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DIY Coaster Ideas – Make Your Own Coaster Kits
A coaster is something on which people typically place their hot and cold drinks so that it doesn’t spoil your table. They are a necessary item in a household. If a coaster is not used, it will cause a ring on your table and it won’t go, which will, in turn, spoil your table. It is not just for drinks, but also for dishes.
There are plenty of coasters available in different sizes according to your convenience. There are so many different types of coasters that would suit your desired aesthetics. Today, we’re going to create different kinds of DIY fancy and creative coasters. If you love aesthetics and looking for a way to make budget-friendly DIY coasters, then you’re in for a ride. Let’s get started!
DIY Coaster Ideas
1. The Tile Coasters
Image Source/Tutorial: Design Improvised
Material required:
- Ceramic tile
- Patterned paper
- Mod Podge
- Foam brush
- Mod Podge
- Clear Acrylic Sealer
- Felt
- Scissors
- Hot glue
If you have excess bathroom tiles and don’t know what to do with them, then don’t worry. We’ve got your back. This is a wonderful idea to create coasters out of tiles. With the help of colorful scrapbook paper, you can easily design the coaster tile however you want. You can give it a multicolored tile as well to make it colorful and lively. As tile won’t get affected by hot or cold dishes, it’s easy to maintain it without any damage. This will also make your table look aesthetic.
2. The DIY Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: The Blue Pillow
Material required:
- Ceramic tile
- Zig-zag patterned paper
- Mod Podge
- Foam brush
- Mod Podge
- Clear Acrylic Sealer
- Felt
- Scissors
- Hot glue
Here is an amazing DIY coaster idea out of tiles. Here the patterns are zig-zag so all the tiles look identical with different colors. These patterns give a very uniform look to the coaster and they match with one another. They add glamour to your dining table. With this unique design, people will obviously get impressed. But be very careful while handling a tile as it can get very dangerous.
3. The Mod-Podge Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: HWTM
Material required:
- Ceramic tiles
- Paper
- Pencil
- Designed wrapping papers
- Scissors
- Mod podge
- Sponge brush
- Felt
This is an interesting coaster idea to create out of mod podge. This is where you can use your creativity and aesthetically design your coaster the way you want it. This is the way to pass your time by doing something creative for your home. Creativity increases your brain functioning. You can design your own wrapping paper and paste it on the coaster. It will look elegant and stylish.
4. The Watercolor Coaster
Material required:
- Glazed white square tiles
- Floor-saver pads
- Permanent markers
- Newspaper
- Rubbing alcohol
- Eyedropper
- Clear fixative
These days tie-dye t-shirts are such a thing. Almost everyone wears a tie-dye top and it’s become a big trend. Here is an opportunity to create a DIY tie-dye tile coaster. The color on the tie-dye look makes the color outstanding and makes the coaster look extremely bright. Everyone will love this idea for a coaster. You can do a wonderful play with different colors and it’s extremely to make. You can also mix two colors and make your own combination of designs.
5. The DIY Map Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: The Country Chic Cottage
Material required:
- Mod Podge
- Maps
- Tiles
- Self-adhesive felt
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Paintbrush
Traveling the world is a dream of everybody. Who doesn’t love traveling? Exploring new cities, their culture, food, different places; all sound super exciting and like a dream come true. Travelling is such a stress buster and takes your mind off from your hectic life. Here is a cool DIY map coaster idea for those who are travel freaks. This seems extremely aesthetic and is perfect for you. As you look at the map on the coaster, one day you can tell someone that you’ve been there.
6.The DIY Beads Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: Homedit
Material required :
- Large wooden beads
- Wool matching the color of the beads
- Scissors
This is such a cool idea for a coaster. Instead of moving your drink from one place to another, you can just roll it. This is such a creative idea for a coaster. It is so beautiful and aesthetic, which will literally compliment every single part of your furniture. This follows the minimalistic design which is the new trend and I think you will just love this.
