DIY Picture Coasters

I know I have veered off course a little bit so here is a DIY tutorial for your own picture coasters...

As a housewarming gift one of our cousins gave us some really cute modge-podge coasters to match our decor.  LOVE THEM!  So, on Christmas Eve my husband and I were trying to figure out what to give him mother. (yes, we tend to be a little last minute on gift shopping).  So I decided we should make some coasters of all of us making goofy faces.  Here are the supplies that I used:

• 5 tiles (or however many you want to make)
• 5 pictures for your tiles (I got 4x6 prints)
• Foam craft brushes
• Modge Podge
• Modge Podge Clear Acrylic Sealer
• Scissors
• Newspaper or paper bag to work on
• small bowl (to pour modge podge in)
• Felt circles (the small ones you put on furniture to keep it from scraping surfaces)

Steps:

1. Place tiles on the back of photos and trace then cut.  Do this for all of your pictures and tiles.  I would recommend cutting the pictures to be a tiny bit smaller than the tile.
2. Using a small foam craft brush, brush Modge Podge onto the front of the tile (where the picture will go).
3. Place your picture face up on the tile and press down firmly, making sure to get rid of any air bubbles.
4. Let dry.
5. In a vertical pattern brush a layer of Modge Podge over each photo, let dry.
6. In a horizontal pattern brush Modge Podge over each photo, let dry.
7. Complete one more of each layer and let dry.
8. Making sure each tile is dry take the tiles outside or somewhere where there is a lot of ventilation.
9. Spray each tile with the Acrylic Sealer, first from a few inches away, then after it dries spray on another layer close up.  
10. You can then do what I did and apply 1-3 more layers of the Acrylic Sealer (I REALLY wanted these things to be waterproof!
11. Let dry and then apply your small felt circles to the back of each coaster.

Cute faces huh?!