Step 1: Buy 4.25 square tiles (I guess any size would work technically, I bought a case of the tiles for $11), cork board, and Pour On (I got all of this at Menards, for just under $30 and I have 100 tiles, enough cork for 48 coasters, and I'm not yet sure how long the pour-on will last but so far it is lasting quite a while)
You will also need to gather: plastic cups, a plastic spoon, a garbage bag, and whatever supplies you want to decorate your tile
Step 2: Decorate the tiles however you please, I like to print out pictures and decorate the background and then place a picture of the couple on top. I do print the pictures on matte photo paper so that the color doesn't bleed from whatever I put behind the picture. I have used parts of the wedding invitation and save the date card to help decorate the tiles. I used rubber cement to stick everything together.
Step 3: Elevate the tiles on upside down plastic cups over a garbage bag (so the excess pour-on will drip onto the garbage bag and you won't have to pick the pour-on off of your counter top)
Step 4: Mix the Pour-On (in a plastic cup) according to the package directions
Step 5: I use a plastic spoon to spread the pour-on over the tiles. If bubbles occur you can just blow on the bubbles and the go away. The great thing about pour-on is that it is self leveling!
Step 6: Let the pour-on harden and dry
Step 7: Cut the cork board into 3 inch squares
Step 9: wrap and give as a gift or keep for yourself
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Let me know if you have any questions.
MOPS project for this year. I've seen the pour on but have been super nervous to try it!
ReplyDeleteThe pour-on is super easy to use! I mixed the two bottles of stuff in a plastic cup (I hear it is nearly impossible to clean out of a real cup) and you just stir the stuff for 2 minutes. You use equal parts of the two bottles of goo.... and I just poured them both at the same time, so I doubt they were exactly equal but it was close. You stir the stuff for two minutes and then you are ready to pour.
ReplyDeleteSo Pour-On is what protects the picture from the sweat of the beverage? You can still see the picture and stuff through it?
ReplyDeleteYeah the pour-on is a thick epoxy type material. The box says that it is similar to 50 coats of varnish. But yeah it protects the picture from the sweat of the glass. I had a set sitting on my kitchen table waiting to be wrapped to be given away and spilled a whole glass of water on the set of coasters and you can't tell at all.
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