7. The X Shaped Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: Homedit
Material required:
- 1/4″ Thick wood strips
- Ruler or T-square
- Scissors
- All-purpose glue
- Sandpaper
- Pencil
- Black spray paint
This is such a great idea for a coaster. The design is extremely minimalistic and will definitely fit in your house. Since it’s black, it will go with literally any color and there will not be a problem of mis-match. This will definitely look extremely cool with your table. This minimalistic design is something that everyone will enjoy. This is very easy to make and not at all time-consuming. This look makes it look luxurious.
8. The Scrabble Coaster
Material required:
- 1 large package of Scrabble tiles
- Glue
- 1 thin corkboard
- Sharp scissors or an X-acto knife
- Clear Polyurethane spray
This DIY coaster craft idea is for all those who love board games. We all have at least once in our life played the board game, scrabble. This is so much fun and makes us think deeper. Scrabble is one of those game that helps us improve our IQ and our brain functionality. This game keeps us hooked to defeat the next player. You can showcase your creativity by adding your favorite words.
The Cork Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: HGTV
Material required:
- Wooden board
- 4 corks broken in half
- Glue
Description:
This coaster idea is so great as it’s super unique and looks extremely aesthetic. The color of the cork gives the coaster a very antique look. This makes it look very natural as it’s made of wood. This is such a creative idea for a coaster and it will definitely match with your table, especially your bar counter. You can also carve creative things on the coaster to make it look artistic.
10. The Lace Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: Mod Podge Rocks
Material required:
- Mod Podge Gloss
- Cork circles
- Sponge brush
- Scissors
- Lacey fabric or other fabric scraps
This coaster gives a very vibrant and festive vibe to your house because of the exquisite colors. The colors applied in this coaster and very rich so they stand out completely. It is so easy to make and not time consuming at all. They look like designer coasters without you actually spending money at all. You can literally use the lace from your old clothes for this.
11. The Kiwi Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: Oh Happy Day
Material required:
- Printable Kiwi Coasters
- 8.5 x 11 white card stock
- Scissors
- Mod Podge
- Foam brush
- 4” corkboard coasters
Kiwis always remind us about beautiful summers. They are such great fruits with great amounts of Vitamin C which gives us the cooling effect on our body. It is a native fruit to eastern China back to the 12th century. They add a very cooling effect to your house and the table. It is extremely great for your skin and helps you keep hydrated. This coaster will be a reminder for us to consume kiwis.
12. DIY Marble Coasters
Image Source/Tutorial: Lime and Mortar
Material required:
- Sheet of 110mm Hexagon Tiles
- Sheet of Adhesive Felt
- Scissors
Marbles look extremely elegant and super shiny. They will definitely never get out of style and will look stunning with the aesthetics of your house and table. This is very easy to make and not very time-consuming. This will easily protect your table from any hot or cold drinks. This is extremely a minimalistic design and makes it look luxurious, without having to spend much on this. This is a very creative way to make coasters.
13. Gold Dipped Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: DIYS
Material required
- Balsa wood
- Marble contact paper
- Gold paint
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Pen or pencil
Making coasters are very fun and add a personal touch to your dining table. These gold-dipped marble coasters give a very luxurious look to your dining table and the design is so unique. This is also an excellent way to protect your table from forming rings. It gives an aesthetic look to your house and gets out your creativity. This is an extremely simple and an easy coaster craft to do while boredom strikes.
14. The Mandala Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: The Lovely Drawer
Material required:
- Rolling pin
- Cookie-cutter
- White clay (57g block per coaster)
- A lined baking tray
- Blue porcelain / glass / tile paint
- Paintbrush
This is the best way to showcase your creativity and talents. For all those who sit at home bored, this craft idea is for you. This can be an excellent platform to do your creative mandala art. You can choose the color you like which will match your table and paint it accordingly. Mandala is an art form which is not that appreciated, and here you have the perfect opportunity to pay an ode this long-lost art form. Everyone will love this coaster idea.
