11 Crafty DIY Coasters That You Can Make
Crafty DIY Coasters
Coasters aren’t exactly an essential item in your kitchen but with their presence, it’s simply much better! Most are designed to protect the wooden surface of your table. But, the better ones can absorb water and prevent water ring from forming on your table. So, you can rest your arm on the table without worrying about accidentally getting your arms wet.
1. Scrabble
Scrabble is fun for the entire family. But, there might come a time where we don’t really enjoy it that much as before. Instead of keeping them in the drawer under the bed, let’s take them out and give them a new purpose? Making coasters out of scrabble can be fun and easy for your kids. Normally, 4 by 4 tiles are enough for a standard sized coaster but you can opt for bigger size if you want to. Glue the tiles on top of a cork board. Then, spray it with a protective coating. If the tiles are made of wood, having the right coating will protect and prolong its life span as your home’s new coaster.
2. Rope Coaster
Rope coaster is a nice addition to your kitchen if you like the country house feel. For this DIY, a round foam is used as base to glue the ropes on. You can use hot glue gun for sticking them together. Start gluing the rope from the center and work your way out.
3. Mason Jar Coaster
I know what it looks like. Just take the lid off some mason jar, turn it upside down and that’s it. That works but you could add a little bit more crafty effort to it to personalize the whole thing. You know, like putting on an anti slip mat under it. Or, in the idea above, sticking a circular cork mat on it. You can paint the cork mat with certain patterns or initials of the names of your family members. It’s a simple but fun way to create easy coasters!
4. Donut Coasters
Squat a few donuts flat and you’re done! Or you could cut out circular shape of cork boards and paint donut on top of them. You can pretty much make any artsy crafts on it with cork as your canvas. So, go crazy and manifest your wildest imagination.
5. Botanical Wood Slices
Wood slices too make a good coaster. If you can find the right size, then your effort would’ve been heavily reduced! So, have an eye on some nice logs during your hiking trip. It may help you save a few bucks. The idea above uses wax paper to print flower patterns on them. Check out how they do this via the tutorial link below.
6. Cork Coasters
Here’s an easy way to repurpose your corks. So, keep them stashed somewhere. When you have enough numbers, take them out for a new tiny coaster project. Depending on the size of the corks, the amount you need varies. You just need a base layer of either foam or cork board. Then, glue the cut corks on top of them. We think it’s fine to have square shaped. That’s easier to make compared to this round one.
Here’s an alternate design of cork coaster. The corks are glued together using hot glue. A fancy ribbon surrounds the cork arrangement beautifully as the finishing touch.
7. Fall Coasters
Welcome the beautiful fall season with autumn colored coasters. They’re made with felt. So, a little sewing skill may be required for this. There are other themes you could go for like emojis or citrus.
Here’s a fancy citrus coasters. Be sure to follow the source link below for its tutorial.
8. Cactus Coaster
Turn your coasters into a display of art! A display of cactus to be exact. Cactus happen to be the perfect shape for coasters. If you happen to know other shape that coasters can build up, let us know in the comments! You can make this cactus using cork boards. Cut a slit on each of them for you to slot in and stack them up. You can give it a green paint job and make some white lines on them as well for the thorns.
9. Wooden Pallet Coasters
Pallets are a pretty trendy thing in the world of DIY. But, there’s no actual pallet involved in making this. Wooden dowels are used instead. Give it a protective coat of shellac or something similar at the end. It’ll make them last longer. Check out tutorial by One Dog Woof via the source link below!
10. Polaroid Coasters
Here’s heck of an amazing way to display your Polaroid pictures! They look very amazing and happens to be one of the most unique idea in this list! You can make this by gluing the Polaroid onto a tile using Mod Podge. Then, spray some acrylic spray on top to protect it. Try to apply a few layers of coating on the top for better protection.
11. Nylon Cord Coasters
Let’s learn some knotting! This coaster is made using nylon cord and tied into a round plait knot. The creator traces the round plait shape on a piece of paper to make the knotting easier. For that, I recommend reading the tutorial via the guide below!
These coaster designs sure are fancy and come in different shapes and colors. They’re not that difficult to be made as well. With careful painting and cosmetic job, most of them can turn out to be quite impressive set of coasters as well. It might be a good idea to make this as gifts for house warming parties! We hope these fun coasters inspired you. Thank you for making it through the end of this list. Share it if you like it! It’ll encourage us further to make good posts like this!
