Altered Coasters

Here’s a unique gift for all those bridal showers and graduation parties this month – coasters.  Who couldn’t use a set of coasters?  I made these for my sister.

I purchased some Italian marble tiles at Home Depot.  Simply cut decorative paper to size (approximately 4×4).  Clean the tiles with a damp cloth.  Brush a thin layer of decoupage over the tile and adhere your paper.  When the decoupage dries, sand the edges of the paper and apply another layer of decoupage.  Once that dries, you can embellish it however you wish.  I used acrylic paints and Making Memories foam stamps to stamp my sister’s monogram and some brackets in the lower left corner.  When the paint dries, finish off with several layers of decoupage (let the layers dry between applications); the decoupage will waterproof your creation.