Coasters

I know I mentioned in a previous post a while back that I had been working on a craft project that I had planned on giving out as gifts. Like the title gives away, I made coasters for Riley's grandparents.  I got the idea from another blogger who was making them as gifts for her family.  So, I set out to make them and prayed that they turned out as cute as the pictures I'd seen. Luckily, they did!

To get started you need:
Mod Podge
Foam Brush
felt with sticky backing
white (or whatever color) tiles - like from Lowes or Home Depot
Photographs

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  To get started decide how many coasters you wantt to make and pick out what pictures you want to use.  I decided to make a set of 4 (times three for three matching sets).
  
  
  
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  Then trim your pictures so that they fit on your tile.  I decided to leave a little space between the edge of the pictures and the edge of the tile.
  
  
  
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  Attach your pictures to the tile by using your foam brush and Mod Podge.
  
  
  

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  Once the pictures are attached and somewhat dry apply Mod Podge over the top  of the picture and tile.  Use as many coats as you feel needed.  I decided to do two coats and they looked fine.
  
  
  

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      Once the tiles are completely dry turn over and apply Felt squares to the bottom of the coaster.
  
  
  

And here is the finished product!

These were truly great gifts from Riley to her grandparents.  They can be made with photographs, scrapbook paper, napkin designs, or even printed monograms.  They turned out so well that we are going to make a set of monograms for our house, as well!