15. The Multi-colored Marble Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: Sisoo
Material required:
- Sculpey oven bake clay (in an array of colors)
- X-acto knife
- Rolling pin or clear jar
- Large can, jar or stencil to trace
- Gold Liquid Gilding
- Small paintbrush
- Glaze to give the final product a glossy finish
- Baking tray
- Parchment paper
Here is a very colorful candy-looking like marble coaster which is very unique and different. These colors can be understood as a metaphor the person you are which is extremely colorful and cheerful. Every coaster here is unique and different compared to pother. These designs vary from one another. You can make this for your beautiful table or can gift these to someone personally. This will feel like a very warm gift.
16. DIY Photo Coasters
Image Source/Tutorial: Pop Sugar
Material required:
- Four 4-by-4-inch white tiles
- Four 4-by-4-inch square pictures
- Scissors
- Mod Podge
- Foam brush
- Felt
- Hot glue gun
- Length of ribbon
- Clear spray sealant
We all love to take pictures and get them printed somewhere for the sake of the memories that lie behind each and every photo. These pictures help us to remember the best times that we’ve had in the past. Here is an excellent way to print your pictures on coasters. This is a very creative idea to embed our memories into a small coaster.
17. The Resin Photo Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: Oopsey Daisy Blog
Material required:
- 4×4 tiles
- Felt
- 4×4 photos
- Glue
- Resin
- Hardener
- Popsicle sticks
This is a very unique way to make coasters. Resin is a very hard material and people make jewelry out of resin. It provides a perfect shape to your object. You can use your creativity and use this method to make a personalized gift for someone special on their big day. This shouts creativity, hard work, and love in a coaster. This is an excellent way to protect your table.
18. The Comical Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: Mod Podge Rocks
Material required:
- Electrical outlet covers
- Outdoor Mod Podge
- Engine Enamel
- Comic books
- E-6000 adhesive
- Spray paint
- Paintbrush
- Sandpaper
- Scissors
We all have read comic books at least once in our lives and they’ve all inspired us. Those days filled with memories of our favorite superhero or our favorite comical character gives us the chills. Those days were extremely nostalgic to us. This is a very creative idea to create a coaster which has your favorite comic characters or scene. This is a perfect way to gift someone a new set of coasters. These coasters help us to go back and visit our childhood days.
19. The Music Sheet Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: An Oregon Cottage
Material required:
- In a piece of music-sheet soak a tea bag in about 1/4 c. of water until dark
- Paint brush
- Printed holiday words
- Mod-Podge
- Glue
- Clear spray sealer
Music brings life into our world. Without life, our worlds would have been extremely boring and lifeless. Music is so soothing to our soul and makes us feel so peaceful. A particular type of music can bring out the culture of that particular place and can give a lot of value to the same. Here we have such a creative idea to make coasters out of beautiful musical notes. If you love music then this one’s for you. This looks extremely beautiful and creative.
20. The Music Sheet Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: Homedit
Material required:
- Pizza Slice Pattern
- Air Dry Clay
- Rolling Pin
- Brown Paint
- Yellow Paint
- Red Paint
- Clear Acrylic Spray
- Paint Brushes
- Clay Cutting Tools
Who doesn’t love a good, cheesy pizza? A pizza is everyone’s go-to junk food and we can go on eating it. The texture and the making of a pizza are so good that it is literally irresistible. There are different varieties and types of pizzas to choose from everything has its own unique taste. Here is an amazing mouth-watering craft idea to make a pizza coaster. This is such a brilliant idea to set as a coaster for the dining table. It very well compliments the table in which we eat from.
21. The Chalkboard Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: Hello Lidy
Material required:
- Chalkboard paint
- Cork coasters
- A medium-sized paint brush
This is such an amazing idea to make a coaster. This can be an extremely personal item to be kept at a dining table. You can literally do what you want and write any cute messages to the other person. This is an amazing way to gift to someone you love. You can make a cute drawing or write cute notes for someone special when they’re not at home. This is such a creative and thoughtful idea for a coaster.
