Girls Night: Craft Project

Friday night my friend Jesica had a few girls over for craft night. She had the idea to make coasters. She found a post on Apartment Therapy (an awesome site by the way) which led her to the how-to site here:
http://www.darkroomanddearly.com/2012/04/diy-homemade-polaroid-coasters.html?m=1

Jesica did all the prep work - she bought white tiles, Mod Podge, the brushes, the acrylic spray, and the felt circles. All we had to do was show up and bring photos!

We had so much fun looking at all the photos everyone brought and,of course, girl talk.

The whole process was pretty easy. First we cut the photos down to size. Then we applied some Mod Podge to the back to glue the photo down onto the tile. Once the photo was set and not sliding around, we applied a layer of Mod Podge over the entire coaster top and let dry. Repeat the last step about 3 times. Then wait 24 hours.

Jesica had to do the rest of the steps herself for all our coasters (thanks Jes!) but the next step is to spray the acrylic spray over top. This helps make it waterproof. Lastly, you apply the felt circles to the bottom of the tiles so they can glide smoothly. And viola awesome handmade coasters!

Girls craft night was such a hit we decided to do it monthly. Now I have to start brainstorming some craft ideas for when it's my turn.