DIY Coasters

I have a very large family and coming up with gifts for everyone can get expensive. Gift giving is my love language and I thoroughly enjoy buying and making gifts for others. Thank goodness for Pintrest this year! I landed on these coasters for part of people’s Christmas gifts.

I decided to make these coasters for all my immediate family members, my in-laws, and my aunt, personalized to them. They all LOVED them! I gave my siblings and aunt four each (I have 2 sisters and 1 brother), my in-laws 5, and my parents 7, since they have so many kids. Check out the looks on my parents faces when they realized what they were!

Unfortunately, I did not take pictures of how I made them, but they’re super easy.
All you need is:

1. 4×4 inch tiles (I bought mine from Lowes for $0.33 each)

2. Pictures (I just printed tons at Wal-Mart)

3. Modge Podge (Wal-Mart or Hobby Lobby has this). You will have to cut these down to fit tiles.

4. Sponge brush

5. Felt fabric (they cost 4/1.00 at Hobby Lobby…I bought 2 sheets and ended up using 1). You will cut this fabric into little squares. I know they have pre-cut fabric, but this was WAY cheaper.

6. Glue gun and glue sticks (Wal-Mart has a small, cheap glue gun for around $9)

How to make coasters:

1. Cut picture down to fit tile (about a half inch inside the border).

2. Spread Modge Podge on tile and glue picture on top.

3. Do the rest of your tiles while each one has a few minutes to dry.

4. Spread a thin layer of Modge Podge on top of pictures/tile. I used 3 coats on top to really seal it.

5. Glue 4 felt pieces on the bottom of each tile.