30+ Crafty Drink Coasters To Make

Posted By Tipnut On February 15, 2011 @ 12:15 am In Crafty Ideas | 1 Comment

Here’s a packed bunch of gift-worthy coasters to make. You’ll find a nice mix of techniques and materials with some using ceramic tiles, decorative paper, cork, felt, some painted, sewn and/or quilted, fabric covered CDs, beads and more. A little bit of everything in this collection, enjoy!

blueprintcrafts.com

Tile ^[1]: Made with tiles, scrapbooking or decorative paper, mod podge, clear acrylic spray and felt pads (for the bottom).

Monogrammed Stone ^[2]: Supplies needed are a tumbled tile, rubber or felt bumper pads, staz-on permanent ink pad, patterned and initial stamps, post-it note.

thedomesticnotebook.blogspot.com

sometimescrafter.blogspot.com

Quick & Easy Fabric ^[3]: Made with fabric and padded with batting.

Cork Photo ^[4]: Supplies include photos of your choice, sheets of cork and varnish.

photojojo.com

mojoandco.blogspot.com

Fabric Covered CDs ^[5]: Made with sturdy fabric (like denim) and fabric scraps for binding.

Floral Cocktail ^[6]: Using remnants from printed linen and backed with hemp fabric, both pieces are stitched together with a zigzag stitch. Free pdf template.

chroniclebooks.com

marthastewart.com

Easy Felt Coasters ^[7]: These coasters were inspired by snowflakes.

Mix-It-Up Cocktail ^[8]: Makes six coasters. Finished size: 4 inches by 4 inches.

sewmamasew.com

curbly.com

Seed Bead ^[9]: Made with seed bead strings, a button (for the center) and cork roll.

Photo ^[10]: Supplies needed are tiles, fingernail polish remover, colored copies of photos and clear acetate sheets.

dubuhdudesigns.typepad.com

marthastewart.com

Pressed Pansy ^[11]: Colorful flowers floating between squares of glass make beautiful and useful coasters. Press the flowers yourself, or use prepressed blooms.

Fabric Criss-Cross ^[12]: You can whip up a set in no time, especially if you use a rotary cutter, because there is no hand finishing.

allsorts.typepad.com

foofanagle.wordpress.com

Reversible ^[13]: Made with fabric scraps and a square of low-loft batting.

Vinyl & Fabric ^[14]: Wipes clean easily! Made with 16 gauge clear vinyl and squares of fabric.

allysonhill.typepad.com

makeitfromscratch.blogspot.com

Scrap Fabric ^[15]: Lined with batting or fleece. Easy project for beginner quilters.

CD Coasters Tutorial ^[16]: Easy project using felt and fabric to cover CDs.

scrapdash.blogspot.com

craftstylish.com

Woven Button ^[17]: Made with four-hole buttons and embroidery floss.

Chalkboard ^[18]: Made with chalkboard spray paint, ceramic tiles, cork board and a glue gun.

thoughtfuldesigns.blogspot.com

patspattering.blogspot.com

Criss-Cross ^[19]: Made with triangles, it takes 6 charms to make one coaster.

Little Petal ^[20]: Simple crochet pattern, made with machine washable cotton & linen yarn.

pardonmychaos-amanda.blogspot.com

ladycrochet.blogspot.com

Mediterranean ^[21]: Simple design crocheted in the round finished off with a contrasting color around the outside edge.

Stamped Tile ^[22]: Plain white tiles are transformed with squares of paper first cut with decorative edged scissors, stamped and then applied to the tiles with a coat of Mod Podge then glaze, felt backed.

thinkcrafts.com

mousechirpy-polkadotpineapple.blogspot.com

Recycled Denim ^[23]: The thick hems and seams are cut from old jeans then rolled tightly and glued together.

Scrabble ^[24]: This is a neat gift idea for Scrabble fans, a coaster is made with Scrabble tiles, glue and thin cork.

craftingagreenworld.com

purlbee.com

Citrus ^[25]: Make colorful citrus “slices” with felt and embroidery thread. Free template download (pdf).

Glass Flip Flops ^[26]: Cute crochet pattern! These little guys feature a “thong” that wraps around the glass base.

thecrochetdudepatterns.blogspot.com

thelongthread.com

Quilted Fabric ^[27]: Made with 1/2 yard of fabric and 1/4 yard batting (makes 6 coasters). Free pdf pattern download.

Calla ^[28]: This project combines knitting, crocheting, and quilting.

purlbee.com

curbly.com

Paper Napkins & Tiles ^[29]: With the help of some 4″ square ceramic tiles, turning decorative paper napkins into a set of very polished-looking coasters is easy.

Paint Chip Samples ^[30]: Cover a square of cork or felt with a paint sample, Mod Podge and clear acrylic spray.

craftycpa.blogspot.com

mcinva-roomontheleft.blogspot.com

Crocheted Watermelon Slices ^[31]: Set your mugs and glasses on these sweet slices of watermelon, simple crochet design using three different colors of yarn.

Snowflake or Christmas Cookie ^[32] (felted) Depending on the colors you use, this charmer looks like a cookie or an ice crystal.

number19.wordpress.com

marthastewart.com

Machine Embroidered ^[33]: Easy-peasy project using 5″ squares of felt, basic stitching done on a sewing machine (zig-zag and straight).

