As I was thinking about Christmas gifts the other day I remembered these ceramic tile coasters I made as gifts two years ago and thought I’d share them with you. They are very easy and inexpensive to make and make fantastic presents.
The tiles can be found at any home improvement store, I believe mine came from Lowes. I took a large background stamp and inked it with Stazon ink (a permanent ink, can be found at any craft store in the stamping aisle). Once I had stamped the tile I sprayed a sealer on it.
If you don’t want one of the few colors Stazon offers you can also use craft ink (this is a thicker ink that does not dry right away-it is not water-based.) After you stamp your design use a heat gun to “set” the ink and spray with a sealer once set. I used craft ink in the coaster pictured below.
Last but not least, add felt pads to the bottom so you don’t scratch your tables!
I always made matching sets to give as gifts.
Let me know if you try them, I’d love to see how they turn out!
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Jenny @ Simcoe Street says
What a great gift idea!
Jenny
http://www.simcoestreet.blogspot.com
Rosemary@villabarnes says
Your coasters look great. Nice pattern choices, and I love the one with the reindeer.
ladywiththeredrocker says
These turned out really cute! Thanks for sharing!
Stephanie @ Ladywiththeredrocker.wordpress.com
Stephanie says
These are great!!! I am totally making these for everyone on my list this year!! I am now on the hunt for big letter stamps for their initials!! Thanks so much for sharing this great idea!
Katalina Jewelry says
I love the rustic, vintage feel of the black and white ones.
Katie Franck says
These are great…I actually have a stash of tiles that I kept & now I know what to do with them! Thanks for inspiring me 🙂
Carrie P. says
Great idea. thanks for sharing.
One Tough Mother says
So easy and really cute! Sets of these would make great gifts. I’d love for you to link up beginning Tuesday on One Tough Mother for {Not So} Tough Tuesday’s.
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Hope to see you there!
kim says
I love this idea! Thank you for sharing your ideas! I love them all!!
Sarah says
What kind and brand of sealer did you use?
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