This is my very first tutorial. A friend of mine was interested in doing a coaster project that I had shown her. I sent her pictures of the process, which in my craftaholic mind, should have been easy enough for anyone to follow. Long story short....she basically said "WTH is this, and where the heck are the written step-by-step instructions. So, I decided to be smarty pants, and this tutorial is the result. I hope that others will find it helpful. I actually enjoyed creating it, and am looking forward to adding other craft tutorials in the near future. Until then, enjoy!!!!!
Innerloopgal
PS: For some reason, the pictures are not visible....I am working on getting them added :)
Decoupage Coaster Tutorial
By: Monica
Innerloopgal.com
©2015
Supplies:
*4X4 tiles ( for this tutorial, I used ceramic tiles) – I used 4
*Mod Podge
*Paint brush/sponge
*Scrapbook paper
*Cork roll with adhesive backing
*Cricut Explore/other die cutting machine/exacto knife/scissors
*Sealant (I used Krylon Clear Sealer)
I used my beloved Cricut Explore for this project.
Using the cricut machinine, I cut 4 squares from the scrapbooking paper. My tiles were 4”x4”, so I cut the tiles at 3.9”X3.9”.
Next, I adhered the paper squares to the tiles using Mod Podge. Spread a thin layer to the back of each paper square. Then, position the paper square on the tile, it will be easy to reposition while it is wet, but DO NOT USE A LOT of Mod Podge as it can cause the paper to tear.
After all of the paper squares were adhered to the tiles, I applied a thin layer of Mod Podge to the top and sides of each tile….THIN layer…..with brush strokes going one direction.
After the first layer dried, I applied another thin layer of Mod Podge. On the second layer, I painted in horizontal brush strokes (the first layer was done vertically)….it doesn’t matter though as long as all of your brush strokes within a layer are all going the same direction.
With these particular tiles (which I will not be buying again!), there was a stamp from the manufacturer on one edge. Luckily I had some Ceramacoat paint on hand to cover this stamp. For a more uniform appearance, I painted all three of the unpainted edges.
Next, when the last layer of Mod Podge dried, I applied two coats of Clear Sealer, allowing the first layer to dry before applying the second. Allow to the second layer to dry.
Next…or actually earlier….I cut cork roll into 4 squares using my Cricut Explore. I cut the squares at 3.9”, just as I did with the paper squares.
The squares have adhesive backs. Remove the paper backing from a cork square. Position this cork square and adhere it to the back of the coaster. Repeat on the other coaster backs.
Voila!!!!!!! You’re done!!!!!!