Quilted Pinwheels ^[34]: Includes a free pdf template to download, two coordinating fabrics are pieced together then quilted.

thelongthread.com

salihan.com

Knitted I-cords ^[35]: A scrap amount of yarn is knit into an I-cord which is then shaped as desired (four templates provided) and stitched together.

Spiral ^[36]: (crochet) Finished size measures 3.3″ when using cotton yarn & a 2.5mm crochet hook. Can be made larger for potholders.

made-in-k-town.blogspot.ca

mandycrandell.blogspot.ca

Records ^[37]: Inexpensive cork coasters are painted then sealed with a few layers of Mod Podge Outdoor.

Cement ^[38]: Cardboard soup containers are used as molds but you can use yogurt, sour cream or other suitable containers.

adailysomething.com

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URLs in this post:

[1] Tile: http://blueprintcrafts.com/2010/04/tile-coaster-tutorial/

[2] Monogrammed Stone: http://thedomesticnotebook.blogspot.com/2009/11/handmade-gifts-monogrammed-stone.html

[3] Quick & Easy Fabric: http://sometimescrafter.blogspot.com/2009/03/tutorial-coasters.html

[4] Cork Photo: http://content.photojojo.com/diy/cork-photo-coasters/

[5] Fabric Covered CDs: http://mojoandco.blogspot.com/2009/10/tutorial-fabric-covered-cd-coaster.html

[6] Floral Cocktail: http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/2009/11/05/chronicle-craft-project-floral-cocktail-coasters-for-a-thanksgiving-hostess-gift/

[7] Easy Felt Coasters: http://www.marthastewart.com/272230/felt-coasters

[8] Mix-It-Up Cocktail: http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2008/02/denyse-schmidt-mix-it-up-cocktail-coasters-project/

[9] Seed Bead: http://www.curbly.com/users/ZolaClaire/posts/2864-seed-bead-coasters

[10] Photo: http://dubuhdudesigns.typepad.com/du_buh_du_designs/2007/12/artcraft-projec.html

[11] Pressed Pansy: http://www.marthastewart.com/271326/pressed-pansy-coasters

[12] Fabric Criss-Cross: http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/2006/11/crisscross_coas.html

[13] Reversible: http://foofanagle.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/simple-coasters/

[14] Vinyl & Fabric: http://allysonhill.typepad.com/photos/wipeclean_coaster_tutoria/index.html

[15] Scrap Fabric: http://makeitfromscratch.blogspot.com/2009/03/drink-coasters-from-scrap-fabric.html

[16] CD Coasters Tutorial: http://scrapdash.blogspot.com/2008/03/cd-coasters-tutorial.html

[17] Woven Button: http://www.craftstylish.com/item/42331/how-to-make-a-woven-button-coaster

[18] Chalkboard: http://www.athoughtfulplaceblog.com/2010/11/chalkboard-coasters-and-tutorial.html

[19] Criss-Cross: http://patspattering.blogspot.com/2011/02/criss-cross-coasters-another-way.html

[20] Little Petal: http://pardonmychaos-amanda.blogspot.com/2011/01/simple-crochet-coasters.html

[21] Mediterranean: http://ladycrochet.blogspot.com/2011/03/mediterrani-crochet-coasters.html

[22] Stamped Tile: http://thinkcrafts.com/blog/2011/05/17/stamped-tile-coasters/

[23] Recycled Denim: http://mousechirpy-polkadotpineapple.blogspot.com/2009/03/recycling-fun.html

[24] Scrabble: http://craftingagreenworld.com/2011/06/18/how-to-scrabble-drink-coaster/

[25] Citrus: http://www.purlbee.com/citrus-coasters/

[26] Glass Flip Flops: http://thecrochetdudepatterns.blogspot.com/2006/08/glass-flip-flops.html

[27] Quilted Fabric: http://thelongthread.com/?p=3095

[28] Calla: http://www.purlbee.com/calla-coasters/

[29] Paper Napkins & Tiles: http://www.curbly.com/users/DIY-Maven/posts/6125-Curbly-Video-Using-Paper-Napkins-to-Make-Decorative-Tile-Coasters

[30] Paint Chip Samples: http://craftycpa.blogspot.com/2011/07/return-on-creativity-paint-sample.html

[31] Crocheted Watermelon Slices: http://mcinva-roomontheleft.blogspot.com/2011/05/try-it-youll-like-it.html

[32] Snowflake or Christmas Cookie: http://bynumber19.com/2011/11/26/snowflake-and-cookie-crochet-coaster/

[33] Machine Embroidered: http://www.marthastewart.com/267580/machine-embroidered-felt-coasters

[34] Quilted Pinwheels: http://thelongthread.com/?p=725

[35] Knitted I-cords: http://salihan.com/2010/tutorial-knitted-i-cord-coasters/

[36] Spiral: http://made-in-k-town.blogspot.ca/2012/06/spiral-coasterpotholder-pattern.html

[37] Records: http://mandycrandell.blogspot.ca/2012/06/make-your-own-record-coasters.html

[38] Cement: http://www.adailysomething.com/2012/05/diy-cement-coasters.html

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