Decoupage Coasters!

September 24, 2020

Decoupage Coasters!

I have tried my hand at a few different decoupage items and I really love it now. It was hard at first and I really have to say I watched a video on it that helped but for the life of me I can’t find the video now. My first go at decoupage is with coasters and then later picture / story cubes!

Take the napkin and slowly peel the edge until you peel the back 2 layers leaving the top colored or designed layer which you will use. 3 ply napkins work better than 2 ply I have learned. 2 ply top layers are thinner and don’t adhere as nicely but I’ve used 2 ply ones before because I just loved the design so much. So, it is super easy you put some mod podge down on the area you want covered so me I put on the wood rounds all the way to the edges. Now lay the thin top layer of the napkin you have peeled off onto the item slowly. With your fingers smooth slowly to the edges taking any bubbles out but if you don’t get all the bubbles out don’t worry there is a trick to it. You can take a piece of parchment paper and lay it over the adhered napkin once the mod podge is dry and take an iron to it to smooth it out and I have to say this does a fantastic job smoothing it, this method I learned in the YouTube video I watched. Now you’re supposed to wait until its dry to iron or the glue will go through and attach to the parchment but I always iron it right away I just am careful and pull the parchment off less than a second after ironing so it doesn’t stick and take the napkin off. If your more comfortable though you can wait until it is dry as recommended.

Now take sand paper and slowly go around the edges of wood chunks taking the napkin that is hanging over the edges away and smoothing it. Now once you have than you done you put mod podge over the top of the napkin and let it dry. It will bubble a bit but don’t worry it will go away this time without having to iron it. Once dry you have a great new coaster! I actually make my coasters two toned so one side has one design and flip side a different one so you get the most out of your coasters and don’t have to make so many, unless you just want to lol!

These make great gifts as well but I will say I learned that after the second dry time or even between the first mod podge and second top layer allow at least a day to fully dry or else if you put the top on right away give it a few days to fully dry and then start testing them. What I mean is stack them after a day and then let them sit and then unstack them and see if they stick together if so let them dry even more before stacking them again so they don’t stick and damage the coaster. And definitely allow this dry time before stacking to give as a gift or they will have stuck together coasters. This dry time also helps so they don’t keep sticking to glasses with condensation.