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DIY Valentine’s Day Coasters

Here’s a little mid-week pick-me-up for you and your coffee table! Only the sweetest of words make up these Valentine’s Day coasters. They make great DIY gifts too! Here’s how to make them…

DIY Valentine's Day Coasters | Scrabble Letter Tiles | Vicky Barone

Supplies: cork squares, tile letters (we used these, but you can also use Scrabble letters!), craft glue, an X-acto knife, and acrylic sealer spray.

Directions:
1. Sift through the tiles and create as many four letter words as you can (you can also make the coasters 5×5 if you wanted them to be larger!).
2. Glue the words onto a cork square. We used craft glue because it doesn’t dry right away so we had a little time to rearrange the letters if they got tilted or pushed out of place.
3. When the glue is completely dry, use the X-acto knife to cut away the excess cork.

DIY Valentine's Day Coasters | Scrabble Letter Tiles | Vicky Barone

4. Spray the coasters with acrylic sealer and let dry completely.

DIY Valentine's Day Coasters | Scrabble Letter Tiles | Vicky Barone

If you run out of letters, get creative with a fine Sharpie!

DIY Valentine's Day Coasters | Scrabble Letter Tiles | Vicky Barone DIY Valentine's Day Coasters | Scrabble Letter Tiles | Vicky Barone

These coasters would work for lots of other holidays as well. Save the rest of your tiles for future projects 😉

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DIY Coasters

These wooden coasters are super easy to create, and they make for a great last-minute hostess gift! Here’s how we made them:

DIY Coasters | Vicky Barone

Materials: unfinished wood squares, sandpaper, masking tape or painter’s tape, acrylic paint, acrylic sealant, and felt pads.

Directions:
1. Sand the edges and corners of the unfinished wood squares.
2. Tape off the design you would like with tape. Press tape down with fingernail or credit card to create clean lines.
3. Paint two to three coats of acrylic paint onto wooden square. Let dry completely.
4. Remove tape.
5. In a well ventilated area, spray each painted coaster with acrylic coating to seal the design and make the coaster waterproof.
6. When the sealant is dry, flip over the coaster and attach the foam pads.

DIY Coasters | Vicky Barone

That’s it! Stack the coasters and tie with a ribbon to give as a gift or keep them for yourself!

Check out the DIY Memory Game we made – they make for great coasters too!