile coasters that have paper images on them.

Rose clearfield author from milwaukee wisconsin on may 01 2012. Tile coasters look awesome using photos instead of craft paper but there are some special tips to make them turn out right. 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.

Then spray 2 or 3 coats of acrylic sealer on top. The gloss only stuck where some polycrylic had gotten onto the front of the. Add another coat of mod podge and repeat 2 more times. The video making napkin and tile coasters was done well and simply too.

How to make easy diy photo coasters from tiles. Watch instructional video now or scroll down for instructions. I decided to include four coasters in each set so i purchased eight all together. The lace and scrabble coasters are my top picks.

Things you will need. 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. Read on for a tutorial on how to make diy photo coasters from tiles. Then place the paper on top.

Gabrielle and i sat down together and made these tile coasters last week. Special materials for making photo tile coasters. This is a super cute and easy idea for a homemade unique gift for christmas weddings housewarming etc. Coat the top of each tile with a thin layer of mod podge.

If you print your photos at home using an inkjet printer then you need to use a different glue instead of mod podge. The mod podge is water based and makes inkjet printed. Worst case it could potentially promote better homecare habits in whomever you gift them too. I will check out your hub.

With so many great coaster ideas to try i m not sure where to start. You need ceramic tiles mod podge acrylic sealer a sponge brush paper and cork backing or felt. I use matte polycrylic by minwax to glue the image onto the tile. 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.

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