look at what i made!
do you know what they are?
here's a hint....
two coasters and one BIG coaster.
{i am told it is called a trivet, not bigasscoaster.}
you will need:
mod podge
tiles
{we got ours in the clearance section at 'the home depot'. one million tiles for about five dollars.}
sharp craft knife
fancy paper
paint brushes or spongy things pictured above
spray sealant
also recommended are the little stick on rubber things for the bottom so they don't scratch your table.
cover one side of your tile with the mod podge. we discovered by trial and error that it is a case of 'the more, the better'. place your pre-cut paper on the sticky modge and then do another layer of modge over. then you wait for it to dry and have jenn's amazing boyfriend spray them with the sealant for you. stick those rubber feet thing on the bottom aaaannnnddd... done.
we got to spend the afternoon with jenn's boyfriend's tween nieces who actually enjoyed crafting along with us. they got really creative and did cut out shapes and layered different patterns. age appropriateness is a good thing.
super fun, super easy.
happy crafting!



Great present idea! I'm never quite sure what Modge Podge is, and what the UK equivalent would be...?? x
ReplyDelete@siobhan... i'm not quite sure if it would be available in the UK, either. but in the past i have had great success cheating and making a mixture of 50% water to 50% plain white craft glue. like the kind one weird kid in kindergarten would always insist on eating. hope that helps! xoxo, chrissy
ReplyDeleteI love that pattern! swoon.
ReplyDeleteThese are super cute!!
ReplyDelete-wHiT
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This is a great DIY project. That retro kitchen print is so much fun, makes me wanna throw a tea party!
ReplyDeletexoxo,
annie
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