Making Ceramic Tiles Into Coasters

This tutorial on how to make coasters from ceramic tiles is super easy.

Making ceramic tiles into coasters.

A few years ago i found the coolest craft that also makes great gifts. To make the coasters sit nicely on surfaces and not scratch any delicate ones you can use self adhesive cork backing. Pour 1 ounce of the resin and 1 ounce of the hardener into a paper or plastic cup and stir well with a plastic spoon. A simple tutorial for making photo coasters using 4 inch by 4 inch photos ceramic tiles and varnish.

They came out so cute and the grandmothers loved them. This post may contain affiliate. So there you have it a simple way to turn leftover or otherwise repurposed tiles into charming customized coasters. The full printable instructions are at the bottom of this post but here s what you ll need.

You only need a few things. Cut scrapbook paper book pages wrapping paper whatever you re using to decorate your tile coasters into 4 x 4 squares. Sharpie fine tip markers in bold colours 4 x4 white ceramic tiles i can t find them on amazon but these are the ones i used isopropyl alcohol 91 or 99 from the drug store. 4 x4 ceramic tiles 16 cents at lowes plastic wrap.

You just have to take your time and have patience between steps. Apply a thin coat of mod podge to the tile with the small brush. I cut the napkin square slightly larger than the tile and separated the three ply into one ply. Diy ceramic tiles make the perfect handmade gift.

There s nothing better than making your own set of ceramic tiles whether it s for a set of six coasters they make the best christmas or birthday gifts or whether you want to be truly ambitious and make an entire set for your bathroom or kitchen let your creativity run wild. With it being mother s day i still wanted to get my mother and mother in law a present but wanted to limit how much we spent to keep it affordable and inexpensive. They are easy and fun to make. I am hooked on making them.

4 4x4 ceramic tiles 1 scrapb. I bought ones that were the same size as my tiles and just trimmed about 10mm off of two sides so they sit just inside the edge of the tile. We decided to make homemade diy photo coasters out of ceramic tiles. Waterproof ceramic tile coasters.

This will allow the coaster to sit on your table smoothly without the fear of scratches. They also make thrifty gifts. I am talking about waterproof ceramic tile coasters. Or cut out a similarly sized square piece of recycled felt or scrap felt and hot glue it to the back of the tile.

This is a super cute and easy idea for a homemade unique gift for christmas weddings housewarming etc. Sharpie dyed tile coasters using rubbing alcohol. Using cork to turn the tiles into coasters.