22. The Ombre Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: Organize Your Stuff Now
Material required:
- Clay saucers
- Your choice of paints
- White paint
- Clear chalkboard coating
Ombre is a color blending one color’s hue with another, making it a very beautiful and soothing color. Ombre color is a fashion statement nowadays. These beautiful coaster is the best example of an ombre. These coasters set a beautiful landscape to your dining table. It gives a very elegant look and everyone will be extremely impressed. This is very easy to make and not at all time-consuming.
23. Ombre Crocheted Coasters
Image Source/Tutorial: Crafts Tutsplus
Material required:
- Yarn in a main and five shades of contrast colour
- Crochet hook in a size suitable for the yarn
- Darning needle for sewing in the ends
- Scissors
Crochet designs are so pretty. They stand apart from other things. There are crochet-made clothes, keychains and bottle holder, etc. This is such a cute craft idea to make coasters out of crochet design. They definitely heat and cold resistant, and will for sure protect your beautiful table. This looks extremely aesthetic to the dining room. You can use any color of your choice to match your décor.
24. The Felt Coaster
Image Source/Tutorial: – How About Orange
Material required:
- Felt rugs
- Marker
- Scissors
This coaster is extremely simple and easy to make. There are hardly 3 items required for this. Without having to rip off your pocket by spending money on an expensive coaster, you can literally make a beautiful one at home with your own design. You can choose whichever color you want according to your decorations at home and your dining table. This is a very creative idea for a coaster.
25. Gilded Edge Agate Coasters
Image Source/Tutorial: by – Making Lemonade Blog
Material required:
- Round and flat agates
- Gilding paint
- Soft brush
This is such a pretty way to make a coaster craft. This gives a very natural and illuminating look. They are so bright and it stands out. This looks extremely shiny when places under the light. This is an excellent way to use it as a coaster. It makes the coaster look like a historic gem. This will definitely, very well protect your beautiful dining table without forming any rings.
These were some crafty and amazing DIY coaster ideas not only to protect your dining table but also to add aesthetics to the same. These DIY projects will keep you engaged at your maximum boredom. This is an excellent way to pass time and you will receive a self-satisfaction about the beautiful craft you created to make your dining table look very beautiful.
Each coaster idea mentioned has a different personality and you have a variety to choose from depending on yours. A coaster sets a different standard for your dining aesthetics. I hope you liked this article. Check out our website to see more of such amazing craft ideas!
FAQ’s on DIY Coaster Ideas – Make Your Own Coaster Kits
1. What materials are needed for DIY coaster kits?
Answer: DIY coaster kits typically include cork, felt, craft glue, cardboard, and a coaster template.
2. How do I make my own coaster kits?
Answer: First, trace the coaster template onto the cardboard and cut it out. Next, cut out the cork to match the cardboard circle. Glue the cork onto the cardboard, then place the felt on top of the cork and glue it down. Finally, trim the edges of the felt.
3. Can I use other materials to make DIY coaster kits?
Answer: Yes, you can use other materials such as wood, felt, leather, and more to make DIY coaster kits.
4. What is the best way to cut the coaster materials?
Answer: For best results, use a craft knife or scissors for cutting the coaster materials.
5. What type of glue should I use for DIY coaster kits?
Answer: Craft glue is the best option for making DIY coaster kits.
6. What type of template should I use for making DIY coaster kits?
Answer: You can use any type of coaster template of your choice, such as a circle or square.
7. Can I use the same template for different coaster sizes?
Answer: Yes, the same template can be used to make different sizes of coasters.
8. What other decorations can I add to DIY coaster kits?
Answer: You can add other decorations such as beads, buttons, ribbons, and more to customize your DIY coaster kits.
9. How do I package my DIY coaster kits?
Answer: You can package your DIY coaster kits in gift boxes or bags.
10. What is the best way to store my DIY coaster kits?
Answer: The best way to store your DIY coaster kits is in an airtight container or bag.
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