I think it goes without saying that a large amount of people are hooked on Pinterest. With good reason!
My most recent experiment via Pinterest was these pretty coasters:
Between buying a jar of Mod Podge and Pinterest, I didn’t stand a chance.
Although this is a simple project, I’ll give you the rundown on what I did.
What you’ll need:
- Classic Mod Podge (I used glossy)
- Ceramic bathroom tiles (These are 4.5×4.5″ I believe)
- Pictures!
- Scissors
- Paint brush
- optional paper for bordering
Here’s what I did:
I opened up my pictures and cropped them to 4X4. I’ve got a color laser printer so I used that to print them. I’d advise against this using inkjet as the color will run once the Mod Podge hits it. Alternatively, take your favorite 4×6 picture and hack off two inches wherever you can.
I traced the tiles on to the back of a piece of scrapbook paper and cut it out. Using the paintbrush, I spread a thin coat of the Mod Podge on to the tile and smoothed the paper on to it. Then, I spread another coat over the paper and did my best to center the picture on to the tile. Smoothed that out as best I could (don’t want air bubbles!) and finished it off with another coat of Mod Podge.
Although I haven’t done it yet, I’ve got a few sheets of felt I plan on gluing to the bottom of the tiles to keep them from scuffing up tables.
Well, there you have it. Simple, right?
Go forward and decoupage!
FYI you should be able to find adhesive-backed felt at Michael’s or a similar large craft store. My coworker did a similar project but she copied the picture onto tissue paper and it worked great also because the Modge Podge soaks in well. I tried it too but my pictures streaked a little (wrong type of printer). Great project though!! Keep on craftin’
I’ve heard of similar projects using tissue paper instead! One with a blank canvas enticed me. Just not sure how it would feed in to my laser printer, ya know? I could just make my husband figure it out
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Great craft and so creative! This was my 1st time working with Mod Podge and it was streaking across pictures.The it wasnt the ink from the pictures but the mod podge leaving a streaky and lots of lines look. How do I keep it from having a streaky look? Either way I love them and thanks for the wonderful mothers day craft!
I can’t say for sure, I don’t mind the streaky look so much but it has crossed my mind to put a few extra coats on and then use a fine sandpaper to smooth it out. So if that’s your concern, I’d say try that
In order to keep the Mod Podge from streaking, couldn’t you use a spray varnish or clear spray paint (acrylic)?
Great project! Have you tried printable vinyl? It is waterproof and would replace the mod podge step. I am definately going to try this for this year’s Christmas gifts!
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